Lake Alpine fishing

Lake Alpine fishing lists Rainbow Trout on a reservoir, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Lake Alpine
Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
1
Elevation
7,302.2 ft

Fish at Lake Alpine

0 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Lake Alpine on the agency's stocking plan

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Lake Alpine on its stocking plans. These are planned or scheduled dates, not confirmed releases, and they are not counted in this page's stocking totals.

Agency plan, not confirmed stocking. Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Scheduled Species Quantity Source
Scheduled: May 24, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: June 7, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: July 19, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Bear Valley, CA
Facilities
camping

A small, scenic Stanislaus National Forest reservoir in a granite basin of red fir and lodgepole pine, just east of Bear Valley on State Highway 4. It sits at 7,300 feet and covers 180 acres, formed by Alpine Dam on Silver Creek. Camping is only in signed campgrounds, and launching costs a fee.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before you go.

About Lake Alpine

Photo of Lake Alpine
Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Lake Alpine
Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
Photo of Lake Alpine
Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

No other lakes on record in California yet.

Public land at Lake Alpine

Lake Alpine is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Stanislaus National Forest.

It is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Carson-Iceberg Wilderness.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Lake Alpine?

Rainbow Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

How do you get on Lake Alpine?

The nearest town is Bear Valley, CA. Facilities include camping. A small, scenic Stanislaus National Forest reservoir in a granite basin of red fir and lodgepole pine, just east of Bear Valley on State Highway 4. It sits at 7,300 feet and covers 180 acres, formed by Alpine Dam on Silver Creek. Camping is only in signed campgrounds, and launching costs a fee.

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