Rainbow Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Rainbow Trout species guideSawmill Pond fishing
Sawmill Pond fishing lists Rainbow Trout on a community pond, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- Not in these reports
- Plants on record
- 0
- Species recorded
- 1
- Elevation
- 6,336.7 ft
Fish at Sawmill Pond
Rainbow Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Sawmill Pond on the agency's stocking plan
California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Sawmill Pond on its stocking plan. These are planned or scheduled dates, not confirmed releases, and they are not counted in this page's stocking totals.
| Scheduled | Species | Quantity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled: May 31, 2026 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
Access and facts
- Water type
- community pond
- Nearest town
- South Lake Tahoe
- Facilities
- restrooms
A US Forest Service picnic area and stocked fishing pond about a mile south of South Lake Tahoe on Lake Tahoe Boulevard. It's reserved for children 14 and under to fish; adults can help but can't fish. Restrooms and picnic tables are out in summer; no camping.
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.
Nearest lakes
No other lakes on record in California yet.
Camping near Sawmill Pond
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Sawmill Pond's mapped point, nearest first: Fallen Leaf Campground (2.9 miles), Nevada Beach Campground (7.4 miles), Zephyr Cove RV & Campground (9.1 miles), Kit Carson Campground (10.5 miles), and Meeks Bay Resort camping (11.6 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Public land at Sawmill Pond
Sawmill Pond is inside Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
It is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Washoe Meadows State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Sawmill Pond?
Rainbow Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
How do you get on Sawmill Pond?
The nearest town is South Lake Tahoe. Facilities include restrooms. A US Forest Service picnic area and stocked fishing pond about a mile south of South Lake Tahoe on Lake Tahoe Boulevard. It's reserved for children 14 and under to fish; adults can help but can't fish. Restrooms and picnic tables are out in summer; no camping.