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Discover Lake Concow

June 08, 2026 (Originally published February 28, 2024)
Lake Concow

Tucked away in the Sier­ra Neva­da foothills, Lake Con­cow offers a peace­ful, off-the-beat­en-path escape for a day trip or week­end gath­er­ing. Vis­i­tors can enjoy wide-open foothill views, star­ry night skies, or look for sea­son­al spring wild­flow­ers bloom­ing across more than 80 acres of open wilderness.

Water Pro­tec­tions

To pro­tect the local envi­ron­ment and water sup­ply, hunt­ing, swim­ming, fish­ing, and all forms of boat­ing — includ­ing kayaks, canoes, and pad­dle­boards — are strict­ly pro­hib­it­ed on the reservoir.

Shore­line Vis­tas & Nature Viewing

Lake­side recre­ation at Lake Con­cow is expe­ri­enced entire­ly from the shore. Two des­ig­nat­ed pub­lic access sites serve as peace­ful van­tage points for pho­tog­ra­phy, bird­watch­ing, or sim­ply tak­ing in the open val­ley vistas.

  • Acces­si­bil­i­ty: Access Site #1 fea­tures a lev­el, hand­i­cap-acces­si­ble area per­fect for safe­ly enjoy­ing views of the water.
Discover Lake Concow
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Camp­ing at Lake Concow

Oper­at­ed by Konkow Part­ners, this rur­al, open-for­mat camp­ground is a wel­com­ing space for fam­i­lies and group events, with an open, rus­tic lay­out where you can choose your own spot.

  • Avail­abil­i­ty: Open April through October
  • Know Before You Go: The camp­ground occa­sion­al­ly clos­es for pri­vate fes­ti­vals and events. Ver­i­fy pub­lic avail­abil­i­ty on their web­site or Face­book page before dri­ving up.
  • Ameni­ties: Open tent camp­ing, space for self-con­tained RVs, a cen­tral fire pit, dump sta­tion, and a com­mu­ni­ty tool lend­ing library.
  • Strict Fire Safe­ty Rules: Locat­ed in a recov­er­ing burn scar, indi­vid­ual camp­sites are strict­ly propane-grill only. No wood or char­coal fires are allowed at your site. Use of the cen­tral com­mu­ni­ty fire pit must be approved by the caretaker.