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State Park

Millerton Lake State Recreation Area

California · CA

13

Trails

1

Campgrounds

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About

A Sierra foothill reservoir in Fresno and Madera counties, split by the San Joaquin River channel. Boating and fishing are popular, and the park has a multiuse trail system and camping.

Source: parks.ca.gov

From Wikipedia

Millerton Lake is an artificial lake near the town of Friant, about 15 mi (24 km) north of downtown Fresno, California, United States. The reservoir was created by the construction of 319 ft high Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River which, with the lake, serves as much of the county line between Fresno County to the south and Madera County to the north.

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Trails

All trails in Millerton Lake State Recreation Area

Blue Oak Trail

0.2 mi7 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Buzzards Roost Trail

0.6 mi377 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

North Shore Trail

1.1 mi66 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

North Shore Trail

0.8 mi92 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy
Pincushion Mountain Loop

Pincushion Mountain Loop

Friant4.6 mi1,827 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultLoop
Pincushion Peak via South Trail

Pincushion Peak via South Trail

Clovis2.3 mi899 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateOut & Back

San Joaquin River Trail

4.0 mi535 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Moderate

San Joaquin River Trail

0.7 mi
Trail
Wellbarn to SJRT

Wellbarn to SJRT

Clovis5.1 mi1,407 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateOut & Back

Winchell Cove Trail

0.5 mi207 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Winchell Cove Trail

0.3 mi36 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Winchell Cove Trail

0.2 mi
TrailLoop

Campgrounds

All campgrounds in Millerton Lake State Recreation Area
Meadows - Valley Oak - Millerton Lake SRA

Meadows - Valley Oak - Millerton Lake SRA

Friant, CAPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park Reservable

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Hunting in this park

This park overlaps hunting units

During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the California hunting page

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