About Antelope Lake

Information for visitors to Antelope Lake in Plumas County, California. Antelope Lake and the Antelope Lake Recreation Area are located about 30 miles northeast of Taylorsville.

Quick Facts About Antelope Lake
TYPE: Reservoir Lake
LAKE SHORELINE: About 15 miles
LAKE SURFACE AREA: About 930 acres
LAKE SURFACE ELEVATION: About 5,000 feet above sea level
LAKE CAPACITY: About 22,560 acre feet
DAM: Antelope Dam / aka Antelope Valley Dam (built in 1964)
DAM MANAGER: California Water Resources Department
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT: Upper Feather River Project
RIVER: Indian Creek
NEAREST TOWNS: Greenville | Janesville | Genesee | Taylorsville
COUNTY: Indian Valley area of Central Plumas County
FOREST: Plumas National Forest
LOCATION: Northern California

Visitor Facilties at Antelope Lake
- Lost Cove Boat Ramp
- 3 day-use fishing access points
- Nearly 200 Camp Sites
- Picnic Areas
- Toilets
- Drinking Water
- Parking Areas

Visitor Activities at Antelope Lake
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Picics
- Snowmobiling
- Swimming
- Waterskiing

Campgrounds at Antelope Lake
- Boulder Creek Campground (35 camp sites)
- Lone Rock Campground> (87 camp sites)
- Long Point Campground> (38 camp sites)
- Long Point Group Campground> (four 25-person camp sites)

Antelope Lake Recreation Area
United States forest service recreation area surrounding Antelope Lake that is situated at an elevation of about 5,000 feet above sea level. Antelope lake has about 15 miles of shoreline surrounded by pine trees, fir trees, and mountains. The recreation area's campgrounds are usually open by Memorial Day Weekend and they are usually closed by mid-October.

California Water Fesources: Antelope Lake

Plumas County Tourism - Antelope Lake

Wikipedia "Antelope Dam" Article

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