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Shaver Lake · The outdoor list

Trails, docks, farms, markets.

The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.

Boat launches

2 listed
  • Shaver Lake
    Sierra Marina
    Editor's pick

    A full-service marina on Tollhouse Road — pontoon boats, fishing boats, WaveRunners, kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards, plus fuel, tackle, and food. Seasonal, open late April through mid-October.

    Daily 8am–6pm (seasonal)(559) 841-3324Visit site ↗
  • Shaver Lake
    Shaver Lake Marina at Camp Edison
    Editor's pick

    A marina on Bikini Cove at Camp Edison — stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, and fishing boats, some with remote steering.

    Daily 7am–6pm

Iconic stops

1 listed
  • Shaver Lake
    Shaver Dam & the Sawmill Beneath It
    Editor's pick

    Pioneers Lewis Swift and Charles Shaver built a sawmill and log-pond dam here in the 1890s, floating lumber 45 miles by flume to Clovis. Southern California Edison bought the site in 1917 and completed the current Shaver Dam in 1927 for the Big Creek hydroelectric project, flooding the old mill site under the lake that now bears Shaver's name.