Spicer Reservoir

US Forest Service · California

Spicer Reservoir in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

Spicer Reservoir has a surface area of 2,000 acres when full. Maximum speed on the lower portion of the lake is 10 mph; the upper portion, surrounded by the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, is managed for non-motorized uses only.Spicer Reservoir visitors enjoy camping, fishing, hiking and horseback riding.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

220

Coordinates

38.40649, -120.00029

Nearest sites we map

• Utica/Union Reservoirs1 km · US Forest Service
• Union West - Union Reservoir (Stanislaus Nf)2 km · US Forest Service
• Sandy Flat - Utica Reservoir (Stanislaus Nf)2 km · US Forest Service
• Rocky Point Campground3 km · US Forest Service
• Stanislaus River Campground4 km · US Forest Service
• Sand Flat Campground7 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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