Eastman Lake, CA

Sonora, CA

    After driving from the Big Oak Flat Entrance in Yosemite to the Wawona Entrance, with a detour on the way to Glacier Point Road, I camped at the only campground still open on Bass Lake -- the Lupine-Cedar Bluff CG.
    The next morning I drove down to the dam across Crane Valley and discovered why the lake was as low as I had ever seen it; there were many workers repairing and improving the dam -- as you can see from the photo above.

 

 

    The Pines Resort on the east shore of Bass Lake as seen from the west shore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Panning left, a view up Bass Lake.

 

 

 

 

    Panning further left note the boat left high and dry by the declining lake level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    As I approached Eastman Lake I found an historical marker which explained that town of Buchanan had been located at this spot. [Because I was shooting directly into the sun I had to hold my hat in place to shield the camera lens; Click 1 or 2 times to zoom in.]

 

 

    Corps of Engineers plaque for Eastman Lake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Buchanan Dam on the Chowchilla River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Eastman Lake along the dam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    As you can see Eastman Lake is a fairly large lake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Panning further right one can see the remainder of the lake.
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Links:

• Wikipedia article on Eastman Lake
• Corps of Engineers website on Eastman Lake

Th 3 Nov Route: Cedar Bluff CG - Oakhurst - Coarsegold - Raymond - Eastman Lake CG

F 4 Nov Actual Route: Eastman Lake CG - Raymond - Mariposa Fairgrounds - Bagley Recreation Area (Lake McClure)

Sa 5 Nov Actual Route: Bagley CG - Coulterville - Greeley Hill - Anderson Valley - Pines CG (near Groveland R.S.)

Su 6 Nov Actual Route: Pines CG - Wards Ferry [Bridge] - Tuolumne - Sonora - N.F. Tuolumne River

M 7 Nov Actual Route: N.F. Tuolumne River - Sonora - N.F. Tuolumne River

T 8 Nov Actual Route: N.F. Tuolumne River - Sonora - N.F. Tuolumne River

W 9 Nov Actual Route: N.F. Tuolumne River - Sonora - Copperopolis - Woodward Reservoir CG

W 9 Nov Actual Route: N.F. Tuolumne River - Sonora - Woodward Reservoir CG

Th 10 Nov Actual Route: Woodward Resv - Oakdale - Copperopolis - Oakdale - Woodward Reservoir

F 11 Nov Route: Woodward Resv - Oakdale - French Camp - Stockton - Dos Reis County Park
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Finding Campgrounds:

• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com

N.B. I receive nothing from Trailer Life or Woodalls for including links to their free campground lookups.