Kinney Reservoir and Kinney Lakes / Highway 4

Kinney Reservoir and Kinney Lakes / Highway 4

Elevation:

Road condition:   Paved     

Day hikes to fishing: Lower and Upper Kinney Lakes

Region: Just east of Ebbetts Pass on Highway 4

Description of Kinney Reservoir: Kinney Reservoir sits right along Highway 4 and offers good bank fishing for stocked rainbows averaging ten inches.  The reservoir is also home to some small brook trout. Kinney Lakes are a short distance away.

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Closest town or supplies: Markleeville

Contacts:

Facilities: None

Nearest campground: Bloomfield Campground, Highland Lakes

Boating:

Fishing season: General season

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Stocking information: Kinney Reservoir is stocked annually with 3,000 rainbows and 2,000 fingerling brook trout.  Upper and Lower Kinney Lakes, a short hike away, are planted with fingerlings each year.

Additional information:

Nearby fishing: North Fork Mokelumne River

Directions: From Highway 395, turn left at the junction with Highway 89 and proceed to the junction with Highway 4.  Turn west on Highway 4 and drive ***