Kidd Lake, Cascade Lake, and Long Lake:

Kidd and Cascade Lakes are best accessed by high clearance vehicles. Each requires some hefting to get kayaks or canoes to the water. But then, it’s almost pure solitude. Long Lake is a doable portage from Cascade Lake and well worth the effort.

Elevations 6872’/6620’.
Ice Lake and Palisade Lakes are private.

Boating: No motors at any of the lakes. Kidd and Cascade can be fun for flat water
paddlers, depending on how hard you want to work to get to the water, and then only during late spring and early summer before water is drawn down to mud hole levels.

Fishing: Better paddling than fishing, but trout to catfish can be caught. Some rainbows and brooks, but Long Lake is better and prettier since it’s not drawn down as much.

Kidd Lake Group Campground (Pacific Gas & Electric). Accommodates up to 100, ten people per site. For reservations, call 530-386-5164; fees required.