New Hogan Lake is a man-made lake in the
foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Calaveras
County, California, about 30-miles northeast of
Stockton. It is formed by New Hogan Dam on the
Calaveras River, whose North and South forks
combine just upstream of the lake.
A few recreational activities at New Hogan
Lake include kayaking, canoeing,
boating, camping, picnicking, swimming,
bicycling, mountain biking, hiking, and
horseback riding. A hiking trail is located
below the dam in the Monte Vista Recreation
Area.
There are a few primitive tent boat-in
campsites at Deer Flat with plenty of
shoreline access to pullout onto. Also, many
of the campsites have access to hand carry
your boat to the water to launch from along
the shore.
Picnic sites are located at the New Hogan
Dam Observation Point Picnic sites and in
Fiddleneck Day Use Area. Wrinkle Cove has a
swimming area, but lifeguards are not
provided. New Hogan Lake supports hordes of
stripers. in addition there are rainbow and
brown trout, small
and largemouth bass,
crappie, bluegill, trout and
catfish. Fishing for catfish is pretty
popular all year at this large lake
destination.
