Cherry Lake

Waterbody

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At a glance

Mapped place identity
Individual campsites
not established
Name
Cherry Lake
Water availability
unknown

Plan a visit

Requirements and current conditions

Dated area restriction

Recorded for: Cherry Lake

Activities
  • camping
  • cooking
  • building campfire
  • storing fuel
Exemptions
  • specifically exempting FS-7700-48 permit
  • official-duty officer or organized rescue/fire force
Extent
National Forest lands at, below or within 100 feet above high-water mark; Cherry Lake island
High water elevation feet
4702
Not general campground closure
Yes
Order
STF-16-2025-01
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2025-01-27 to 2026-12-31

Spatial scope IDs: scope-waterbody-stanislaus-cherry-lake, scope-campground-emigrant-cherry-valley, scope-emigrant-shingle-springs

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Signed STF-16-2025-01 p1 and map p2 prohibit camping, cooking, campfire building and fuel storage on National Forest lands at/below or within 100 feet above the 4,702-foot Cherry Lake high-water mark, and on its island. Effective January 27, 2025–December 31, 2026.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source, map and source-feature review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T20:36:35+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

Dated road restriction

Recorded for: Cherry Lake

Effect on selected trailhead access
recheck actual approach; not assumed
Exemptions
  • specifically exempting FS-7700-48 permit
  • official-duty officer or organized rescue/fire force
Extent
1N14Y junction to terminus
Order
STF-16-2026-06
Prohibition
being on the specified road
Road
1N98
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-06-01 to 2027-05-31

Spatial scope IDs: scope-waterbody-stanislaus-cherry-lake, scope-campground-emigrant-cherry-valley, scope-emigrant-shingle-springs

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Signed STF-16-2026-06 prohibits being on 1N98 from its 1N14Y junction to its terminus June 1, 2026–May 31, 2027. This is not a blanket closure of 1N04, 1N14Y, Shingle Springs or all Cherry Lake access.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source, map and source-feature review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T20:36:35+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

Facilities and services

Published lake facility report

Recorded for: Cherry Lake

Amenities restroom field
information unavailable
Current operation
unknown
Overview facilities
  • boat launch
  • vault restrooms
Reported absent services
  • cell
  • fuel
  • grocery
  • water
Road access
subject to seasonal conditions
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-waterbody-stanislaus-cherry-lake

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Cherry Lake manager overview lists boat launch and vault restrooms but no cell, fuel, grocery or water services; its restroom amenities field says information is unavailable. Seasonal road access must be checked.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source, map and source-feature review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T20:36:35+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

More planning facts

Mapped place identity

Recorded for: Cherry Lake

Individual campsites
not established
Name
Cherry Lake
Water availability
unknown
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-waterbody-stanislaus-cherry-lake

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    2010 Emigrant overview labels Cherry Lake. Resource identity does not designate a campsite, water supply or shoreline access.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source, map and source-feature review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T20:36:35+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Pretrip area orders recheck

Recorded for: Cherry Lake

Current status
unknown
Do not generalize to all access
Yes
Required
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-waterbody-stanislaus-cherry-lake, scope-campground-emigrant-cherry-valley, scope-emigrant-shingle-springs

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Recheck current Cherry-area signed orders and their maps, including 1N98 and lake-shore restrictions; expiration is not evidence of reopening or permission.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source, map and source-feature review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T20:36:35+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

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Which Cherry-area restrictions affect this itinerary?

Match the actual roads and proposed camp against current signed maps. The 1N98 closure is bounded; the lake-shore order does not close every campground or the whole region. Expiration does not establish permission.

Open question. Linked evidence does not resolve this gap.

Pretrip area orders recheck

Current status
unknown
Do not generalize to all access
Yes
Required
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-waterbody-stanislaus-cherry-lake, scope-campground-emigrant-cherry-valley, scope-emigrant-shingle-springs

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Recheck current Cherry-area signed orders and their maps, including 1N98 and lake-shore restrictions; expiration is not evidence of reopening or permission.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source, map and source-feature review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T20:36:35+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

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