Big Sage Reservoir - Modoc County, California

Visited on 6/10/2018 on our way back from Springfield, Oregon to visit family and to attend Jeff’s niece, Hannah’s High School graduation ceremony.  We stopped on the way back to check out this nice remote lake with wild horses and cattle grazing around the beautiful peaceful lake.  Big Sage Reservoir rests at an elevation of 4,400 feet on a sage and juniper covered plateau.  This 5,400 acre is located 8 miles north of the City of Alturas.  The water edge was difficult to navigate in our truck camper on the unpaved trail that led down to the lake.  We hiked down to the lake by navigating near grazing cattle and some wild horses.  The dogs played in the water to cool off as we kept one eye on the nearby cattle with calves to make sure they didn’t charge us!  On our way up to the lake we passed Devil’s Garden Conservation Camp built and maintained by the California Department of Fire and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.  They help fight forest fires and maintain the roads in the area.