Sardine Lakes

Total Miles
0.7

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

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Sardine Lakes
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Trail Overview

This trail starts off with just a gravel road, however, the further you go up the tougher it gets. As you progress up you will see many rigs parked off to the side and people walking to the lake. The trail ends at the dam for upper Sardine Lake where people launch small boats and paddle boards. Most of the obstacles had rocks stacked making the trail doable for most 4x4s.

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Sardine Lakes
Sardine Lakes

Difficulty

There are a few small shelves and rocks to climb up however there are plenty of smaller rocks to stack if it's been wiped out.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

Colin Lancaster
Oct 22, 2025
1987 Land Rover Range Rover
Open
Snow/Ice
A little bit of snow but nothing to bad. Trail gets kind of sketchy right before the dam/ upper sardine lake. Someone staked rocks to make it a little easier. It’s deteriorated a lot since last year. Take it slow at that spot.
Alec Bell
Sep 29, 2025
2012 KTM 350F
Open
Normal
Randall Stockman
Aug 31, 2025
4x4
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
By the end of the trail, a new Bronco slid off near the last rock obstacle by the upper lake. It also damaged the cliffside of the trail pretty badly. We recovered him and got him back on his way. Now the only way out is over the large rock with smaller rocks stacked up. With my Gladiator at stock height and 35' tires, I experienced some rubbing on the skid plate.
Nestor V
Apr 24, 2025
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Got up with a Tentrax trailer(pictured) no problem, no sliders but did hit the frame on the last rock to get to the lake.

Sardine Lakes can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • High-Clearance 4x4
  • SUV
  • SxS (60")
  • ATV (50")
  • Dirt Bike

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