A 10-mile per hour speed limit has also made the lake popular with float tubers and canoeists. Swimmers generally find the water too cold for comfort. The area offers excellent wildlife viewing for bald eagle, osprey, otter, and deer. Back to top of Document Ruth Lake Ruth Lake in southwest Trinity County continues to be a secret, even though the trout, kokanee, bass, bluegill and catfishing is excellent during their respective seasons. Consistent afternoon winds make the lake popular with sailors.
Campsites dot the shoreline, and overnight lodging and dining is nearby.
Back to top of Document Trinity Lake Trinity Lake, the third-largest reservoir in California, is over 26 miles long with 147 miles of shoreline. Houseboaters enjoy pulling into a secluded cove for a barbecue, a warm afternoon swim, and for the quiet of a wilderness setting. Anglers fish the mouths of the streams and the rocky shorelines for rainbow trout, smallmouth and largemouth bass, and catfish, while waterskiers prefer the smooth, glassy surface in the middle of the lake. Private resorts and Forest Service campgrounds offer services from comfortable housekeeping cabins to rustic campgrounds. Four marinas offer houseboat, skiboat, fishing boat, canoe and jet ski rentals.