Popular drive-up lakes:
- Trinity Lake – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Lake Shasta – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Whiskeytown Lake – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Ruth Lake – Six Rivers National Forest
- Castle Lake – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Fish Lake – Six Rivers National Forest
Popular drive-up brackish water bodies:
- Big Lagoon
- Freshwater Lagoon
- Stone Lagoon
- Lake Earl
Hikes to lakes within one mile of the parking area:
- Kangaroo Lake – Klamath National Forest
- Kelly Lake – Siskiyou Wilderness ().25 miles)
- Taylor Lake – Russian Wilderness
- Buck lake – Siskiyou Wilderness