Fallen Leaf Lake

Fallen Leaf Lake

This photo was taken on August, 16th, 2008, from the small boat launch at Fallen Leaf Lake.

Fallen Leaf Lake is approximately aligned north-to-south and oval in shape, measuring approximately 2.9 miles (4.6 km) in length, and 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in width, as visible in this photo.

The lake was created by at least two glaciers which traveled northward down the Glen Alpine Valley. If the glacier had continued, Fallen Leaf Lake would be a bay similar to nearby Emerald Bay.

Due to its beauty, the lake is a favorite of Hollywood producers and it has been featured in both The Bodyguard and City of Angels. 

It’s a very peaceful and almost deserted place, accessible by a narrow, winding, and often, one-way road. It has a couple of small beaches, one public and one private, plus boating, canoeing, and fishing from the one and only rental hut. 

There is something about this place that reminds me of quaint fishing village that you might find somewhere on the English coast!