![]() Many regattas are held there including the North American Sailing Championships. Huntington Lake is 5 miles long, with steady winds of about 15MPH, making it a perfect location for sailing. July is when the annual High Sierra Regatta brings beautiful sailboats to the lake for competitive sailing. This area offers fire rings and pit toilets. We came into this area after dark and found most of the sites full. If you can’t find dispersed camping at Potter Pass, you can try further up the road heading towards Florence Lake, at Badger Flat. Scroll to the bottom of our linked post with pics and a story of Ted who later became a radio and TV personality for KHJ Channel 9 (now KCAL) in Los Angeles. Ted grew up loving the mountains hiking and fishing in the wild country there. Pres’ Dad, Ted Meyers was a child in the construction camp at Big Creek. Pres has a special place in his heart for this area as his grandfather was part of this massive building project. Bronze plaques are engraved with the history of the visionaries behind the building of the area lakes, dams and tunnels. The outdoor visitor’s kiosk offers a map of the man-made chain of lakes that creates hydro-electric power. Update – visitor center was closed and under construction during our visit in July 2021. This tunnel is 13 miles long, carved out of the granite running under Kaiser Pass in between Florence Lake and Huntington Lake. In July we stood in awe at the force of the water being released from the record snowmelt. Eastwood Sno-park, Portal Powerhouse, and Ward Tunnelīe sure to stop in the Eastwood Sno-park visitor area for watching the release of water from the Ward Tunnel at the Portal Powerhouse. Getting to Huntington Lake was a short drive from there. We enjoyed wildflowers and the sound of running water from a nearby stream. The Potter Pass area is not far off the main road, so you will hear some traffic noise, as well as see folks coming in and out for the trailhead. Over the years we are seeing places we used to love camping, being closed off, most likely due to the abuse of litter and human waste not being disposed of properly. Folks like this ruin the privilege of dispersed camping. Sadly, we found trash left behind by other campers for us to pick up. There are no toilets or drinking water there. We camped near a large log carved with “Red Cloud Camp.” Turn into that dirt road where there is a hiking trailhead as well as several wide places to camp, some with fire rings. Follow the Kaiser Pass road just a short way until you see a small sign for Potter Pass Cut-off.
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