Places: CA-Balsam

Balsam Forebay (Musick Mountain)  (long, lat)
Balsam Creek-4,144' (Musick Mountain)  (37.1957791, -119.2612346)
Balsam Snow Parking Area (Musick Mountain)  (long, lat)
Balsam Meadows (Musick Mountain)  (long, lat)

Description:

Balsam Forebay's outlet flows into Balsam Creek. This then flows into Big Creek and eventually into the San Joaquin.

Balsam Forebay
Location: Shaver Lake
Length: 2.5 miles
Most people drive past Balsam Forebay on Highway 168 without even knowing it exists. Don't be one of them.
From the trailhead near the Balsam Sno-Park on the left side of the highway (about 8.5 miles above Shaver Lake), it's an easy, mostly level walk to the forebay, which offers picnic tables, restrooms and views of the Kaiser Wilderness. (Pssst ... the fishing is pretty good, too.)   From the Fresno Bee


Trips:

• November 19, 2014 - Meetup hike to Stevenson Creek and Ely Mountain
• May 22, 2024  - Full Moon hike from Balsam Forbay to Ely Mountain with Korra, Steven, Sherri and Gary
  

References:

•  State Off-Road Vehicles
• Wikipedia-Balsam Forebay
• Mid-Sierra Musings
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