THE WIDE REACH OF LAKE PILLSBURY

In addition to the 450 families and small business owners who call Lake Pillsbury “home,” the area offers countless benefits.

• Thousands of visitors flock to the lake each year to enjoy premiere outdoor recreation, including camping, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and world-class bass and trout fishing.

• The lake is part of a critical system that assures water security for hundreds of thousands of people in three counties. They rely on the water supply for drinking, farming, aquifer replenishment, recreation, and the economic well-being of their communities.

• Wildlife, including salmonids in the Eel and Russian River watersheds, depend on Lake Pillsbury for habitat, food, migration, and spawning.

• Lake Pillsbury provides water for wild-lands firefighting efforts, as demonstrated during the Mendocino Complex Fire in 2018 and the August Complex Fire in 2020.