Pyramid Lake - Emigrant Landing Day Use Area

Campground · California · 151 bookable sites ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Angeles National Forest (NF) · Open Access

151
Bookable sites
2,577 ft
Elevation
PYRAMID LAKE - EMIGRANT LANDING DAY USE AREA

Overview

This facility does not accept reservations. Emigrant Landing is the largest day use recreation area on beautiful Pyramid Lake. Located just 90 minutes from Los Angeles, it is the perfect getaway without the long drive. Visitors enjoy all the lake has to offer, from boating, water skiing, wakeboarding, and fishing. A large sandy swim beach attracts hours of play. Large trees and shelters provide cooling shade. Water in Pyramid Lake takes a long journey from Plumas National Forest and Oroville Dam in northern California. An aqueduct carries the water down through the Tehachapi Mountains to its southern California resting point at Pyramid Lake.

Recreation

Visitors come here to picnic and spend hours fishing, boating, water skiing and jet skiing. Anglers seek striped, large, and smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, crappie and bluegill.

Facilities

An accessible fishing pier, boat ramp, picnic tables and flush toilets are on-site. Drinking water and a soda machine are on hand for refreshment from the hot sun.

Natural Features

The day use area sits on the northern end of Pyramid Lake in the sweeping hills above the Santa Clarita Valley. Pyramid Lake spans 1,300 acres with 21 miles of shoreline. Pyramid Rock, the lake's namesake, is south of the lake's dam in Piru Gorge.

Nearby Attractions

The Vista Del Lago Visitor Center offers views of Pyramid Lake on its wraparound viewing platform. It also provides a giant map room with intriguing facts about California's geology and water supply systems.

The facts

  • 151 bookable sites
  • 151 sites for day use only
  • Loops: Boat Access, PYRAMID LAKE - EMIGRANT LANDING DAY USE AREA, Personal Watercraft

Site types

  • 150 Mooring
  • 1 Picnic

Amenities

  • Picnic tables
  • Pets allowed

Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, water hookups, sewer hookups, campfires allowed, fire pits, grills, shade.

Book on Recreation.gov

151 campsites at Pyramid Lake - Emigrant Landing Day Use Area

SiteLoopTypeEntrySurfaceWaterMax rigPeople
B001Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B002Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B003Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B004Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B008Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B009Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B011Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B012Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B014Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B015Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B016Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B017Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B018Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B019Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B020Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B028Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B046Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B049Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B050Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B051Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B052Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B054Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B055Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B067Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B068Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B069Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B070Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B071Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B072Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B073Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B074Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B075Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B078Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B079Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B080Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B081Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B083Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B095Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B096Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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B098Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B099Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
B100Boat AccessMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
Shade AreaPYRAMID LAKE - EMIGRANT LANDING DAY USE AREAPicnic—————
PW01Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW02Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW03Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW04Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW05Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW06Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW07Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW08Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW09Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW10Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW11Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW12Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW13Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW14Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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PW20Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW21Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW22Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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PW25Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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PW27Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
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PW29Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW30Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW31Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW32Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW33Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW34Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW35Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW36Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW37Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW38Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW39Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW40Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW41Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW42Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW43Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW44Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW45Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW46Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW47Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW48Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW49Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾
PW50Personal WatercraftMooring——Lakefront—— 🐾

Getting there

From Valencia, California, drive 20 miles north on Interstate 5, then take the Smokey Bear exit west. Make a left on Pyramid Lake Road. Continue on Pyramid Lake Road until you reach the entrance kiosk to Emigrant Landing at Pyramid Lake.

34.65000, -118.76667 · 34°38'60.0"N 118°46'0.0"W

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Typical weather

Typically 88°F in Aug, down to 52°F in Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High °F525357627080888883716052
Low °F393841434958656561534438
Precip in2.53.72.00.80.40.10.10.10.10.60.82.0

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 6.9 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Pyramid Lake - Emigrant Landing Day Use Area

Can you reserve a site at Pyramid Lake - Emigrant Landing Day Use Area?
Yes, Pyramid Lake - Emigrant Landing Day Use Area is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Pyramid Lake - Emigrant Landing Day Use Area have?
151 sites.
Are pets allowed at Pyramid Lake - Emigrant Landing Day Use Area?
Yes, pets are allowed at Pyramid Lake - Emigrant Landing Day Use Area.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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