The day use area consists of large pebble rocky beach along the south side of the lake. Accessible down a 1.5 mile switchback unpaved dirt road, there is an expansive day use beach. Upper Lake Clementine is seasonally opened from May 1 through October 15 from sunrise to thirty minutes before sunset. Upper Lake Clementine is accessed by car via separate entrance from Lower Lake Clementine or by non-motorized vehicles. Because the dam is designed so that the river flows over its top, a waterfall is created that grows impressively large in winter and spring when rain and snow melt cause high river flows. The trail also connects to a large network of hiking, running, and mountain biking trail systems stretching eastward into the Sierra Nevada mountain range, near Lake Tahoe. A popular hiking, running, and mountain biking trail courses from the dam area, continues downstream below the 730 ft (220 m) in height Foresthill Bridge, linking Lake Clementine to the North and Middle Forks American River Confluence area below the dam. It features steep forested canyon walls and contains several large high quality limestone deposits, one large vertical outcropping of which is known as Robbers Roost, and offers climbing and caving opportunities for the adventurous. However, it is possible to quietly enjoy the lake for kayaking, rowing, and fishing. The reservoir is open to boat traffic, a water-skiing and wakeboarding spot during the summer. The lake and surrounding area is owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation. This resulting reservoir is a long and narrow lake approximately 3.5 miles long and 300 feet wide in some areas. It was created in 1939 when the North Fork Dam, a 155-foot (47 m) tall variable radius arch dam, was completed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, for the purpose of containing gold-mining debris which were washing downriver. Lake Clementine (also known as North Fork Lake) is a reservoir on the North Fork American River Canyon above the picturesque, California Gold Rush-era town of Auburn (elevation 1,200 feet (370 m)) in Northern California.
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