Shaver Lake is located along Highway 168 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, approximately an hours drive from Fresno. The small community of Shaver Lake is named for the lake that lies at the 5,500-foot level inside the Sierra National Forest. This pristine mountain lake offers wonderful fishing and boating opportunities water skiing and lots of other water related activities. There is also camping, hiking, mountain biking and back packing and horse pack trips available in the Shaver Lake area.