Highway 168 to Huntington Lake
- mapped
- 90.6 mi
- mapped
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- 64
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 19
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 6
- fatal
Is Highway 168 to Huntington Lake open today?
- One-way traffic controlShaver Lake → Launching Ramp · Bridge Work · East / WestSat 6:01 AM – Sat 5:59 PM · Caltrans
4 more closures listed later this week
- Lane closure (2 of 2 lanes)Beal Fire Road → Big Sandy Creek Bridge · Drainage Cleaning · WestMon 6:01 AM – Mon 5:59 PM; Tue 6:01 AM – Tue 5:59 PM; Wed 6:01 AM – Wed 5:59 PM; Thu 6:01 AM – Thu 5:59 PM; Fri 6:01 AM – Fri 5:59 PM · Caltrans
- Lane closure (2 of 2 lanes)Big Sandy Creek Bridge → Beal Fire Road · Drainage Cleaning · EastMon 6:01 AM – Mon 5:59 PM; Tue 6:01 AM – Tue 5:59 PM; Wed 6:01 AM – Wed 5:59 PM; Thu 6:01 AM – Thu 5:59 PM; Fri 6:01 AM – Fri 5:59 PM · Caltrans
- One-way traffic controlRoad/Camp Edison → Rest Area Parking · Drainage Cleaning · East / WestWed 6:01 PM – Thu 5:59 AM; Thu 6:01 PM – Fri 5:59 AM · Caltrans
1 more listing
- One-way traffic controlMusick Drive → Ranger Station · Utility Work · East / WestThu 9:01 AM – Thu 3:01 PM · Caltrans
Checked Sat, Nov 14, 4:09 PM Pacific. These lists don't include every closure: Forest Service gates and fire closures can be missing. All riding roads this week.
Is Highway 168 to Huntington Lake safe to ride on a motorcycle?
We don't rate roads as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a road is, and popular riding roads have more crashes partly because more people ride them. What the records show: 64 motorcycle crashes were reported along its 90.6 mapped miles from 2021–2025, 19 of them serious or fatal (6 fatal). 77% involved no other vehicle. What to watch for: Summer lake traffic and boat trailers, a steep, tight stretch between Shaver and Huntington lakes, and snow in winter.
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Motorcycle crashes and deaths on Highway 168 to Huntington Lake
64 motorcycle crashes were reported within 60 m of the road from 2021–2025: 19 killed or seriously injured someone, and 6 were fatal. 77% involved no other vehicle. Busier roads have more crashes partly because more people ride them, so these counts don't say how risky the road is.
Bends, straights and junctions
Outside city limits, 61 motorcycle crashes were reported on Highway 168 to Huntington Lake from 2021–2026, 16 of them within 40 m of a junction. Of the other 45, 25 (56%) were in bends tighter than a 100 m radius, which make up 25% of the road. So crashes gather in the bends, more than their share of the road. 22 of the 47 crashes with no other vehicle were in bends.
The bends with the most crashes
- 5 crashes in one bend: 5 with no other vehicle; tightest radius about 99 m.
- 4 crashes in one bend: 3 with no other vehicle, 0 of 1 on the grade going downhill; tightest radius about 81 m.
- 3 crashes in one bend: 3 with no other vehicle; tightest radius about 57 m.
How we tell bends from straights, and every riding road compared
Camping near Highway 168 to Huntington Lake
Campgrounds and RV parks within about 5 miles of the road (straight line), nearest first. Seasons, fire restrictions and closures change, so check with whoever runs it before you go.
- Gold Arrow Camp7,062 ft · 0.1 mi from the roadOn the map
- Midge Creek CampgroundGroup campground · 2 sites · 7,332 ft · 0.1 mi from the road · feeOn the mapWebsite
- Rancheria CampgroundForest Service · 127 sites · 6,974 ft · 0.2 mi from the road · feeOn the mapReserve
- Badger Flat Group CampgroundGroup campground · 8,277 ft · 0.2 mi from the road · feeOn the mapWebsite
- Ponderosa Trailer ParkRV park · 5,676 ft · 0.2 mi from the roadOn the map
- Kokanee Work Center7,087 ft · 0.2 mi from the roadOn the map
Campgrounds from Recreation.gov (federal campgrounds, 2026-10-18) and OpenStreetMap (2026-09-28); water, toilets and showers only where they're listed. Elevation from USGS.
Common questions about Highway 168 to Huntington Lake
- What is Highway 168 to Huntington Lake like to ride?
- Climbs from the Fresno foothills through Shaver Lake to Huntington Lake.
- How long is Highway 168 to Huntington Lake?
- About 90.6 miles as mapped in OpenStreetMap, for the stretch we cover.
- Is Highway 168 to Huntington Lake open today?
- As of Sat, Nov 14, 4:09 PM Pacific, Caltrans lists 1 closure on it today. These lists don't include every closure (Forest Service gates and fire closures can be missing), so check Caltrans QuickMap before you go.
Other riding roads nearby
Crashes: motorcycle crashes reported within 60 m of the road, 2021–2025, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS). Road: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Weather: National Weather Service. Distances to other roads are between their middles, in a straight line. How the data works.