THE SHAVER LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Sierra Lower Montane Forest and Woodland setting.
Shaver Lake CDP has 32.3 square miles of land in Fresno County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Sierra Lower Montane Forest and Woodland, within Sierra Nevada.
A high mountain block slopes west toward California's Central Valley and drops sharply on its eastern side. Granite landscapes, glacial basins and elevation-dependent conifer forests are prominent regional features.
Regional context: Sierra Nevada ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Shaver Lake and Fresno County
Shaver Lake is associated with Fresno County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Shaver Lake by land and water
The Census records 2.28 square miles of water within Shaver Lake, or 6.6% of its total area. It is 5.7 percentage points higher than the 0.9% recorded for Fresno County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Shaver Lake CDP has 69.5% of the land area of nearby Auberry CDP (46.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

