From Redding or Red Bluff the best route to Eagle Lake is via Highway 44 across to Susanville.

From Chico or Oroville the best route to Eagle Lake is via Highway 32 to Chester, then across on Highway 36 to Susanville before turning north to the lake.

From the Reno go north on Highway 395 to Susanville, then north on 139 to Eagle Lake.

From Sacramento or San Francisco go east on Interstate 80 to Reno, then north up Highway 395 to Susanville.