The reservoir is in the Bureau of Land Management's Walker Ridge Recreation Area.
All types of recreation are allowed, including boating, camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, bicycling and horseback riding.
There are two primitive boat/hike-in campgrounds, Blue Oaks and Kowalski.
The area's flora and fauna include manzanita, oak and pine trees, blacktail deer, black bear, and wild turkey.
Rare plants such as the Indian Valley Brodiaea and Adobe lily grow here.