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Topic: Good places to Camp w/ Lake?
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P1mp1n
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So the weather is getting a little nicer, looking for good places within 3 hours of the bay area where I can go camping and take the boat out on the lake. Use to go to Berryesa but I heard everything is closed now, and then Del Velle but you half to keep the boat speed to a minimum of 15mph. Any recommendations, hows Lake Turlock, Camanche etc?
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uh0h50
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my uncle was at camanche earlier this week. said the water level is perfect, but still cold. should be nice during the summer though.
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04cobra408
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Don Pedro (huge House boat lake), Camamche, Berryessa, Mcclure, clear lake all are pretty fun.
Don Pedro and Berryessa where my favorites out of the 4 or 5i went to last yr. I didnt get to hit Mcclure but i hear if your big on watersports(no not those kinda water sports cochino's ![[Razz]](tongue.gif) ) like tubing, wakeboard and such mcclure is a nice nice place to go.
And camanche was fun but water was low and it was 100+ degrees when we went last year and they dont have much shade there. We had to find a bridge to hid the boat under for shade. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
good to hear the water levels are back up. when we went they were at like 60% water levels if i remember correctly...
[ April 15, 2010, 07:26 PM: Message edited by: 04cobra408 ]
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Posts: 1945 | From: san jose ca | Registered: Jan 2004
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Blue92
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+1 with Don Pedro
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Elero50
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Try scotts Flat its about 30 min outside of Sacramento nice lake and tall redwood trees for shade and nice size camp sites.
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92stangLX
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Mendocino or bucks lake
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87_Hatch
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Modesto res. Is nice , good size and it's not too expensive. Camp sites have electricity and a water spout but toilets and showers are with in walking distance.
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triple black hatch
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don pedro lake is pretty good specially that man made lagoon is pretty tight
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Luke87GT
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The bums seem to like Lake Merritt
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NiftyWhiteFifty
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my favorite place to camp and boat is lake mcclure.
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2BlueGeeTees
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Lake hoogan and camp far west are great spots
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F1R/GT
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+100 don Pedro is the best IMO. What kind of boat do you have??
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Posts: 553 | From: Livermore | Registered: Jan 2007
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P1mp1n
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Thanks for the recommendations guys, definitely helpful and gives me alot of more options for the summer.
Just got the boat off of a buddy of mine, its pretty nice but nothing special, a seven seater ski boat.
Posts: 887 | From: Burlingame | Registered: Oct 2002
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N8
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Past few years we did Spanish Flats, but I think they are closing that. We may be trying Bear Lake or something like that. Shit I forgot I had jet skis until I saw this thread. Gotta go get em out of storage.
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NiftyWhiteFifty
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quote:
Originally posted by N8:
Past few years we did Spanish Flats, but I think they are closing that. We may be trying Bear Lake or something like that. Shit I forgot I had jet skis until I saw this thread. Gotta go get em out of storage.
LOL. why don't you just forget about them again and tell me where they are stored ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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RODRIGUEZ
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I hear that South Lake Tulloch over by Oakdale is very very nice?
Has cabins by the lake?
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Ryan_LX
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quote:
Originally posted by 87_Hatch:
Modesto res. Is nice , good size and it's not too expensive. Camp sites have electricity and a water spout but toilets and showers are with in walking distance.
If you like tree stumps through your boat lol
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slidewayz94
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several lakes with campgrounds up ice house road.
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mustangdude24
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We go to McClure all the time. The camping reservations lady knows my dad by voice now and just asks when we're coming lol.
Posts: 140 | From: Hayward | Registered: Mar 2006
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NiftyWhiteFifty
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quote:
Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
I hear that South Lake Tulloch over by Oakdale is very very nice?
Has cabins by the lake?
tulloch is a good party lake but it gets super choppy and is not great for skiing or boarding from my experiences
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phil a
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quote:
Originally posted by NiftyWhiteFifty:
quote:
Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
I hear that South Lake Tulloch over by Oakdale is very very nice?
Has cabins by the lake?
tulloch is a good party lake but it gets super choppy and is not great for skiing or boarding from my experiences
+1 for the truth. It's a fun lake to relax at, but there's about ~15 minutes of good wakeboarding/skiing water at dusk, but before that like Fifty said, it's huge chop.
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RODRIGUEZ
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What do you guys mean by choppy?
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AbominableSnoman...
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do any of these campsites have a nice clear/ish lake to just swim in? and a good party site. weve been to don pedro's man made one, and its pretty nice.
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N8
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Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
What do you guys mean by choppy?
lots of waves and shit. Make for a uncomfortable jet ski experience IMO, because I cant swim...lol. And you are almost guaranteed to be thrown off.
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