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Posted by p1mp1n (Member # 1961) on :
 
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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Posted by uh0h50 (Member # 3125) on :
 
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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Posted by 04cobra408 (Member # 4025) on :
 
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 ) 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.
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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Posted by Blue92 (Member # 8789) on :
 
+1 with Don Pedro
 

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Posted by Elero50 (Member # 9700) on :
 
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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Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 
Mendocino or bucks lake
 

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Posted by uncle bill (Member # 3953) on :
 
hogans res
 

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Posted by 87_Hatch (Member # 6714) on :
 
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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Posted by triple black hatch (Member # 5420) on :
 
don pedro lake is pretty good specially that man made lagoon is pretty tight
 

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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 
The bums seem to like Lake Merritt
 

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Posted by NiftyWhiteFifty (Member # 4320) on :
 
my favorite place to camp and boat is lake mcclure.
 

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Posted by 707vibrantcobra93 (Member # 4702) on :
 
Lake hoogan and camp far west are great spots
 

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Posted by F1R/GT (Member # 7404) on :
 
+100 don Pedro is the best IMO. What kind of boat do you have??
 

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Posted by p1mp1n (Member # 1961) on :
 
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.
 

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Posted by N8 (Member # 6048) on :
 
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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Posted by NiftyWhiteFifty (Member # 4320) on :
 

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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.

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LOL. why don't you just forget about them again and tell me where they are stored
 

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Posted by RODRIGUEZ (Member # 9104) on :
 
I hear that South Lake Tulloch over by Oakdale is very very nice?

Has cabins by the lake?
 

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Posted by RyanM... (Member # 7089) on :
 

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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.

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Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
I hear that South Lake Tulloch over by Oakdale is very very nice?

Has cabins by the lake?

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Originally posted by NiftyWhiteFifty:

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Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
I hear that South Lake Tulloch over by Oakdale is very very nice?

Has cabins by the lake?

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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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Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
What do you guys mean by choppy?

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Originally posted by AbominableSnoman...:
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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