$1- $8
Don Pedro Lake
Lake Don Pedro is located approximately an hour north of Merced in La Grange.
Park fees are $1 a person on foot or bicycle and $7 per vehicle and boat ($1 per person with vehicles with eight or more) Fishing is year-round and allowed from 5 p.m. to 10 a.m.
Don Pedro Recreation Agency
31 Bonds Flat Road
La Grange, CA 95329
(209)852 2396
donpedrolake.com
Lake McClure is 40 miles east of Modesto in Snelling. Park fees are $6 per vehicle, motorcycle and boat, $5 for senior citizens 62 and older and $4 for pets. Reservations can be made Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at (800) 468 8889.
Merced Irrigation District Parks Department
9090 Lake McClure Road
Snelling, CA 95369
(209)378 2521
lakemcclure.com
New Melones Lake is 19.5 miles away from San Andreas. Day fee is $6 per person and boat docking fee is $8 per day. Fishing is available year-round and park hours are:
Oct. 1-Nov. 8: close 10 p.m.; open 4 a.m.
Nov. 2-March 7: close 9 p.m.; open 4 a.m.
March 8-April 31: close 10 p.m.; open 4 a.m.
May 1-Sept. 30: close 11 p.m.; open 4 a.m.
Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825
(916) 978 5100
usbr.gov
$10-$15
Lake Nacimiento
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area can be found 40 miles northeast of Fresno. Park fee is $10 per vehicle and $7 for boat launch. Call for park hours.
California State Parks
San Joaquin District
P.O. Box 205
Friant, CA 93626-0205
(559) 822-2332 ext 109
jcoop@parks.ca.gov
Lake Nacimiento is 46 miles north of San Luis Obispo. Summer rates run from March 1 to Oct. 31 and are as follows: day use north shore is $12; day use south shore is $15; dogs $10; and, dogs with seniors (anyone 60 years of age or older) $3. Winter rates run from Nov. 1 to 28 and are the same except during the winter, south shore fishing is $10 and the north shore is closed.
Montery County Parks Dept.
P.O.Box 5249
Salinas, CA 93915
(831) 755 4899
co.monterey.ca.us/parks/
Above $15
Pine Flat Lake Marina
Pine Flat Lake is 35 miles east of Fresno. Fourteen-foot fishing boats are available for rental from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Boats hold up to four people and cost $45 for up to four hours with a $20 deposit.
Pine Flat Lake Marina
P.O. Box 345
Piedra, CA 93649
(559)787 2506
pineflatlakemarina.com
Article Written By Dionna Harding
Based in St. Louis, Dionna Harding has been writing professionally since 2009, penning articles and information for various websites. Harding holds a Master of Educational Administration from the University of Missouri-St.Louis.
