Suggestions for dry camp waterski site near SoCal?

[tlarocque]

VERY late in the game here but my Sprinter van conversion is going to be done ahead of schedule so toying with the idea of a road trip over Labor Day weekend. I'd love to tow my ski boat somewhere fun to hang for the weekend with my family and maybe do a little boating and skiing. Anybody have any ideas? I don't know much about the lakes up in the central valley.

[LoopSki]

Not sure what you mean by dry camp waterski site. Are you looking for a ski lake to camp out at and run the course ? Or a public lake ? The delta , not near so cal though , may suit you. It will be a zoo on Labor Day !

[ntx]

My guess is that it is a typo. Maybe Day Camp?????

[bigskieridaho]

@Horton will probably have some insight on this for you.

[ColeGiacopuzzi]

@tlarocque I'd recommend Castaic, Silverwood, and Big bear even though its a bit of a haul. Lake Piru is a really good choice to just limited camping.

[Joeprunc]

Nacimiento and San Antonio are lakes I'd prefer to go to above the other Southern Cal ones if spending a weekend. However, I would agree with @LoopSki , any lake is going to be a zoo on Labor Day. There are some nice lakes in N and C California. I went house boating this year at Shasta, and will definitely be going back up there to camp off the McCloud arm for a fraction of the cost.

[tlarocque]

Thanks all for the suggestions. By dry camp, I mean I don't own an RV so need a campsite with bathrooms and showers. But probably not a good weekend to be on public lakes and most of the campsites I looked into are booked up. Maybe I need to look into a membership on a private ski lake. For this Labor Day, I think I'll just be at the beach instead.

[shansen345]

@tlarocque Camp somewhere in San Diego and ski the course in San Vicente Lake!

[tlarocque]

@shansen345 - yeah, I think that's the most likely lake option. Camp (at my house) and drive to the reservoir in the morning. I think I was just hoping to get away a bit more. San Vicente is about 30 miles from me. Thanks!

[bikesrus]

@shansen345 is the course in San Vicente Lake open to the public?

[tlarocque]

@bikesrus - I just spoke to the Recreational Office at San Vicente and she said, yes, the course is open.