Well looks like Shasta lake is pretty low so this summer I'am considering going to Lake Mead. Just looking for information where to boondock for a week or a cheap RV park with a small store. also any information regarding free boat ramps, I don't mind paying once, I usually leave the boat in the water for the duration. Thanks You

Callville Bay is the only surviving marina that I'm aware of. There's a no hookups CG there and a marina and store. At least there was a few years ago.

Hi,Lake Mead might also be pretty low. You can search for Lake Levels and there are websites for each lake that the Government runs. Lake Mead will be REALLY hot this time of year. Fine if you like it, but when I was there in April several years ago, I decided to go visit Red Rock campground, and it being hot there, went to Zion NP, where it was much cooler. Some day I plan on spending the whole summer at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. You can camp for free there in the National Forests, but not within the NP, except for the campground. It is 7,500' elevation and is closed due to snow until mid-May, and is much cooler than the 6,500' elevation south rim area. Bryce Canyon is even cooler in the summer time. I don't know the local lakes there.You might try Butt Lake that is east of Redding, or perhaps Shaver Lake? It is east of Fresno and I know it is around 5,700' elevation (give or take a few hundred feet). Near Shaver is Huntington Lake (Named after Mr Huntington who owned Southern California Edison and the red lines in LA. Extending the Red line train to Huntington Beach, they re-named the town after Mr. Huntington. Huntington Lake is around 6,500' and Edison Lake feeds into Huntington, is at a higher elevation, perhaps 7,500'? You can look them all up on Google Maps, then click on Terrain and find the elevations.Weather.com will give you some idea of the temperatures. Sometimes memorial day at Shaver Lake brings snow or 80F weather. If you do end up there, remember that fuel up in the mountains is REALLY expensive, while near Fresno is much less. There are Sams Club and Costco in Fresno, both have fuel - I think. If you like forests, Sequoia National Park is up around 6,500' elevation. It has huge trees, but the entrance of Yosemite has the largest tree, 33' across. You find it by going into Yosemite on highway 41, then turn right, go 2 miles to the Grizzley Tree parking area. Then it is a 1/2 mile walk from there.Near Yosemite is Bass Lake. Huntington Lake might be fairly full, it has pumped storage from Shaver Lake. Fred.

Come to think of it, Lake Tahoe is the only lake that will be full all summer long. That is a natural lake, and hardly ever changes elevation. It is near 6,500' so it will be cool all summer. Fred.

Might try on the southside of Lake Mead. BLM land take Gregs Hideout road north to Lake. Out of Dolan Springs.

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fiovino68
Explorer
May 06, 2014
Thank you for all of the advice!
TOOBOLD
Explorer
May 06, 2014
Shaver, Millerton, Bass, and Pine Flat lakes are all low. May not be much of a boating season.

Lake Mead will be scorching hot in the summer. Must have generator to run a/c's.
352
Explorer
May 06, 2014
Executive wrote:
352 wrote:
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Executive wrote:
Dumb! That story was written 13 YEARS ago.....:S:S

We like Temple Bar in Arizona. Small campground yet clean. There's a small motel and some fishing cabins, with A/C if you need it. They also have a small marina but few facilities otherwise......Dennis

Dumb? Do some current research before you call someone dumb. Or is the turd in your mouth from swimming in Lake Mead preventing you from thinking clearly?:E:E:E:E

So, YOU posted a link to a story written in 2001 and feel it's pertinent to this thread. Ummmm...OK !...:E.....I'll leave it at that.....Dennis

Unbelievably ignorant to our environment and I will leave it @ that.
Executive45
Explorer III
May 06, 2014
352 wrote:
:E:E:E:E:E
Executive wrote:
Dumb! That story was written 13 YEARS ago.....:S:S

We like Temple Bar in Arizona. Small campground yet clean. There's a small motel and some fishing cabins, with A/C if you need it. They also have a small marina but few facilities otherwise......Dennis

Dumb? Do some current research before you call someone dumb. Or is the turd in your mouth from swimming in Lake Mead preventing you from thinking clearly?:E:E:E:E

So, YOU posted a link to a story written in 2001 and feel it's pertinent to this thread. Ummmm...OK !...:E.....I'll leave it at that.....Dennis
352
Explorer
May 05, 2014
:E:E:E:E:E
Executive wrote:
Dumb! That story was written 13 YEARS ago.....:S:S

We like Temple Bar in Arizona. Small campground yet clean. There's a small motel and some fishing cabins, with A/C if you need it. They also have a small marina but few facilities otherwise......Dennis

Dumb? Do some current research before you call someone dumb. Or is the turd in your mouth from swimming in Lake Mead preventing you from thinking clearly?:E:E:E:E
nina_70
Explorer
May 05, 2014
Most of the boat ramps at Lake Mead are closed because of the ultra-low water levels. We were just there in April and stayed at two boondocking sites along the lake (Government Wash & Stewards Point). You can pretty much boondock anywhere you can access along the lake, but you do need to pay fees.

FEES-> Since Lake Mead is part of the Lake Mead Recreation Area there IS a fee here. It's $10 for 7 days, $30 for a year or you can get in with your America The Beautiful Pass. 15-day stay limit.

TEMPERATURE -> It is already getting HOT there. Right now it's around the 90's. Be careful of heat & wind in the area.

SPOTS -> Here's a link to the two spots we stayed at:
Stewards Point, Lake Mead
Government Wash, Lake Mead
dcason
Explorer
May 05, 2014
Here is where we stayed Lake Mead

Nice and quiet while we were there in November.
Donna
Executive45
Explorer III
May 05, 2014
Dumb! That story was written 13 YEARS ago.....:S:S

We like Temple Bar in Arizona. Small campground yet clean. There's a small motel and some fishing cabins, with A/C if you need it. They also have a small marina but few facilities otherwise......Dennis
Desertboy
Explorer
May 05, 2014
Makes no sense to dump sewer in to a nice lake when it could be pumped out in the desert where the hot sun and ultraviolet rays would take care of even untreated raw sewage as fast as they can make It. They could use it to turn a barren scorched desert in to farmland. But then that might make too much sense.
352
Explorer
May 04, 2014
If you swim in Lake Mead it is possible to wind up with a turd in your mouth because of the treated sewage that is dumped into it.