Northern California has numerous camping lakes, most of which are very RV friendly. Boating, fishing, hiking, kayaking & even houseboat rentals are available at Lake Shasta.

Castle Lake
Juanita Lake
Kangaroo Lake
Lake Shastina
Lake Siskiyou
Lewiston Lake
Medicine Lake
Shasta Lake Campgrounds
Trinity Lake
Toad Lake
Whiskeytown Reservoir

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California’s north coast has plenty rivers and creeks, but minimal lakes for camping.
Here are the few we found -

Clear Lake Camping
Lake Mendocino Camping
Lake Sonoma Camping

San Francisco Bay Area lakes w/ camping include –

Lake Chabot
Pinto Lake

The California Central Coast has only a few Reservoirs, which allow camping -

Lake Cachuma
Lake Casitas
Lake Nacimiento
Lake San Antonio
Lopez Lake
Santa Margarita Lake

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Often called fly fishing lakes, or backpacking lakes, these are usually located in the mountainous parts of California. Remote lakes that are ‘hard to reach’ come in 2 varieties:
hike-in lakes
Backpacking Lakes, found in the Sierra Nevada Wilderness or Northern California Wilderness Areas.
Some of our absolute favorites include:

Fern Lake
Flower Lake
Gilbert Lake
Lake Genevieve
Lakes Basin Lakes
Walker Lake

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