Welcome to Lake Camanche
Camanche’s Lakeside Hall
available for rent
Camanche’s Lakeside Hall, located at South Shore, is available for rent for your next party or group outing. The Hall features multiple rooms, a deck overlooking the lake, and a complete kitchen. Catering options are available.
To book your next event with us, please call
(209) 763-5121.
Gift Certificates now available!
Camanche gift certificates can be purchased on location at the gates and stores, or over the phone by calling (209) 763-5121. They are good on any of our products including camping,cabins, boat rentals, annual passes, and more!
Please Note: Gift certificates have no cash value & cannot be replaced if lost or stolen. Gift certificates not valid on annual fishing permits.
News
Rental Kayaks are in!
Both shores will have kayaks available for rent this summer. Check with the marina for rates & availability. Rabbit Creek and Coyote Flat campgrounds are scheduled to open up May 18th.
Saturday Night Movies start Memorial Day Weekend
FREE Saturday night movies at the South shore Amphitheatre (across from the Gold Run campground) start Memorial Day weekend and run through Labor Day weekend. Movies will start at sundown and are free for our guests.
Fish Plant Update
On Wednesday, May 9th we had 600 lbs delivered to the South shore pond and 1200 lbs delivered to the South shore ramp. The North shore ramp was not included in this delivery.
Campground Updates
The Primitive Campground at North Shore is now OPEN!
The Primitive Campground at North Shore is now open. Water levels will allow for all 20 sites to be open this season!
The Rabbit Creek Campground at North Shore opens on Friday, May 18th
The Rabbit Creek campground at North shore and the Coyote Flat campground at South shore will open as of Friday, May 18th for the summer season.
Lodging Update
As of January 1st, 2012, Lake Camanche will no longer offer lodges that accommodate smoking. Those who smoke are still very much welcome, we simply ask that all smoking be done on decks or porches and not in the rooms. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions you can call (209) 763-5121, email us, or find us on Facebook.
Please Note: The ban on boats registered in Santa Clara County, put in place as a protective measure against the invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussel after Zebra Mussels were discovered in adjacent San Benito County, has been lifted as part of a policy change by EBMUD. Both lakes, managed by EBMUD, will now accept vessels registered in Santa Clara County pending a successful vessel inspection. This change is the result of research done to determine the extent of the current infestation in Northern California as well as the vulnerability of Pardee and Camanche to the threats posed by invasive mussels. No further discoveries of mussels have been made in the region, and Santa Clara County agencies have implemented an active prevention program in their reservoirs. Additionally, the reservoirs in the foothills (Pardee and Camanche) have been determined to be less vulnerable to mussel infestation than are the reservoirs in the East Bay.
Vessel owners will be asked to complete a vessel history survey and to present the vessel in a clean and dry condition. The condition of the vessel will be determined by a physical inspection. In order to help prevent the spread of all aquatic invasive species, the “Clean and Dry, Inside and Out” requirement for all vessel owners will be enforced again this year and into the future.
For more information, including detailed descriptions of the vessel history survey and the physical inspection or to learn more about invasive mussels, please visit EBMUD's website.
We look forward to making Lake Camanche and Lake Pardee a fun and safe part of your boating season.
The Camanche Recreation Area is a public facility operated by agreement with the East Bay Municipal Utility District by the California Parks Company.