#4 Great Camping & the Best Fishing
      in the State

Lake Oroville Recreation Area
east of Oroville, off Olive Hwy. (162)
Campsite Reservations:800-444-PARK (7275)
Park Headquarters: 530-538-2200

www.dwr.water.ca.gov/lakeoroville
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's Day



Camping opportunities abound at this State Recreation Area, including boat-in campsites and ten two-tiered floating campsites, along with the more typical all-terrain and RV hookup sites.

For marina information (houseboat & other boat rentals, etc.), please see item number 18.

If it's bass you're after, you'll be pleased to know that Bassmaster magazine ranks Lake Oroville as the "Best Bass Fishing Spot in California," and held a regional tournament here in November of 1999 and another in November 2001. And bass aren't the only type of fish you'll find. Coho salmon, catfish, mackinaw, and brown trout can all be found here.