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Topic: Best place for wading and paddling with young kids? Berryessa?  (Read 1012 times)

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Crayfish

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I'm wanting to find a place for Father's day to take the family mostly to swim and sail the AI around. 

I've never been, but I was thinking Berryessa?  I know some of the boat launches are open, but are there any areas of the lake people would recommend for wading and grilling?  It says the following areas are closed:
Oak Shores Day Use Area
Smittle Creek Day Use Area
Administrative Office and Visitor Center
Tent camping and lodging

« Last Edit: June 20, 2020, 02:29:29 PM by Crayfish »


E Kayaker

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I’ve seen lots of people at oak shores so it must have something going for it. I don’t know if it’s been reopened yet though.
« Last Edit: June 20, 2020, 09:00:16 PM by E Kayaker »
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=42846.msg470404#msg470404

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Waywardmanini

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There's a couple of places up by Putah creek that has bbq picnic beaches.  They have launch ramps and should be open.


Crayfish

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Thanks for the info!  I'll post an update tomorrow.  Impossible to know what to expect in the current environment.


masterandahound

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Heard that Oak Shores has not reopened yet.
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SOMA

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Backyard wading pool and after the kids are put to bed, paddling.


Crayfish

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It was pretty strange.  Oak Shores is supposed to be closed in the website and they had a sign that said closed, but rangers were letting everyone in... Except if you had a trailer.  And the areas that allowed trailers didn't allow day use.  So we kept going north along the lake until we found a pull out that had a little trail I could cart the AI down.  Not the cleanest shore (dog shit and occasionally glass) where we ended up but was still a good time overall.