You Will Love Your Shaver Lake Camping Experience

By Beryl Dalton


Shaver Lake camping grounds are much bigger than what they appear to be. Those that have already been there suggest that taking a bicycle as well as a map could be a good idea. It is a very relaxing and well kept and clean place to spend a few well earned days. The personnel are friendly and try to ensure that everyone enjoys their stay.

The majority of the water is used to supply the hydroelectric plants where they provide power to Los Angeles. The Big Creek Project generates close to four billion kilowatt hours per year and it also helps with the irrigation and flood controls for the large and flat valleys. These can stretch about four hundred and fifty miles wide. The river system has a nickname of "the hardest working water in the world" as there is a vertical drop of just less than two thousand meters.

Unlike many other camping places they do offer camp sites with electricity as well as internet and cable television. There is a picnic area but at the moment is in the process of getting revamped so will remain closed until construction ends. There is however other sites that one can stop at along Dinkey Creek that are just as quiet and restful.

There was once a railroad that operated and was a standard gauge track. It is estimated that sixty percent of all lines around the world are made from this gauge. Its main purpose was to move wood that had been cut down to sawmills and lumber yards. It was eventually abandoned in 1927 after been in use for thirty six years.

Twenty more minutes further up the road one will find the China Perak Ski Resort which is a popular place during the colder months. The mountain is about eight thousand and seven hundred feet high and offers a freestyle terrain park. This is an excellent place for beginners both skiing and snowboarders as they offer a moving carpet.

The lake itself is breathtaking with all the trees and granite outcroppings which make up about ninety percent of the shoreline. There are many wake free covers where boats can be anchored while people play and splash in the water. All kinds of water crafts are welcome. These range from kayaks, deck boats, canoes, sail boats and jet skis.

For those that are able to sleep on their crafts this is allowed but sleeping on the shoreline is prohibited. Launching of boats can be done either in the campground itself or at the north end just past the dam. They are both full service marinas with supplies and fuel and for those that do not own a boat these are available for hire as well.

There are many different and enjoyable activities that one can do at the Shaver camping grounds. It is a place to just relax and take in the beauty that is all around. Many are too busy with life to sit back and to truly see what this planet has to offer.




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