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    4.0 (45 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

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    Bridget W.

    What a great place to boat with friends and just cruise on a warm summer day. With turquoise water, plenty of area to cover, and numerous coves to pull in to and cool off with a swim, it's no wonder why Bullard's Bar is a popular destination for boating. There's definitely more pontoon boats over wakeboarders and jet skis, but you'll still see the occasional wavesurfer. Houseboats can be rented here as well. The marina is small, and so is the boat launch with just a single dock, so be prepared for a wait at loading time. Also, it's a trek from the launch to the parking lot, so be prepared. Restrooms are at either end of the parking lot and there are a couple of floating ones at key places on the lake. There's not much in the way of beach, so if you're not on a boat this place isn't really for you. But if you're ready to cruise with a stocked cooler and some jams on your sound system, you're in for a chill day on the lake.

    Joyce W.

    This boat rental company is located and is the marina in Emerald Lake. Friendly ladies helped us with boat info and contracts. The friendly and helpful men guided us away and back on our cool boat! Very professional outfit. Beautiful wooden furniture waiting area. Friendly owners dog. There is a well stocked provisions store. Beer, clothing, ice, drinks, ice cream and CARP FOOD! There is complimentary fish food for the big mouthed large dark gray carps that wait open mouthed for their treats. They hang around right outside the store, right outside in the water! Had an exhilarating time and marvelous experience.

    Poppa enjoyed his Father's Day out on the water!  Sweet water boat
    Francisca H.

    My in laws have a vacation home near by here. Threw the years we've rented small boats from emerald cove marina. Always a great and easy experience. Reservations and check in process all flow well. We rented a sweet water patio boat for Fathers Day 2021 and had a picture perfect day out on the water. Lance checked us in and out. Easy process, clear instructions and overall great customer service.

    Beautiful lake
    Ashley H.

    Such a beautiful wonderful lake. The water and all of then surrounding area is just so peaceful and breathtaking.

    sunset
    Liz R.

    Its okay. dark day campground 2d Yes lots of mosquitos even saw a scorpion did not see bears but went on loud 4 th july weekend they probably stayed away bathrooms are porto potty type with deep vault toilets that smell like death beach access is small but there is one sandy beach to walk down to luckily we had a boat so made the weekend fun other then that it was ok if you have a boat its worth it I guess OH- the thing I hated about our double site is you cant park in your site. literally tent only blocked off by wooden planks you have to drag all your camping stuff down to the site so dont plan on bringing a camper or a truck tent other wise you will sleep in the parking lot like some of our group had to this is why I give 3 stars. if you can park in site would have given 5.

    Boat surfing the lake
    Kasey F.

    I don't enjoy the winding drive, but the minute I hit the water it's all worth it. The water is warm and it reflects every shade of green from the surrounding trees. I love it. I just went out for the first time this season, and the reservoir is high but be on the lookout for floating logs and tree limbs in the water.

    I will never rent this boat The Emerald again! Nothing works. The AC sputters and turns off and when it is 90 degrees out

    This boat cost $10,000.00 for the 7 days and nothing worked. We have rented this boat twice in the last 2 years. The AC never worked. It was terrible. The oven and the stove was so hot and stunk like gas. The boat is junk. I guess I will stay at the Four Seasons next year.

    Ka'Neki M.

    If you like real camping.. this is the perfect place to start. I for one, love glamping so it was a bit much but it is a must do! This place looks like paradise, the water is beautiful and the scenery is breathtaking. We camped in Dark Day 1D-3D with a large group with kids. It's about 4 miles from the Emerald Cove. We arrived at 2pm and met Meghan and her awesome crew. They were so nice, informative and great with the kids. They definitely set the tone for the whole trip. We saw them daily, especially Meghan, who always was there to help with any questions and advice. Each site had 2 picnic table with benches (bring your own table clothes), 2 bear lockers and space for large tent (we have a 3 room tent that connects) Also one vault toilet and filtered water pump(no hose connection) for the whole site to share. The nearest shop/gas station is a bit away and expensive fyi. One really wise advice was really use the bear lockers. Leave no food out and always lock them up and take the keys out, the bears are smart. We left our coolers in the van. We did encounter the 3 hungry bears but no food was left out for them by us, they did rummage through the large garbage bin provided by the camp. Trash pick up is Monday, we arrived on Sunday so we were lucky to be able to have an empty bin for the week. Trust me, no hacksaw or knifes we had made me feel safe (I had anxiety every evening) but the bears did move on. All food and paper items were burned in our fire to minimize bear rummaging. It's not much of a hike down to the water per say but it is a dangerous 200-50 foot slope to get to the water, no matter what trail you take. So wear good shoes(I broke 2 rubber flip flops) down and bring water shoes for the sharp rocks. We back packed and brought our camping wagon to carry everything. It was pretty empty as far as people for us, we loved that. We popped up an easy tent and picnic tent, threw down blankets and put up camping chairs right up against the water. Btw, they have chopped up wood everywhere and we just picked it up when we walked and used it for our fire pits. We enjoyed the company, and the beauty ...we missed having a real toilet, electricity and a shower. We had no phone reception either, it was nice to unplug. The vault is kinda like a porta-potty but the crew keeps it clean daily. We did bring our own DIY (bucket, $1 store noodle, cat litter and trash bag) toilet for the night and quick pee. Nothing to wash up, so make your own washing station with water cooler, hand soap and paper towles(which you can burn up in your fire) Bring powder for around your tent for the monster ants, however, the indestructible flys, yellow jackets, spiders and mosquitoes... no bug spray, fly trap, yellow jacket bag, lavendar spray, or mosquito light gets rid of them but a netted tent around the picnic table helped. For some of the unlucky ones(almost half of us) ..Calamine lotion and sage water will be your best friend after day one. We carried a fly swatter to get'em if they made it in lol. We did find fat juicy ticks, but none on us.... So I guess they ate and moved on. As we packed up and was getting ready for our 2 pm check out, it was bittersweet but we were ready to get back to reality and of course, a shower.

    Tree stumps peaking out from the low water
    Virginia M.

    Spiders, man. Lots of 'em. I'm not sure if it's just that we were there when all hell broke loose or if it's a usual thing, but the spiders were alive and kicking' and goddamn everywhere. We'd go to sleep at night having rid our cooler area of webs and colonies only to wake up the next morning with a friggin' Marine Corp level impenetrable canvas of webbing covering everything once again. The more high-maintenance folks in our group were shrieking (yeah, the dudes too). It was a nice menagerie of species too, all of them jumped, all of them looked menacing, but none were poisonous and no one in my party came home with bite marks. But still...spiders, man. Other than that, this watering hole is great! Warm water, generally calm, very picturesque, and seems to be a fabulous fishing spot. Get here early on the weekend if you want a place to camp that isn't on a 30+ degree slope. With the drought as bad as it is, the water line is down ....WAY down. Bring drinking water and umbrellas/shade tents, there's zero natural shade near the water. And binocs, Bald Eagles have taken up residence in the area..... so cool.

    Doesn't get any better than this!
    Sarah F.

    Our family loves Bullards Bar!!! Every summer we come up for boat in camping and never want to leave. The water is always clean and beautiful and it's always fun cruising around the lake to find a spot to camp. The lake has a nice atmosphere and is family friendly, which is great since our son is four. Whether we are just relaxing on shore or out on the boat exploring the lake, we are always having a great time! The marina is great too! They always have what we need, and the girls who work there are very friendly. Last summer we rented the MB sport and a pontoon for the weekend. After we had everything loaded up, someone came up to inform us that the pontoon had been double booked, instead of shorting us, the let us take out the party cruiser for the weekend instead and for the price of a pontoon. This party cruiser was amazing!!! It had a BBQ, toilet, stove and a patio on top!!! Bullards Bar has always treated us great! We leave with smiles on our faces and tons of great memories!!! Can't wait to see what summer of 2014 brings!

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    Beautiful reservoir. Most of the shoreline is steep. Marina staff very helpful. Tons of wildlife in the area.

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    Love the beautiful lake! Camp grounds are close to the water! We all enjoyed are weekend there ! Need to come again!

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    Houseboat and dock staff was efficient, professional and would go the extra mile. The lake is warm and clean

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    Most amazing lake around. Love this place. It sucks that it is far away from me, but worth the drive

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    Camping is Crowded, Loud, Generators, Bears and Mosquitos. Their are many other places to camp in California that are still idyllic.

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    We had a blast renting a house boat at Bullards! Great customer service. Clean cozy boat on a beautiful lake!

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    This lake was absolutely gorgeous! It was so pretty all over. Water is warm and aqua color.my kids loves it.

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    Ask the Community - Bullards Bar

    Do they allow dogs by the water?

    Yes. Must be kept on leash in campgrounds and day use areas.

    How were the other campers around you? ? Loud or quiet? Family camping ok? Safe?

    We camped in Dark day site, we enjoyed the group we were near. They had 3 sets of 12 per site. We had all ages, as young as 2 yrs old. At the very next set site, it was a good enough distant they could be loud and party all night. When they left it… 

    Has anyone had issues with bears?

    They area we camped had 3 bears. If you use your bear locker and keep all food items locked inside, with key detached, burn the food, and any trash in large bins - they will stay away and just rummage through the bins.… 

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    Emerald Cove Marina - Living room of Sapphire houseboat

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    Beautiful New Marina facilities & very well maintained. Covered shady area with tables & chairs,…read moregames & a big screen TV. Healthy options at the food cafe & free fish food for the huge carp that the kids love to feed. Really nice store with super cute functional clothes & and ice cream destination! I adore the friendly staff, always attentive & available. The boats on this lake are amazing. The ones that live here as well as the ones who visit. This is a boaters paradise. The mussel check goes quick & people are pretty good about boat ramp etiquette, always willing to help each other and be patient. The water is clean and fresh. The shoreline expansive with no houses. This is not an accessible lake for people who do not have watercraft.

    A well kept large/medium sized marina located in Tahoe forestry. There are 2 upper parking lots and…read moreone needs to walk down a semi steep paved roadway to the floating marina. This wide pathway is also the boat launch. Walking unto the stable floating marina, lots of boats for rent, restrooms, a beautiful outdoor seating area, sundry/snack shop, great boat rental place, emerald waters and CARPS. Kids and the kid in me thoroughly enjoyed their smacking mouths sucking up their pellets. The sundry shop provides the food for free. The meandering forest ride passing the dam made it a fun trip. Enjoy a snack, coffee, ice cream and/or beer and enjoy it on that floating marina. There is a Sheriff hanging around, so behave!

    Collins Lake Recreation Area - Beach Area

    Collins Lake Recreation Area

    (249 reviews)

    We've stayed at Collins Lake, a campsite that's 1.5 hours from Sacramento, 30 minutes from…read moreMarysville, many times over the past 12 years. We stayed near the office in the 60s (don't suggest if you dont like noise, weekend live music, or crowds), we've stayed in the 100s, we've stayed all over this camp ground, but mostly we've stayed in the 200s. My least favorite place to camp was the sites near the office because of all the noise, loud music, close vicinity to the showers and swarms of people everywhere, especially in the summertime. For the past 5 years or so we enjoy staying in the 200s due to the low noise since in that area, it's only 1 row of campers, the ease of accessibility to the water for boat owners & quick access to swimming & lounging in the lake. The 200s are a quick bike ride or drive to the showers (we usually bring an extra car). And it's full electricity & water hook ups too. In the hot summer months, the water is perfect here to just lounge and do nothing but relax, chat for hours & soak in nature's Vitamin D from the sun. I personally love this place for the lovely tallow products by walkerstallowproducts.com that they sell in their adorable store. They also sell food, drinks, jewelry, mugs, tea, snacks, candy, some veggies, fishing stuff, ice & espresso drinks. My kids love their daily ice creams in many different flavors (they give free samples!). Hubby loves fishing here for the bass & trout. The BEST tasting fish tacos, or fish with rice, or fish sandwiches is when you catch, clean, and fish fry the same day with Zatarans & cassava flour. It's the best fish I've ever tasted. I highly suggest. This place is our annual RV camping tradition for the past 12 years & holds many memories for me & my family & I highly suggest it. If you know dates you want to stay here, I highly suggest booking a reservation a year in advance especially for major holidays. They fill up super fast.

    Amazing place for camping with family. Was a good experience…read more:) We'll be back for sure next year

    Lake of the Springs - Oregon House, CA

    Lake of the Springs - Oregon House, CA

    (68 reviews)

    My family and I had a fantastic Labor Day weekend here. My daughter,my grandson and her husband…read moretook me on this lovely vacation day. We were fortunate to have a great RV spot that wasn't overcrowded. But the staff needs to truly clean up the dead trees and branches. Some spots, people broke rules, by having TWO RV's in one campground, instead of one. Very loud and some people disregard the common courtesy of respect for your RV neighbors. Totally overcrowded in the 'G' areas. Also on a good note-- This place has Amenities that will keep you busy with the Family; Basketball , Pickeball,Volleyball ,Fishing, swimming ‍ and a Clubhouse as well! There is curfew for younger kids so they were not just running around at night. I was also very impressed with the bathrooms that were cleaned up after folks who didn't know how to flush a toilet and left "debris", everywhere. Especially filthy remnants. The bathrooms do need better lighting at night. It gets too dark and need security, especially for children and women. Finally, the Deer have no problem eating off of your tables if your food isn't put away. Please, keep your areas clean, because critters will have no problem getting in your space. They were everywhere. Adorable, yes. But only at a distance. Have fun and check this place out!!

    Thousand trails is now harassing me daily with a phone call, and email, and letter. That's illegal…read more Don't sign up with them. They will put you in danger. I'm filing paperwork soon. Do a cease and desist immediately letter to them. They have to stop. They have to give you $1000.00 for each incident. And up to $4,000.00 for bothering you.

    Lake Carr Campground - Lake Carr at Sunset... captured on the trail just beyond the last campsite at the very end. Ugh! Heaven!

    Lake Carr Campground

    (2 reviews)

    - $15 per site per night. $5 for additional vehicles. Cash or Check deposited in an enveloped and…read moredropped off in a bin at the entrance to the campground. - Sites include: Picnic table, Bear Box and Fire Ring. - Camp Fires: As of July 20, 2020. Fires are permitted only in the fire ring. Plenty of wood around to collect and burn. *** Camp Fires are not allowed if you are dispersed camping. *** - Bathrooms: 4 portable bathrooms next to spot 1 in the front and a vault bathroom with 2 stalls by spot 9 &10. When we arrived on Friday, they were cleaned and stocked with toilet paper. By Sunday, they were a stinky mess. The Carr lake campground was great. Spot vary in size. Some of the spots in the front had lake access. The spots in the back have a lake view. You can still access the lake from the spots in the back, but its a pretty steep decent. The spots in the middle do not have lake access but some are pretty private and have lots of shade. Spot 8 has the most privacy and a good amount of distance from the neighbors. Spot 8 is also by a creek. This drowned out the noise other campers made in the evening. Carr Lake was very pretty. However, the main event is Feely lake. Access to Feely lake is between Spot 8 and 9. It's a larger lake with stunning views. A lot of backpackers were heading to Island Lake which is about a mile from the Carr Lake Campground. Due to the Covid related closures around the state, more people than usual are heading to the outdoors. This meant that this usually secluded area was not packed with day hikers and backpackers. The parking lot was at capacity by mid day Friday and people had to park on the side of the road as far as a half a mile away. I recommend that you stake your claim as early as Thursday or very early Friday.

    Lake Carr Campground is a true gem for those adventurous enough to brave the road up there…read more Quick Campsite Stats: Number of Sites: 11 Cost: $15 per day, honor system by envelope (cash or check only) Amenities: - Pit Toilets, but generously stocked with toilet paper. - Metal fire rings with a grill - Picnic table at each site Does not include: - Water (unless you purify the lake water, plenty of that around) - Trash cans (you must pack in what you pack out) Pets Allowed? Yes! Elevation: 6,663 ft Reservations Required?: No. All first come, first served as far as I could tell. Owned and operated by PG&E Getting There (the hard part): It's a good 30-40 minute drive north of Hwy 20 up Bowman Lake Road (Forest Road 18) to where it splits off to Forest Road 17. From there you will see a giant log with "CARR" spray painted in white with an arrow to the right (pretty awesome, I know). Now you're in for three miles of rocky dirt road... and I mean rough. A road full of rocks ranging from the size of grapefruits to dodge balls... so take is slow and steady. I will warn all sedans or low-clearance vehicles to be extremely careful. I saw many cars bottoming out (a mini cooper and prius among them). Towards the top of the road, you'll need to navigate around some big boulder-like rocks embedded in the road. Here is where most low-clearance vehicles gave up, pulled to the side and decided to walk the rest of the way. I have a two-wheel drive Honda CRV. I decided to give it a whirl and made it up to the parking lot by some miracle. Entry to the Campground: Surprisingly the parking lot was already packed at 4:30pm on a Friday! Who are all these people brave enough to make it up that road? I was impressed. I wasn't quite sure what to expect campsite wise considering it was 4th of July weekend and I was hoping to snag one of the first come, first served sites. I wasn't too optimistic, but I threw on my backpack and decided to take a look around. You want to head to the top of the trail (i.e. the road barricade). There you will see a wood bulletin board of sorts with the campsite rules and a place to leave your nightly fee ($15). You put your cash/check in an envelope and tear off the receipt at the bottom. Put the envelope in the slot on the green post and take the receipt to your campsite of choice. Clip it under your campsite number and voila! Note: The PG&E people are checking to make sure you've done this word to wise, but I have no idea if and how they would "cite" you if you didn't pay. It's kind of the honor system. Surveying the Campsites Right after you walk past the bulletin board there are a number of campsites up off to the right. Some of them were already taken by the time I got there, so I walked on down the road, but I heard from some other seasoned campers that one of the first campsites was one of the best out of the eleven. I continued down the road and saw some absolutely stunning ones! I was thrilled to see a few were empty and available. On 4th of July weekend!! I couldn't believe my luck! After I checked out all the real estate I decided on my beauty, campsite number 8... I think? Can't remember exactly. Also recommended is the very last campsite past the bathrooms (farthest from the parking lot). Totally spectacular lake view. I was jealous. Most of the campsites do not have lake access. You're behind some seriously thick brush with no paths to the lake, but I believe the campsites at the very beginning and the very end do have lake access. Something to keep in mind. Not a deal breaker at all though considering Feeley Lake is just a hop skip and jump up the road and even MORE beautiful! :) The bathrooms are clean, although to get there you have to cross part of a river... a stream really, but might be hard to do in the middle of the night unless you have one of the campsites nearest to the bathrooms. Think hopping from stone to stone or just wading through up to your ankles. The campsites grew fairly crowded as the day went on but I observed there were still two or three out of the eleven campsites that were unoccupied throughout the weekend (I was there Fri-Sun). The crowd level was just enough to feel safe and not too much so that you felt it was cramping your solitude time. If you do end up campsite-less for some unfortunate reason, disperse camping is allowed and I saw a ton of people do it along the Round Lake Trail and Crooked Lakes Trail. This is something I will do next time for sure, as the scenery gets even more spectacular the father down the trail you go, espectially up towards Penner Lake. I will definitely be back here as it is one of my new favorite spots in the Tahoe National Forest. I hope this is helpful! :)

    Halsey Forebay Picnic Area - Not much action... yet!

    Halsey Forebay Picnic Area

    (5 reviews)

    On a recent mild sunny winter weekend afternoon, I visited the Halsey Forebay fishing access area…read more It's a water reservoir that's occasionally stocked with trout and crawfish. It's managed by PG&E. The reservoir is a lake with shallow rocky edges. It's just for casting fishing, no humans or animals should go into the water. The access and parking is FREE. And as always, anglers 16 and older need a CA fishing license to fish. I didn't fish here. I looked about and soaked in the sights though. It was rusticly beautiful. However the perimeter doesn't have any shade trees. But vibes were super quiet, I call it library fishing. Shhhh. As I walked about the perimeter of the lake, I noticed folks were quiet even amongst their own groups. Even the elementary school age children there were super quiet. An incredible feat. QuietPlace. And about the fishing situation, not much luck with the anglers that day. Stock was low. Near the parking lot is a short concrete pier with fishing rod holders. This is closest to the water shed. The picnic area is across the watershed. To get to the area from the parking lot, you will have to walk, on a narrow steel grate walkway, over the watershed. The rushing water provides for a dizzying visual effect. The picnic area is set back enough from the lake so if you bring the kiddos, this is the area where they can go about hooting n hollering. The area has 3-4 concrete picnic tables and a several bbq pits. It's first come, first serve. This area is not paved, dirt packed; shaded with big growth trees. Plus let me tell you I learned the hard way that the walking path doesn't connect fully around the lake. I don't recommend attempting the mythical loop. The path is mostly gravel with the other parts being dirt. Watch where you step; there was a lot of poop along the trail. There is a stretch of the path that ends and funnels you out to the narrow bike lane on Christian Valley Road near Bancroft Road. There is no adjacent room to the side of the bike lane, only a chain link fence. Cars are going 50plus miles a hour inches away from you; and they are on a curve. So wait until traffic clears for a significant distance to hightail yourself across that stretch which runs about 50 feet. Don't try to walk with cars coming at you; don't risk getting impaled by a side view mirror or worse. There is a paved parking lot and a public restrooms with vault toilets. Sorry ladies, I can't provide any additional info about the restrooms. As always, I try my best to avoid public park restrooms. But at least they have a restrooms. And to add the landscape of area doesn't provide for any natural discrete spots to answer the call of nature.

    It's gorgeous out here…read more.. We've been fishing at Halsey Forebay Picnic Area quite a few times now. We've caught trout and crawfish! Along with some gnarly mosquito bites. You can pull in and park in a parking space where it leads right up some picnic benches. Just beyond that, a l is a fence with holders for your pole. About 10-12 of them lined up. If you are fishing here, this is where having a 2nd and 3rd pole comes in handy - just be sure to get your license for that!! The water current starts off strong over here and, depending on what you are using, could float downward towards our into the next person's line, so use wisely! Figure it out! On this cool evening, we were catching them left and right. Everyone fishing here is so friendly. It's fun to meet people and see what they're using. When the sun goes down, and most of the heat goes away, Halsey Forebay becomes a sight for sore eyes... as I said... so gorgeous

    Bullards Bar - boating - Updated September 2026

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