boating and swimming, the very best lakes in California also offer a story. Whether the water is saltier than the ocean or Woody Guthrie sang about it, the lakes on this list are truly awesome and ...

Snowy paradise in winter, sun, and swimming in summer. Big Bear Lake sits in the San Bernardino National Forest, and is unique for its unusual landscape, particularly for the Southern California area.

From glossy lakes to bubbling hot springs, here are five of the best wild swimming spots in California. The water at Smith River is so clear, said The Guardian, you can "watch shoals of native ...

How much water California reservoirs hold this week How full California lakes are compared to their historic averages for mid-February Most California reservoirs are gurgling with more water than ...

Oscar Coello/Facebook Oscar Rafael Coello-Flores drowned while swimming in the Woodward Reservoir ... A 24-year-old man drowned in a Northern California reservoir over the weekend, authorities ...

From mileslong natural swimming pools to remote wilderness ... right nearby.) [Read: The Top Lakes in California.] Located in southern Oregon about 100 miles from the city of Bend, Crater Lake ...

Just off the service road running parallel to California's Mojave ... man-made lakes with water slides, and bumper boats. "We have an old-fashioned swimming hole," Byers told the Las Vegas Review ...

The competitive qualifying swim test will be held at 10 a.m. on April 12 at Lake Perris State Recreational Area's Moreno Beach, according to California State Parks officials. It will include a ...