Monday, February 9, 2015

Shaver Lake Camping Packages Have Really Taken Off

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.

For the fisherman there is a large variety of fish that can be caught. The rainbow trout, Kokannee salmon as well as catfish and bluegills are abundant. Many people come from far and wide for the fishing and it is open year round.

They have enough camp sites for two hundred and fifty two visitors with clean restrooms, stores as well as a Laundromat and fish cleaning stations. Some sites can accommodate up to three tents with room for pop up trailers. Each site has a cook centre and hose bib. Many have a view of the water and some are even on the reservoir itself.

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.

In the beginnings of this town there were many fires and floods which caused enormous damage. In later years oil was discovered in the western part which created an economic boom. It was the largest field of oil in California and is now the eighth largest in the state.

The diehard hikers actually make this distance in a single trip. It does however take considerable planning as well as dedication to complete it. It is thought that out of the three hundred that begin this trail yearly only about one hundred and eighty actually complete it. A certain amount of miles need to be completed each day so as to ensure they do not get trapped by the snow. There are many little towns that they will pass through where they are able to restock their supplies.

At the camping grounds, there is a tents only area where one can either be on the water front or inland. Dogs are welcome as long as they are on a leash at all times. There is also a clean bathhouse with coin operated showers, which you can also make use of.




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