Cachuma Lake
A gem of a California reservoir
Location
Notes
We live in Santa Monica, Lake Cachuma is a local reprieve for us for a few reasons.
- Cachuma is very close and can facilitate few days away without much thought/effort
- Cachuma is easy to get to when leaving our home late at night.
- Many enjoyable activities are close to Cachuma.
I have had the opportunity to see the lake at its lowest and at its highest. The recent fluctuations in water availability have
given me a unique view into the many facets of the lake. I feel that I have seen Cachuma at is best and worst. When the lake was low
it was an interesting place to observe, the infrastructure that had been scaled up to support pleasure activities at the lake was wasting away.
The people still came to camp and enjoy the facility, however. I distinctly remember feeling that if I ever lived through an apocalypse it would look like
a Sunday morning in the campground when the lake was low and the grounds were dry. When I refer to the grounds being dry, think about dry crackling grass
and weeds under foot.
I have learned about turkeys, reservoirs, flood control, wine, bugs, and food from visiting Lake Cachuma.
Services
Starlink
Works perfect.
Hookups
Lots of capabilities to support RVs. On site dump is easy to use if a selected site does not have sewer connections.
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