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Thirty minutes east of Lodi, Lake Camanche sits in the rolling foothills of the Sierra Nevada and is located in the heart of California's historic Gold Country. The reservoir covers 12 square miles, is 150 feet deep, with 53 miles of shoreline when full. Camanche Recreation Area is open year-around, with resorts on both the North and South Shore.

Lake Camanche is known for its bass fishing but is gaining a reputation as a great trout fishery since regular trout plants began in 1989. An average of 80,000 pounds of trout are stocked in Lake Camanche annually between October and June with an occasional bass plant in the summer. Other species found in Lake Camanche include: catfish, crappie, bluegill and sunfish.

The Trout Pond on the South Shore is an ideal place to take children fishing. All anglers are required to have a daily fishing access pass in addition to a state fishing license to fish in either the main lake or the trout pond. One hundred percent of the fishing access funds are used to purchase fish for stocking the main lake and trout pond.

Tent and R.V. camping are available year-round at both North and South Shore. R.V. hook-up sites are provided at South Shore only. However, self-contained R.V.'s are also welcome to camp on the North Shore.

Reservations are required for tent or R.V. camping on Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day week-ends. Reservations are required year-round for group camp sites on North Shore. the rest of the year, tent camping is on a first come first choice basis. Reservations are not required but are recommended for South Shore R.V. sites, call (209)763-5913. To make cottage reservations or for tent and R.V. camping on a holiday week-end, call the Camanche North Shore office at (209)763-5121 or the South Shore office at (209)763-5178.