New Melones Lake — Attraction in Angels Camp

This lake is beautiful and good for fishing. The shore is rather rocky, and no I didn’t get any leeches on me. There are different areas around the lake where you can barbecue or have a picnic. You can hike down to the edge of the lake and jump in, however, it is rather rocky and slippery as rock tends to give way under your feet. There were several areas that were closed of (probably due to COVID), so I wasn’t able to explore those areas. I did see one hiking trail as I was leaving but I didn’t have time to seek it out. At this time, I only counted 4-5 boats on the lake. Very...

We were pulled out by the current. And then signaled SOS over 20 times. Got recognized almost 15 times and yet the rangers or whomever waited at the shore. Several cars noticed us going past. Peopled signaled there lights back to us. But yet no one came out to help. No one. We had a 7 year old little boy whom was freezing. We finally got to the shore after 2 or 3 hours and and we had to walk back to our truck down the road to find a parking ticket. When can people do there job to...

We camped here for 2 days. The restrooms were neat with warm showers. The showers need quarters( to reduce the water usage) and timed. We stayed in iron horse 65 campsite, the area had no trees and it was super sunny. We had to flock to the city during the day time to escape the sun and came back to campsite around 7ish. Overall, a good place to camp with basic...