Upper Lake Clementine Beach — Attraction in Auburn

A great breath taking spot to bring your family and kids. This is the second year in a row my family and I visited this spot and it's worth the hour and a half drive. A few things to know before coming here. The entry gate opens I believe 8:00am and they start closing at roughly 6:30pm and thats when park employees begin to let everyone know that it's about that time to wrap it up. At the entry there is a $10 fee you need to pay to get in (theres no other way around it). Remember that we are up hill when we enter and will need to drive downhill for about 10 minutes or so to get to the parking area. Please make sure you drive slow and carefull because there has been situations where sharp rocks were on the dirt road and people have gotten flats tires so do be carefull. As for the parking area, SPACE IS LIMITED. Once the park employees see that there is no more parking they will close the gate until people start leaving little by little so you'll have 2 options, go somewhere else or wait in line. I've heard people waiting to come in after it was full for about an hour so if you want in, do come early. No Dogs are allowed there at all (Sorry dog lovers). NO ALCOHOL and NO BARBECUEING as well (Employees are constantly walking around). There are garbage cans there but its also a good idea to bring your own trashbags. Porta Potty's are also available.

This is a great breath taking spot to bring your family and kids. This is the second year in a row my family and I visited this spot nice and early and it's worth the hour and a half drive. The water is warm, almost crystal clear and it's very shallow for kids to enjoy. There is a deep part of the river which is the furthes side. There is a really light current but nothing too dangerous to where kids can't manage it. It is a very calm current. Do bring water shoes because both inside the river and out is all rocks and it will get uncomfortable for the kids especially. Where visitors get settled, there is no shade so it is recommended to bring a cannopy of some kind. I will definately continue to bring my faily here...

Yesterday 6/22 we packed up and drove from Sac to Upper Clementine, we arrived at the entrance and there are cones closing off the entrance. People have already lined up, we were number 8, come to find out they were closed until 2pm - it was 11:30 at the time of arrival. VERY FRUSTRATING because not a single sign anywhere not even the website. We were of course forced away as MANY of us were parked on the side of each side of the road. Yall need to do better at informing the public. I had to call yall myself to get information. The purpose of the delayed opening was not clear, when I called I was told they are closed for the day due to fire restrictions than when I mentioned that some people have told us it's closed until 2 I was than put on hold to get confirmation. Ridiculous! Inform the public next time, many of us come from out of town and even the locals were surprised of this nonsense.

The reason for 2 stars is pretty...

This goes out to all the Karen's who have never left the streets of Rocklin that wrote one star reviews.

This is my first time to come to upper Lake Clementine. It is a $10 entry fee at the ranger station. No, the road is not paved. Don't try to get here in your Corvette but your stock Toyota Corolla will do just fine. It is what you would expect to dirt road down into a valley to be. Steep and a little bumpy. Keep it in first gear and don't ride your brakes.

There are several porta potties and a good amount of parking. I got here at 11:30 on a Friday so I'm sure there are more people on the weekend than what we experienced.

It is a rock beach without a lot of shade. Don't expect to lay out on your blanket. The water is beautifully clear. It is calm and at the beginning of September, it was a very nice temperature.

The dog was very sad when we told her she couldn't go to the lake because they don't...