Camanche Recreation Company - South Shore — Hotel in Ione

Wonderful lake (perfect temperature in the heat), nice views, helpful staff - i'm still never going back.

The main issue is the other campers, their behavior and how they treat the environment around them. There are many published rules (more than most national parks i've stayed at). You will receive several emails about this along with printed details when you check in. During our weekend we saw no pro-active enforcement. Quiet hours are from 10pm to 8am, but on a Friday night we had LOUD music from multiple sites until past 3am. After complaining we got a response from the staff the next morning - but sadly no one checks emails or calls during the quiet hours :/ There is a sheriff station on site, but apparently no patrols conducted as we faced the noise issues each night from different parts of the site.

There are toilet / shower blocks but very few toilets in them. Each morning they were in a truly horrendous state. The scattered porta potties were a preferable choice (when have you ever said that).

There is a huge issue with litter. The camp sites are littered with bottle tops and even broken glass. Standpipes, located 15 ft from recycling cans are strewn with empty soap bottles and other detritus. The bins appeared to be emptied about once a day, but clearly that's not enough.

There are several camp sites in the resort. The one we were in was next to a day use area. We had to 'evict' day use people from the picnic bench several times a day when we returned...

We stayed on the south shore and selected spot 20 that when backed in faced the trout pond instead of the reservoir. Each morning we opened the side door and could see the trout lake from the front bedroom and in the afternoon we would lower the deck of our toy hauler and sit on the deck and watch the pond/lake without too any flies or mosquitoes. Ducks would sit under the trailer during the day and afternoon and other large birds and occasionally I'd go walking around the trailer and a large bird would ask what I was doing disturbing it's sleep. The reservoir is still low , maybe 20 feet below reservoir level so the spots on the reservoir while looked out over the south area should be nice where not as good as the view on the trout pond. The water distance from the reservoir view spots was at least 100ft to the water due to our last drought but the spots by the trout pond were 25ft to the water. The trout pond was at level and the view was better than the reservoir. Actually no mosquitoes bites. The staff was quick to act when the people beside us were loud after 10pm. The whole area is great all 24 hours. I'd go back to enjoy...

We love camping at Camanche South Shore! We rent the “Samantha” boat for a day on the lake every year. The teams at both the south and north shore are great. They are very helpful with any information you need about the lake, rentals, or new laws. Depending on the level of the lake, we’ve picked up the boat at both shores, but it seems this year they have streamlined having pick up be at North Shore only. They offer a shuttle service from the South Shore store to the North Shore to get your boat or you can drive yourself to North Shore, which we opted to do. The team there is great about having the boat prepared for us with a stocked bathroom, full propane tank for the bbq, life vests, and a full tank of gas. The guide gave us a thorough run down of everything we needed to operate the boat, including all the safety/emergency information. We had a great day! And when we brought the boat back, the employee on the dock was very helpful in guiding us in, tying us off, and helping us find/unload all of our gear off the boat. We really appreciate the great service we get every year from the Lake...