Website:https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=462 (State Park Website)https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/462/files/LakeOrovilleSRAWebLayout2018.pdf (Park Brochure)https://www.parks.ca.gov/Gallery/462 (Image Gallery)
Description:The lake offers a wide variety of outdoor activities including camping, picnicking, horseback riding, hiking, sail and power boating, water-skiing, fishing, swimming, boat-in camping, floating campsites and horse camping. Lake Oroville Visitor Center has a museum, exhibits, videos and a store. The view from the 47-foot tower, with two high-powered telescopes, is a spectacular panoramic view of the lake, Sierra Nevadas, valley, foothills, and the Sutter Buttes Mountain range (smallest in the world). Lake features anchorage, floating docks, picnic tables, island and rocky beach. All Boating Allowed. Full Service Marinas, paved launch ramps and hand launch ramps. Docks, berths and moorings. Rentals: Fishing, Waterskiing and houseboats. Swimming allowed but no diving.
Site Condition:https://weather.com/news/news/2019-04-01-oroville-dam-spillway-open https://www.chicoer.com/2019/01/29/recreation-roundup-what-is-open-around-lake-oroville/ https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/2019/February/Lake-Oroville-Operations-Update-022119
General Notes:updated 12.27.23 bd / updated by: [Wright, Aaron] 6/2/2025 11:50:18 AM
Jurisdictions::BUTTE COUNTY FILM OFFICE, CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC
Within 30-Mile Zone: N
State Property: Yes
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 39.5108952, y coordinate: -121.5035070
Contacts: Wright, Aaron *Public Safety Chief, Northern Buttes District, Lake Oroville Sector530-370-8180 Phone 1530-538-2244 Fax[email protected]http://www.californiasbestcamping.com/oroville/floating.html
State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,California Film Commission7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA323.860.2960 Phone 1800.858.4749 Phone 2[email protected]http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/
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