Love lake Oroville but the city needs to invest more into the parks and rec areas. Our kids need to thrive in this environment that we cherish so much. We should definitely look in to getting more stimulating equipment and activities that the kids can enjoy with their families and friends.

Waters low but its beautiful.

This a great place to come and learn about Oroville and some of its history. You will see displays from how Lake Oroville and the dam came to be to the Oroville Fish Hatchery and also learn about the Native Americans that lived in this area...including the famous man Ishi.There are great visual scene enactments throughout the Nature Center. I invite every family to come check this local attraction out!

This place was so cool to see. This is the biggest dam Ive ever been to and the water flowing down was just beautiful. Nice place for cool pics!

Very beautiful an peaceful. Great place to take the faimly for the day or weekend. Trails to hike room to fly kites, so much to do boating swimming. Enjoy nature at its finest

Clean great parking and a great boat launch contributed to a great morning on the lake.

ALWAYS FRIENDLY HELPFUL EMPLOYEES THAT DO THE BEST THE CAN TO KEEP THE AREA THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERY WELL MAINTAINED. GOOD JOB

Love hanging out with my wife here. We like floating on our rafts in the cove with some music and cocktails.

Its getting better since the scare of the dam breaking. Lol But Ive always enjoyed it.

Love this place and its perfect for taking young children to explore about them.

Oroville Lake has stunning views and I have never seen a lake similar. Maybe cross between billy chinook in Oregon and lake Powell in Arizona

Went here for 4th of July 2016. Their firework show was ok. But very beautiful lake and pretty scenery

The lookout is really cool. Giving 4 stars though because they said the binocular machines were free online, but they take quarters. The little museum is really cool. It is small, but has some cool stuff.

A very interesting damand spillway and just very beautiful. Also a nice small visitor center if your interested.

Amazing staff and all the details of the Dam development and what a feat of architecture it is!! Tons of history, a nice shaded picnic area, nice bathrooms and helpful knowledgeable staff!

Will be great again once they get the camp grounds opened back up.

The campgrounds werent open yet so I couldnt do much exploring, but it doesnt seem like there are any campsites near the water, the lake is beautiful though.

This place is so NICE! It is very Vegas stylish. Cant believe they have friendly employees at every door to open them for you. Our first day of arriving, we ate lunch in the Brewery Restaurant. The salad was awesome and the fish and chips were Alaskan cod, hand battered. My husband had the sushi and loved it.Went to the Tom Petty tribute. Very small venue and very fun. The band was excellent.Lunch the next day with the best chili I have ever had including my own, which is pretty spectacular. Delicious warm homemade bread and butter.If you are in the area, make sure you stop to eat. We have not yet tried the buffet.The $10 sampler of homemade brews is an exceptional value.

Well worth a quick visit

West Basin Metropoltan Water District dispelled the Spillway conspiracy; old infrastructure fix w/newer technology preventing a flood disaster; Safe is better than hillbilly fake news! GREAT WORK!!!

Nice quite place to relax and enjoy nature.

Went over the dam and saw some of the spillway - it is enormous.

Loafer Creek campground itself was nice and clean but the campers near us were TERRIBLE!!! A bunch of young people were drinking and carrying on past midnight. We are a family with 2 small children. The neighbors were yelling and running all over the place. What scared me the most was aroubd 1130 pm they started their truck up and a bunch of people jumped in and i could hear a man say they are driving to the lake and putting the boat in the water!!! They were drunk and trying to drive off! Luckily they changed their minds. There was no campground host to monitor the campground nor any security driving through at night. Other families were there as well. I did complain to someone that drove thru the next day. A ranger came thru later. The group still carried on the next night past midnight again. We will never go back.

Imagine place where we can know all the history of the tallest dam in America, and enjoy the great place. You can visit the small museum here. There are a lot of thing to explore, you can select a film about the history of the dam or history of Oroville to watch in its theater. You can expand the knowledge about the dam, the construction of many different kind of dams. You can know about the life cycle of the salmon from the egg to the growing fish and how the salmon will come back the Oroville after few years living in ocean. There is a tower, you can see full picture of the Oroville dam and Oroville lake. The weather is good from Mar to Dec. On the summer, there are many activities on the lake. You can fish, boat, swim and camp... You can drive along the lake for sigh seeing. This is one of value great place you should visit when coming Oroville.

The waters cold, but its great when its a hundred degrees in the shade :-) the lake is nearly full!!

Love Foreman Creek and it’s nice and full right now

The museum was super neat, plus all the docents were extremely enthusiastic and friendly – sounds like they have a fair amount of field trips that come through, and for good reason.

If you are planning to get on the water, it is ok, shorelines are sketchy. For all other recreation, the place is half closed, full of horse shyte and fema trailers (in case you taxpayers are interested, all the trailers are new and empty???) But it is cool for boats, big lake with boat-in-camps and ok fishing....

Great history. And beautiful foliage

Some of the best times in my life spent here..

Beautiful place before the fire

Always love the lake just wish they could keep a little more water in there so all boat ramps are available. Busy on the weekends up at Bidwell boat launch.

Great place love it

Great place to hangout

Great j us dry camping

Love this place! The Visitor Center is a great place to learn about local history and building of the dam. Lots to see, maps, models, movies, museum and climb the viewing tower for a great view of the area!

Beautiful place to go

Lucky to have Lake Oroville in my backyard. Great place for swimming, boating, fishing and camping. Several places to launch and dock boats as well as areas for picnicking and camping in a beautiful setting.

Lots, and lots of great information.

Nice place to visit

Very extreme awesomeness here

Beautiful area. Lots of trails to hike and bike.

Super nice staff

Real nice lake with a lot of space. Good for water skiing, house boating, fishing etc. You do have to pay to park here though.

I, was there 2014 and every year for over 50 yrs. My family has gone camping and boating was a beautiful experience .I, cherish my time there .We, will be there coming up 2015 summer..I loved the view and all the wild life living on all the, land the deer are exciting to, watch .. make a family vacation to always remember and enjoy !

Great place with amazing views and friendly staff.

Good views. Plenty of good trails for hiking. Decent parking.

Just beautiful! The backside of Lake Oroville, the views are spectacular...

Quiet. Water is very low and fish are just not there unless you have a boat

Overcast today.

Super big marina. Really fun!! Lots to do on the water and on the boats!

Such a beautiful place to go walk, air and enjoy a picnic or just go and take pictures...Best of all, its free!!!!

I love that is a family oriented place the lifeguard by water i would definitely recommend.

Check your free museums!

I was there in aug 2014...was awesome other then the water levels are so low n drying up ..i want to go back soon ..

Water drops too fast..cost to much to launch boat per day

Lake Oroville and the greater Lake Oroville State Recreation Area is a wonderful addition to what the northern Sierra Nevadas have to offer. There are several boat launch facilities at the lake, both paid and free. The North Forebay offers some great kayaking, as well as the Aquatic Center that provides rentals. The Afterbay is almost always as smooth as glass, and all facilities are free. The only portion of the recreation area that leaves something to be desired is the Clay Pits OHV area. The Clay Pits have potential, but dont currently offer much for OHV enthusiasts.

Great Lake between Chico and Sacramento

Very informative and ejoyable.

Great place for a nice hike

Nice when the lake has a good year and the water is pretty.

Sure has gone down hill in the past 40 years

Throw in your kayak and enjoy the day.

Theres a hike nearby here to go up to feather falls. Its legit! But its a super difficult hike...

Nice pic. Just amazing!

History and family enjoymentTower and meadow

Great place to relax and kick back.

Nice museum and exhibits.

Great place to spend the day.

Beautiful area to visit!

Very entertaining and interesting.

Busy

Nice

Luv it.

Very friendly and helpful staff.

Very interesting.

Nice recreation area with falls

Beautiful area.

Love love this place

Super. I like it! really

Wonderful lake, especially when its full.

Love it

Rangers were very helpful.

Fish galore

My favorite camping grounds.