Additional Information About Lake Perris SRA
VERY IMPORTANT NEWS!
PLEASE READ!
Because of state cutbacks, Lake Perris SRA has had to drastically reduce their hours of operation. As of November 1st, the Lake Perris campgrounds are closed Monday through Wednesday.
But not for us!
Because they value our patronage, the Lazy Daze Caravan Club is being allowed to use the campground beginning on Tuesday, Janaury 19th.
HOWEVER...
...the entrance gate will be locked. We will all be given the gate code via our newsletter. We will all need to use this code to unlock the gate on Tuesday, January 19th and Wednesday, January 20th.
Please remember to bring your newsletter to the caravan!
Lake Perris
Located 11 miles south of Riverside in northwestern Riverside County, the Lake Perris State Recreation Area (SRA) is an 8,800 acre playground that has something for everyone, including the 2,200 acre Lake Perris, formed by Perris Dam. Lake Perris is the southernmost reservoir of the SWP (State Water Project) and provides water supply, fish and wildlife enhancement, and recreation. It is one of the most popular recreational lakes in the SWP system.
Special note to birders: more than a hundred different species of birds have been spotted at Lake Perris, some migratory and some permanent residents. Larks, loggerhead shrikes, roadrunners, California thrashers, quail, wrens, sparrows, hummingbirds, golden eagles, several varieties of hawks, ospreys, and even bald eagles may be seen. In addition, many varieties of waterfowl can be spotted, including pintails, widgeons, teals, mallards, shovelers, various geese, and sometimes whistling swans and pelicans. Also, blacknecked stilts, avocets, killdeer, willets, kingfishers, egrets, and herons can sometimes be seen near the water's edge.
Also occasionally seen are mule deer, bobcats, coyotes and badgers. The area is also home to a wide variety of lizards and rodents...and rattlesnakes. So please take care when hiking!
Activities within the park include:
• Hiking, biking, and horseback trails
• How about a picnic? Ramadas, tables, grills, and restrooms (wheelchair accessible) are located at Moreno and Perris Beaches and at the Bernasconi area. Pepper, eucalyptus, cypress, palm, and pine trees have been planted for shade; playground equipment and large grassy areas are also available.
• Fishing (shore, pier and boat) for rainbow trout, catfish, Florida bluegill and Alabama spotted bass
• Boating (sail and power boats, rentals available)
• Swimming, jet skiing, waterskiing, scuba diving and windsurfing
• Even rock climbing!
• In addition (yes, there's more!), Lake Perris SRA is home to the Ya'i Heki' (Home of the Wind) Regional Indian Museum which focuses on life in the Mojave Desert region as experienced by the Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Cupeno, Luiseno, Serrano and Vanyume tribes.
• And to get an interesting perspective of the lake, visitors can head over to Alessandro Island, rising 225 feet above the surface of Lake Perris. The island is a day-use, boat-in-only area and has picnic tables and cooking grills.
• For more information, click here for the Lake Perris SRA website.
Additional Information About This Caravan
• We'll be camping once again in the Deer and Owl Loops (we were in the Coyote Loop last year while the Deer and Owl Loops were being renovated. Dare we hope that the sites are now more level?)
• Campsite hook-ups include water, electric and gray water dumping only. There is a dump station in the campground.
• There are restrooms and showers.
• Please obey all posted speed limit signs as the park will ticket speeders.
• We have the $14.00 per night rate from Tuesday, January 19th through Sunday, January 24th.
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Lake Perris and Alessandro Island
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