soooo, since it's summer and all, I'd like to take my family to a couple lakes near L.A. county.

I went to Lake Perris a few weeks ago.

Anyone know any other Lakes that are nice enough to have a little grill to do some BBQ and the water is nice and warm/clean..

please post locations and addresses.

Thanks in Advance!

I was thinking the Lake that's close to Six Flags, anyone been there?

Lake Castaic...been there million times. The lower lake is good for BBQ'ing but you gotta makle reservations to get a BBQ picnic area all to yourself if it's on a crowded day such as weekend or holiday...

Pyramid is even better at 20 miles more north on the 5 (from Castaic)...

Hey Jimmy,

do they allow swimming at Lake Pyramid? and also do they have those grills for some BBQ??

man, thinking about BBQ is getting me hungry lol

there's a couple of lakes in irvine.. that's pretty far away from magic mountain tho

pyramid lake is the one near magic, that place is alright

more or less where??

I live in South L.A. I was just thinking about going to Castaic Lake.

Go to pyramid lake much bigger and more places to explore. Do you have a jetski this would be an awesome place to ride it in.

Lake Cachuma is in SB which took me and my buddy like 2 hours (i think) to get there... nice lake too...fishing was great...gotta bring or rent a boat though

sorry i forgot the lakes in irvine were private small lakes for residents, but i heard there's one in mission viejo and lake arrowhead.

i dont own a jetski but times like these wish I did! wait, i dont even have a truck to pull that in lol

I'll be heading to Lake Pyramid this Saturday! I'll let you guys know how my family and I like it!

There's a lake in my backyard! Off of lakeforest...It's a man made lake but you get a nice lake that is attached to your backyard but you pay a hefty 2.5 and up price tag....

my yard aint big enough for one of those lol you lucky bastard! lol

Irvine lakes aren't private...the ones that are are too small to even have thier own names, are. Irvine Lake isn't private but is more for fishing...the rest are small and suck.

Ghetto but close: El Dorado Lakes in Cerritos...off the 605 Fwy.
Even more ghetto: Legg lake in El Monte

No swimming in either of the above. But very short drives.

Castaic and Pyramid Lakes are hot as hell right now. 1.5-2 hour drive from Gardena on a Saturday morning at 9am.

Silverwood lake: Kinda lame. http://www.rockymountainrec.com/lake...silverwood.htm

Big Bear Lake: This is the nicest lake in So Cal. Longest drive too though. 9am 2.5 hour drive from Gardena. www.bigbear.com Directions there also.

I personally didn't like Lake Pyramid...don't know. The people there made it suck. Castaic's always been one of my favorite places to go. Big Bear's always nice to go...best scenary in socal and the fishes are that bad.