West Coast?

Just give it a couple minutes between posts. BKH

Alright, short posts seem to be working.
The video that Glass seeker posted is great. it shows the West Shore and HWY 36 as it goes through the town of Chester. The is the 4 of July and the road is closed for a parade. It was only a few years ago when 100,000 people would show up the the 4 of July in Chester. That seems to have tapered off. Most local avoid the lake on the 4 of July as would be my recommendation. It would be all but impossible to find lodging, camping, or any water worth enjoying during the 4 th.

It is..... we are Facebook friends😜 Stefan is heading down to legions next weekend

We are great friends with Willie and Were with Scott at the World Championships in augest . We ski up here in Adna Washingtion at Lake Silverado. It's a privete barefoot lake. When y'all see Willie you mention my son Stefan he will know right away. My name is Jared we have a beautiful 85 SN 2001 that I watched get unloaded off the truck when it was new. Hope to see y'all

I actually started this thread a few years back am am excited y'all want to do this. I am super excited to see some talk about Barefoot waterskiing. My Son is the current boys 3 National overall champion. He is a sponsored skier with the World Barefoot Center. We would love to make the trip to the delta. Any of you know Weat Coast Willie?

Ok I don't want to crush his groove...Almanor is fine.

My vote would be for Orwood Resort on the Delta. I looked at the pics of Almanor which is beautiful but my definition of glass is different. There is Secret Slough for barefooting...glass all the time. All day. There are slalom courses nearby...and sloughs branch off in every direction leading to many waterside bars restaurants and theres Ski Beach. Lots for boaters and skiers to do. Hotels nearby. Camping. And it's in Brian's backyard!

I am having trouble posting my complete post. It has allowed me to post the first paragraph. I am going to see if I can post the rest.

I have never talked to anyone that skied Lake Almanor, I have driven past the lake.
What conditions do you find at Almanor?   It is very pretty in the pictures.
Any Glass available? It is so far from everything I would think traffic is minimal.

J D that is just a gorgeous area would love to go there.

        We are now talking going to Powell next summer the first week in July, We will be renting the big daddy house boat staying a week. Only thing is we put in on the east side I think at Dangling Rope Marina ? and I'm guessing Craig your on the west side? Since I have not been there yet I don't know how far the group will go west.

I have read this post that has been running for years now and there has not been a West Coast Reunion yet. But, I am with Mojo on this, you just need to set a date and make it happen. I see that there are only 11 West Coast people who have posted on this site with BKhallpass having traveled the entire country to events. I ran the numbers in mileage to a center point from the people who have posted on here.

This location is in my back yard and I can not think of a better location for boats our size, for water skiing or boarding, waterfront dry camping (no hook ups), local lodging, home rentals, resort rentals and such. I am located just outside Lake Almanor California. The distances from various locations are Seattle to Lake Almanor 672, San Diego to Lake Almanor 653, Las Vegas to Lake Almanor 566, Salt Lake to Lake Almanor 633, Boise to Lake Almanor 539, Phoenix to Lake Almanor 850. These are all great distances to travel towing a boat. However, the distances points to the fact that lake Almanor is a central location for the West Coast. It is a very popular camping, skiing, fishing location and camp grounds are hard to come by.

I recommend a camp ground owned by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) called Rocky Point Camp Ground. They have first come first serve camp sites which are packed all season long and they also have two group sites that you can make reservations for. One site has 16 spots for trailers/motor-homes and 4 tent only area, pit toilets and no showers. The cost is about $500 a day for the group area. The smaller group area is $350 a day. There is also lodging within one hour or less for those not wanting to camp.

The other group site is a loop that has 10 regular camp sites also water front. I am willing to attempt to make reservations for this location if the group is will to make the trip. Making reservations can not be done until Feb-1 2017 @ 8:00 AM So specific dates could not be confirmed until after that time.

Another option is staying in local lodging and making day trips to the lake as our family does from our home. This may be easier to schedule as lodging would be easier to book by the individual This would allow selecting a specific date that may get booked prior to our group booking. There is lodging in Chester California and in Susanville California. I live in a very rural location and have quite a bit of parking for boats if owners were concerned about parking their boat over night at a hotel.

like most of you we spend our time in the summers hanging out at the lake with friends. So, the more the merrier and we will call it the West Coast Correct Craft Reunion.
Let me know what you think.


I took photos today of the group camp area and the boat ramp and will post them.

Bump Bump - Have been tied up with other things lately and not on here but the weather is nice and ready to get the boat out.

Do we have anybody up for Havasu or Mead?

Havasu sounds good - Mead is so low the ramps really suck right now, Haven't even made it out this year. Maybe this weekend :D hasn't warmed up yet and been busy with other things.

74Wind wrote: Curious, what does that mean "2015 is DONE"?

Its too late to adequately plan a worthwhile event in time for people to get it on their calendars for the year.

I'd like to get this back to the top.

I'm all in for a Lake Powell or Lake Mead. I have a fondness for Havasu as well. 2015 is DONE, so how about 2016?