This is the site to get information of Rancho Seco and the number for reservations: http://www.smud.org/community/ranchoseco.html.

It is RECOMMENDED that reservations be made (says the park manager).

*Tent-sites are $10 per night.

*Two vehicles and two tents per site.

*Six people per site.

*Gate opens at 7 am and closes at 7 pm (need to camp to be there for blast-off at about 5:45 (unofficial)).

*Lake is approximately twice the size of Pinto.

*Lake is very clear (12 foot visibility) and choked-down with weeds in the coves.

*Water temperature was 54 degrees last Saturday (should get colder).

*Lake record is about 16 pounds (I think).

*There are three or four campsites with water access (May be able to do check-in and weigh-in from camp.... or across cove at small ramp).

*Nearest store gas is about 15 minutes to Galt or Ione.


DIRECTIONS: From Stockton take Hwy 99 north to Twin Cities Road/Hwy 104 (just north of Galt). Go east on 104 about 17 miles to Rancho Seco Recreation Area. (Recognizable by the 'Salt and Pepper Shakers',or, the cooling towers of the Nuclear Power Plant. (Hard to miss if you're going east toward foothills on 104).

Any other information that you may need, just ask.... I might know.