Lake San Antonio is Monterey County's Premier freshwater recreation area. Located just 20 miles inland from California's beautiful Central Coast, Lake San Antonio offers year-round activities including picnicking, camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, boating, and waterskiing.
Visitors can enjoy active water sports in the summer.
Lake San Antonio offers excellent fishing. Striped bass, catfish, large and small mouth bass, crappie, red ear and bluegill are plentiful. Four launch ramps with cleaning facilities are provided for your convenience. Over 4 miles of shoreline camping is available on Lake San Antonio's North Shore, the best and most accessible in California. Three campgrounds with over 500 campsites are available for individuals, families and groups at South Shore.