Joyce T.

This boat rental company is located and is the marina in Emerald Lake. Friendly ladies helped us with boat info and contracts. The friendly and helpful men guided us away and back on our cool boat! Very professional outfit. Beautiful wooden furniture waiting area. Friendly owners dog. There is a well stocked provisions store. Beer, clothing, ice, drinks, ice cream and CARP FOOD! There is complimentary fish food for the big mouthed large dark gray carps that wait open mouthed for their treats. They hang around right outside the store, right outside in the water! Had an exhilarating time and marvelous experience.

Francisca H.

My in laws have a vacation home near by here. Threw the years we've rented small boats from emerald cove marina. Always a great and easy experience. Reservations and check in process all flow well. We rented a sweet water patio boat for Fathers Day 2021 and had a picture perfect day out on the water. Lance checked us in and out. Easy process, clear instructions and overall great customer service.

Ashley H.

Such a beautiful wonderful lake. The water and all of then surrounding area is just so peaceful and breathtaking.

This boat cost $10,000.00 for the 7 days and nothing worked. We have rented this boat twice in the last 2 years. The AC never worked. It was terrible. The oven and the stove was so hot and stunk like gas. The boat is junk. I guess I will stay at the Four Seasons next year.

Liz R.

Its okay. dark day campground 2d Yes lots of mosquitos even saw a scorpion did not see bears but went on loud 4 th july weekend they probably stayed away bathrooms are porto potty type with deep vault toilets that smell like death beach access is small but there is one sandy beach to walk down to luckily we had a boat so made the weekend fun other then that it was ok if you have a boat its worth it I guess OH- the thing I hated about our double site is you cant park in your site. literally tent only blocked off by wooden planks you have to drag all your camping stuff down to the site so dont plan on bringing a camper or a truck tent other wise you will sleep in the parking lot like some of our group had to this is why I give 3 stars. if you can park in site would have given 5.

Kasey F.

I don't enjoy the winding drive, but the minute I hit the water it's all worth it. The water is warm and it reflects every shade of green from the surrounding trees. I love it. I just went out for the first time this season, and the reservoir is high but be on the lookout for floating logs and tree limbs in the water.

Ka'Neki M.

If you like real camping.. this is the perfect place to start. I for one, love glamping so it was a bit much but it is a must do! This place looks like paradise, the water is beautiful and the scenery is breathtaking. We camped in Dark Day 1D-3D with a large group with kids. It's about 4 miles from the Emerald Cove. We arrived at 2pm and met Meghan and her awesome crew. They were so nice, informative and great with the kids. They definitely set the tone for the whole trip. We saw them daily, especially Meghan, who always was there to help with any questions and advice. Each site had 2 picnic table with benches (bring your own table clothes), 2 bear lockers and space for large tent (we have a 3 room tent that connects) Also one vault toilet and filtered water pump(no hose connection) for the whole site to share. The nearest shop/gas station is a bit away and expensive fyi. One really wise advice was really use the bear lockers. Leave no food out and always lock them up and take the keys out, the bears are smart. We left our coolers in the van. We did encounter the 3 hungry bears but no food was left out for them by us, they did rummage through the large garbage bin provided by the camp. Trash pick up is Monday, we arrived on Sunday so we were lucky to be able to have an empty bin for the week. Trust me, no hacksaw or knifes we had made me feel safe (I had anxiety every evening) but the bears did move on. All food and paper items were burned in our fire to minimize bear rummaging. It's not much of a hike down to the water per say but it is a dangerous 200-50 foot slope to get to the water, no matter what trail you take. So wear good shoes(I broke 2 rubber flip flops) down and bring water shoes for the sharp rocks. We back packed and brought our camping wagon to carry everything. It was pretty empty as far as people for us, we loved that. We popped up an easy tent and picnic tent, threw down blankets and put up camping chairs right up against the water. Btw, they have chopped up wood everywhere and we just picked it up when we walked and used it for our fire pits. We enjoyed the company, and the beauty ...we missed having a real toilet, electricity and a shower. We had no phone reception either, it was nice to unplug. The vault is kinda like a porta-potty but the crew keeps it clean daily. We did bring our own DIY (bucket, $1 store noodle, cat litter and trash bag) toilet for the night and quick pee. Nothing to wash up, so make your own washing station with water cooler, hand soap and paper towles(which you can burn up in your fire) Bring powder for around your tent for the monster ants, however, the indestructible flys, yellow jackets, spiders and mosquitoes... no bug spray, fly trap, yellow jacket bag, lavendar spray, or mosquito light gets rid of them but a netted tent around the picnic table helped. For some of the unlucky ones(almost half of us) ..Calamine lotion and sage water will be your best friend after day one. We carried a fly swatter to get'em if they made it in lol. We did find fat juicy ticks, but none on us.... So I guess they ate and moved on. As we packed up and was getting ready for our 2 pm check out, it was bittersweet but we were ready to get back to reality and of course, a shower.

Virginia M.

Spiders, man. Lots of 'em. I'm not sure if it's just that we were there when all hell broke loose or if it's a usual thing, but the spiders were alive and kicking' and goddamn everywhere. We'd go to sleep at night having rid our cooler area of webs and colonies only to wake up the next morning with a friggin' Marine Corp level impenetrable canvas of webbing covering everything once again. The more high-maintenance folks in our group were shrieking (yeah, the dudes too). It was a nice menagerie of species too, all of them jumped, all of them looked menacing, but none were poisonous and no one in my party came home with bite marks. But still...spiders, man. Other than that, this watering hole is great! Warm water, generally calm, very picturesque, and seems to be a fabulous fishing spot. Get here early on the weekend if you want a place to camp that isn't on a 30+ degree slope. With the drought as bad as it is, the water line is down ....WAY down. Bring drinking water and umbrellas/shade tents, there's zero natural shade near the water. And binocs, Bald Eagles have taken up residence in the area..... so cool.

Sarah F.

Our family loves Bullards Bar!!! Every summer we come up for boat in camping and never want to leave. The water is always clean and beautiful and it's always fun cruising around the lake to find a spot to camp. The lake has a nice atmosphere and is family friendly, which is great since our son is four. Whether we are just relaxing on shore or out on the boat exploring the lake, we are always having a great time! The marina is great too! They always have what we need, and the girls who work there are very friendly. Last summer we rented the MB sport and a pontoon for the weekend. After we had everything loaded up, someone came up to inform us that the pontoon had been double booked, instead of shorting us, the let us take out the party cruiser for the weekend instead and for the price of a pontoon. This party cruiser was amazing!!! It had a BBQ, toilet, stove and a patio on top!!! Bullards Bar has always treated us great! We leave with smiles on our faces and tons of great memories!!! Can't wait to see what summer of 2014 brings!

Tiffany S.

Loved this place! Not too far from Sacramento, but far enough to feel like we were nowhere near "home"! Campgrounds were clean & camping fee's were fair. The staff drove around the camping areas regularly and they were always polite and smiling! They were happy to answer any questions we had also! Bullards Bar is gorgeous! The dam is spectacular! The lake is beautiful and wonderful to swim in! This is my favorite place to camp! We all had a blast and will be back again soon!