Had a great time on the trail with my husband! Perfect weather and smells. Would definitely recommend this for a road trip stop and/or your destination for the day. read more

My family and I rented a houseboat from the Marina a few weeks back, to go out on the lake and fish all day. The boat rental was fairly inexpensive - a little under 200 dollars for a 10 person boat, and we really enjoyed our experience. The staff was friendly and helpful at the Marina, and despite not catching anything, we had a fantastic day. Add in the fact that the lake is beautiful, we had a great time. We will be back, with more of the family this time!! read more

If you don't mind the Rangers/host not enforcing the rules, like dogs on leashes or quiet time, then this is the place for you. We had a group of people next to us screaming and yelling til 3am. We also had a large black dog in our campsite after dark unleashed not once, not twice but three times. The ranger said to us, oh the dog got away from them. I can understand once but not 3 times. It ran towards are small dogs and scared the children and seniors at our camp. This place needs more Ranger presence and enforcement...give out some citations and do your job. Make Lake Success great again! read more

Extremely racist lake patrol. Made us leave the lake simply because of a complaint from another racist person on the lake. They proceeded to only kick us out and not any other person on the jetskis. Were also very very rude. Hope their paycheck is much bigger for ruining an entire family's fun day just because they were on a power trip. The staff for the entrance and the boat rentals was extremely friendly and outgoing made the rental process very smooth. read more

Houseboat rentals available again. Lots of people that don't know rules of the water. Go on the weekdays and you'll be one of the only boats on the lake. Lake Patrol mainly there on weekends only. Sporadically on the weekdays. People that don't know the rules of the water shouldn't own watercraft! read more

Lake Success - July 4th 2015 - Lakes Near Me - Porterville, California

We came here for the July 4th weekend and it was HOT AS HADES. Our campsite had a gorgeous view of a large shed with boat storage, some gas tanks and a couple of dumpsters. Yes, it was a short distance to the water, but there was no established trail from where we stayed so that was a bit of a challenge. The lake itself is dirty. Trash everywhere, and the shoreline isn't exactly user friendly unless you're by the beach on the far side of where we were camping. The store at the lake was closed the entire weekend. Why you would close a store on one of the busiest weekends of the year is beyond me, but we found ourselves going into Porterville to get what we needed. The bathrooms were fine (aside from the syringe that was sitting on the wall the entire time we were there.) Filled with bugs at night but they were cleaned in the morning. The free showers were also nice to have. Boaters on this lake don't seem to have any regard for others and will fly down the shoreline, even if they see you fishing. Plenty of park ranger presence during the day but at night - when a group next to us was up until 5am being VERY loud, not a person in site telling them to shut it down. We all agreed that we won't be returning to this place. Nearby campgrounds along the river are far nicer, and what you lose in free showers you make up for with a far superior camping experience. read more

Lake Success - Lakes Near Me - Porterville, California

One of our favorite get away spots in town. Fishing is good, water is cold, and you can always find. nice folks to visit with. read more

Lake Success - Lakes Near Me - Porterville, California

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Didn't catch a damn thing but the lake was BIG. According to locals, the water level has just recently rised to it's current levels. It's not the cleanest lake.. trash here and there, but not the worst I've seen. The rangers were very nice and informative. This lake doesn't stock but according to the Ranger, it has plenty of large bass. They pulled over 200 during their recent derby. The ranger showed us a pic of a lunker he caught recently. Had to be about 9lbs. Tips from the Ranger - use a roboworm with a texas rig and fish off the backside near all of the trees on the north side of the lake. read more

Family Reunion, June 2013. Got here at 10 pm and was still able to get our RV into a spot but no light to guide the way so we settled for a flashlight. Pros: Decent lake, not crowded and the RV rental cost is not too bad. Cons: Someone really should clean the camping area. Old trash-bottle caps, candy wrappers, etc. I would have to honestly be dragged by wild horses to camp again but Lake Success was not too bad. read more

Great 3 day getaway. The weather was perfect but I know it can get very hot during the summer. The bathrooms were clean and the showers were great. Quiet as we were there during the week and the views were beautiful. Had to drive to a fishing spot but it wasn't too inconvenient. Will definitely do this again. read more

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Word of advice, don't go in the summertime. I just got back from Lake Success and it was 115 degrees. We had a reservation for five days and we didn't even make it three days because it was so hot. The entire campground is filled with dead grass. Also, during the summertime, the showers don't even spit out cold water. The showers are like a sauna. You'll be sweating profusely the entire time. The lake bottom is practically full of boulders, vines and mud once you go in the water. I have no idea who named it Lake Success because it was a pretty FAT FAILURE!!! read more

Came here on a friday afternoon. Alot of people has been telling me its a pond. THE EFFF THEY TALKING ABOUT?!!! This lake is deep now. I love the fishing and swimming here. Not too many people on a friday afternoon. read more

Lake Success - Lakes Near Me - Porterville, California

It could potentially be very nice. From a distance, it looked promising but it doesn't appear anyone takes care of the area. there were busted garbage bags of trash laying around as you walk down to the beach area with scattered trash all around. It was the most disgusting place I have ever seen. I was afraid to even go into the water. I don't understand the people at the part not keeping it clean but more than that, I don't understand why they should HAVE to. read more

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Lake was tiny! Don't know what lakes the other reviewers have been to, but this is far from what id call a lake - mainly a small fishing pond. Not for skiing, etc. Came here to camp and map showed a lake view. Upon arrival, noticed a huge maintenance facility blocking much of our view. We camped in early march so weather was nice and area green. But hardly any trees so would be very hot and dry in the summer months, I'm sure. Full hookup sites were spaced apart nicely but you need to have a huge fifth wheel or motorhome to reach the electrical hookups or water spouts. We have small 20' travel trailer and jacks couldn't get us level because of the way pad set up. We had to move. Only reason I'm giving 2 stars is because hardly anyone else in campsites and hookup spaces were far apart. Oh, and 8 am Sunday morning maintenance workers were out with weedeaters etc. Nice way to enjoy some quiet camping. definitely not a lake for camping unless you're only there to fish. read more