Lake Nacimiento is located at an elevation of 2,605 feet. It has 11,000 surface acres and a maximum depth of 200 feet and approximately 170 miles of shoreline.

The lake lies in Northern San Luis Obispo County, however, the dam and water is controlled by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency.

There are over 400 campsites and RV sites have both full or partial hook ups. All camping sites (with the exception of Sandy Point) are offered on a first-come - first-served basis.

Nacimiento is the only lake in California stocked with White Bass. There is also a healthy population of largemouth and smallmouth bass.

Directions: The lake is located west of Hwy 101, seventeen miles north of Paso Robles. Take the 24th Street exit in Paso Robles and follow the G-14 to the lake.

For more information, call the Visitors Center at(619) 379-5646

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Name: Ken Sauret	Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Paso Robles	E-Mail: fishnwin@yahoo.com
Water Teamp: 68	Water Clarity: 3
Report: Fished the CBC at Nacimiento. Day after cloudy with sprinkles so north wind to 25 MPH and being the Friday of Memorial Day holiday lots of boats by noon, more like a zoo. No topwater in the morning so by 10:00 am with no fish I went to a YUM Houdini worm and scratched up a very small limit, had to measure a couple. Since there was not reaction bite being a bluebird windy day after a front I went to a YUM Gonzo grub on a 1/2 oz football jig and culled three of my squeekers to weigh a limit for 5.96 lbs. Lots of small fish but only about 12 keepers for the day. This is not a normal spring for Nacimiento, San Antonio or Santa Margarita. All these lakes are either full or 20 feet higher than the high water level the last 4 or 5 years. I think the combination of post spawn and alot of grass detiorating in the water has the ph off or something. The water is clear but has a sort of tea colored stain to it. A couple months ago I had 50 fish days when the fish were all over the flats and spawning but that's gone and the summer feed is just not on yet.
Tips: This is the best year for shad in a long time. Every pocket has bait in it. Some of it is over 3 inches long. The fish you catch are healthy and have little bellies on them so watch this lake in the next couple years. Fish finesse like drop shot, senko, texas rig worm or a small jig real slow on main lake points or pockets and you'll catch fish.