Lake Amador Resort - Ione

We had a blast camping here. Tons of great campsites. We fished off the bank of our campsite. They have a swimming pond for the kids, a yummy cafe, and great service. Definitely a great place to fish. I caught two 3 pound monster Bass. They have trophy trout, catfish, bluegill and carp fish. Go camp here fun place for the whole family.

My family I camped on the lake for 4 days and it was probably one of my favorite camping trips by far. Didn’t have the best luck fishing but we had a great time anyway. Can’t wait to go back!

We reserved two spots for the holiday weekend Friday through Monday. Sadly ? half our party left Saturday and we left Sunday, the noise was too much at 2am. Turns out if you know the office folk you are not required to be courtesy or keep the noise down after 10pm. For those with families or hoping to wake before the sun and go fishing ? this was an issue. That aside because it was out of our control I would highly recommend. Gorgeous nature trails ?. Calm lake great for kayaking, fishing ? and paddle boarding. There is a playground as well as a swim ?‍ area. No lifeguard. Bathrooms with plumbing lol and showers ? are available. There are ? campsites for about any type of camping with water and electric at some. Campsites are large and easily accommodate multiple tents. Note there is a charge for every car ? for each night as well as a charge per kayak/board. You can rent fishing boats as well as obtain Fishing permits, firewood, other necessities when you check in at the front lodge. Which also has a cafe on site.

I love going here but I rarely catch fish from the shore. I enjoy it because it is not that far from home. It is getting warmer so trout are deep. Bass are easier to catch. Always 10° or more hotter here. They seem to have quite a few boats out fishing. Camping seems to be doing well. The store has cafe food on weekends. Looks hearty but tables are full. I will eat there someday.

Most recent fishing trip sunset Feb 11th. I love coming to this lake, but some days for fishing you get skunked. On other days, we catch at least a keeper or 2. Me and my boyfriend camp here a lot. In the summertime, it tends to be pretty hot but we like it since you can get some good spots near the water when the lake level is still high. There's a dock near the dam that you have easy access to fishing.