Castaic Lake

Castaic Lake: beaches, ramps and water level

On the map, Castaic Lake is centered near 34.5261, -118.5990. It lies at roughly 1,519 feet of elevation. It reaches roughly 330 feet at its deepest. Releases go downstream into the Castaic Creek.

Rincon Beach, on Lake Casitas, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 48 miles off. Absence from these datasets does not mean the water is closed, only that no agency lists a beach. The federal and state datasets behind this guide list no named beach at Castaic Lake. That does not mean there is no access, only that none is catalogued.

Swimming season in California runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide. No public sensor reports water temperature at Castaic Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind.

The level comes from CDEC - California Data Exchange Center (DWR). A low pool exposes stumps and mud in the shallow arms of the lake.

The closest lakes in this guide are Lake Piru (California, 9 mi), Lake Casitas (California, 43 mi) and Silverwood Lake (California, 75 mi). In all, 86 lakes in California are covered here.