Lopez Lake

Lopez Lake in California

The center of the lake is at 35.1926, -120.4732. The surface sits around 558 feet above sea level. The Arroyo Grande Creek carries the outflow.

The closest lakes in this guide are Lake Nacimiento (California, 47 mi), Lake Cachuma (California, 50 mi) and Lake San Antonio (California, 53 mi). In all, 86 lakes in California are covered here.

Public datasets record no beach at Lopez Lake, so treat any shoreline access as unmarked and unsupervised. Absence from these datasets does not mean the water is closed, only that no agency lists a beach. The nearest mapped swimming spot is Refugio Beach on Lake Cachuma, roughly 55 miles away.

This page shows no water level for Lopez Lake because no agency publishes one that can be read automatically. Where an agency publishes a figure, we show it with the time it was taken; here there is none.

Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim. Swimming season in California runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown.