Lake Elsinore, CA

united states

Lake Elsinore centers around California's largest natural freshwater lake in western Riverside County. Take I-15 to the Lake Elsinore exit from LA, San Diego, or Vegas. Highway 74 offers a scenic mountain route to the coast through Cleveland National Forest, while Highway 91 connects north to Corona. The lake covers 3,000 acres when full but can shrink to half that size during droughts.