| Specs |
| Type: |
Swimming, Recreation |
| Distance: |
Local |
| Area: |
Colfax |
| Ages: |
Grade School Up |
| Cost: |
$ |
| Information: |
www.longravineresorts.com |
One thing Grass Valley is definitely short on is beaches. We're landlocked so if you want the experience of playing in the sand and water, you need to go to a lake. Tahoe is the obvious choice for most of us, but you may not realize that there's also a really nice beach much closer than that.
Long Ravine is at the end of Lake Rollins, off I-80. If you're coming from Grass Valley you go a very long way down 174, past all the other signs for Lake Rollins.
This is a campground or a day use area--I've never camped there but I've taken the kids down to the beach a few times. It's not a huge beach but it also doesn't get very crowded. There's lots of sand, plenty of room to set up your umbrella and the water is warm. If your kids are good swimmers (or wearing life jackets) there's a slide on a floating platform a little ways out in the water. Sure, it's not San Diego but the day use fees are very low and there's a lot of fun to be had.
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