Lake Perris

Riverside County, Southern California, City of Perris · State Recreation Area

A popular 8,800-acre Southern California state recreation area centered on an artificial reservoir. Offers camping, swimming beaches, fishing for trophy bass, rock climbing, boating, and a 9-mile loop trail, drawing nearly one million visitors annually.

Campgrounds

• Bernasconi Group Camp — Open (checked 2026-08-04) · Group camp
• Bobcat Loop (sites 354-390) — Year-round · 37 sites · Drive-in · reserve
• Coyote Loop (sites 137-190) — Year-round · 54 sites · Drive-in · reserve
• Coyote Loop (sites 89-136) — Year-round · 48 sites · Drive-in · reserve
• Deer Loop (sites 192-202, 271-351) — Year-round · 23 sites · Drive-in · reserve
• Deer Loop (sites 203-220, 283-317) — Year-round · 53 sites · Drive-in · reserve
• Deer Loop (sites 221-270) — Year-round · 50 sites · Drive-in · reserve
• Deer Loop (sites 318-353) — Year-round · 43 sites · Drive-in · reserve
• Horse Camp — Year-round · 7 tent sites · Equestrian · reserve
• Northside Group Camp — Year-round · 6 tent sites · Group camp · Drive-in · reserve
• Quail Loop (sites 1-44) — Year-round · 44 sites · Drive-in · reserve
• Quail Loop (sites 45-88) — Year-round · 44 sites · Drive-in · reserve
• Roadrunner Loop (sites 391-432) — Year-round · 42 sites · Drive-in · reserve

Top trails

• Lake Perris Loop Trail — 9.0 mi · Loop
• Lakeside Loop Trail — 9.0 mi · 80 ft gain · 3h 3m · Loop
• Multi-use Trail — 5.2 mi
• Terri Peak Trail — 2.1 mi one way · 826 ft gain · 1h 6m · Point to point
• Lake Perris Area Trail — 4.1 mi

More trails here: Lake Perris from Avalon Avenue.

Coordinates: 33.8686, -117.1766.

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