It’s never too early to start planning your summer vacations! From north to south, the SWP offers several unique camping venues such as floating campsites, horse camping, and group sites.
DWR Updates
About 100 volunteers descended on the western edge of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta on February 29 to plant grasses and shrubs and help restore native riparian habitat in the marsh.
![An aerial view of Enterprise Bridge along Lumpkin Road.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/FL_Oroville_0208_06_07_2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=50BDE217484ECBC8439C25940CB23802)
Read the Lake Oroville Community Update for February 28, 2020.
![Groundwater floods rice fields in Yuba County](/-/media/DWR-Images/Groundwater/DBKYubaRiver2455groundwater.jpg?sc_lang=en?mw=200&hash=2FEE0F5B5B380A173DA55063A8EA4C26)
Community and stakeholder input is needed on plans that show how local water agencies will manage their critically stressed groundwater basins over the next 20 years.
![Photo of Carla Strother](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/Carla-Strother.png?mw=200&hash=DE7E2A308828435A93AE325210149C35)
For 44 years, the month of February has been dedicated to the recognition and celebration of tremendous achievements of African Americans, and a time for honoring their instrumental roles throughout history.
![Newly installed lighting illuminates Oroville Dam’s main spillway at sunrise during a continuous 24-hour period as part of activation testing.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Placeholder-images/blog/Lake-Oroville-at-night.jpg?mw=200&hash=4D5D210B28A9CB09A509BCD56B000D21)
Read the Lake Oroville Community Update for February 21, 2020.
![An aerial view of Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/KG_oroville_13202_06_18_18.jpg?mw=200&hash=9152390E366867D8FD0BDFCF14790357)
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) owns and operates the Oroville Dam facilities for a number of purposes, including flood control, water supply, environmental and water quality needs, and recreation.
![Aerial view of Lake Oroville](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/FL_Oroville_1237_06_07_2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=6CA2AC8696C83ABDDB3C945E998F1B37)
Lake Oroville Community Update for February 14, 2020.
![team of scientists and engineers at J Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/UC-Davis-J-Amorocho-Hydraulics-Laboratory.png?mw=200&hash=FD5B8D2C0FC93215E24C16E830C69A13)
DWR has partnered with the UC Davis J. Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory in Yolo County to find innovative ways to investigate fish protection technology within California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary.
![Aerial view of Lake Oroville](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/FL_Oroville_0648_06_07_2019.jpg?mw=200&hash=33ABA311982940E381C15CC33E4CC19B)
Lake Oroville Community Update for February 7, 2020.