Friends of Castaic Lake (FOCL) has wrapped up its 2026 Float Tube Derby Series after three mornings of bass fishing, competition and community on Castaic Lake’s Lower Lake. Across the three-event series, 30 anglers caught 127 fish weighing a combined 236.62 pounds. The derbies were held March 28, June 6 and September 19 and brought together both returning competitors and ...

Friends of Castaic Lake (FOCL) has officially wrapped up its 2026 Moonlight Madness season. Held on four Saturday nights throughout the summer, Moonlight Madness gives the community a rare opportunity to experience Castaic Lake after normal operating hours. The 2026 season welcomed 632 attendee visits, with families, anglers and friends enjoying the lake from the shoreline and aboard 115 boats ...

Thirteen years have passed since the disappearance of Bryce Laspisa after his crashed car was discovered abandoned near Castaic Lake. “We love you, Bryce, and you are never forgotten,” read a Saturday morning statement from Laspisa’s family, marking the anniversary of his disappearance. In the early morning hours of August 30, 2013, Laspisa disappeared at Castaic Lake while making his ...

On June 26, 1972, Upper Castaic Lake officially opened to the public, welcoming its first boaters to what would become one of the Santa Clarita Valley’s most popular recreational destinations. The opening marked the culmination of a massive construction project that began in 1967 with the building of Castaic Dam, a key component of California’s State Water Project. The dam ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation has temporarily restricted water contact activities at Upper Castaic Lake due to the presence of harmful algae (blue-green algae/cyanobacteria). Personal watercraft, tow sports (waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing), kayaking/canoeing, windsurfing and all water contact will be prohibited. Boating and fishing is permitted but consumption of fish from the reservoir is not recommended. The ...

Anyone visiting Castaic Lake on Wednesday may have seen smoke and flames rising from across the water on the overcast day. However, this was no run-of-the-mill brush fire. It was a joint training drill organized by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Inmates in bright orange jumpsuits carrying axes and shovels ...

Get ready to bounce, slide and splash your way through the largest inflatable aqua park in Southern California at Castaic Lake this Summer. California Bounce Systems is bringing back its popular Cali Splash Park to Castaic Lake for the 2026 summer season, transforming part of the lake into a massive floating playground packed with obstacles, slides and inflatable challenges. Floating ...

On April 24, 1962, residents of the Newhall-Saugus area voted to connect to the State Water Project to deliver water to the entire Santa Clarita Valley. The vote led to the formation of the Upper Santa Clara Valley Water Agency, created to wholesale imported water from the State Water Project to local water retailers. The agency was later renamed the ...

SCV Water is asking customers to pause all outdoor water use from February 17-24, 2026, while scheduled maintenance at Castaic Lake temporarily limits the Agency’s imported water supply.  The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will complete pipeline repairs at Castaic Lake, temporarily closing SCV Water’s connection and concluding maintenance that began in December 2025. SCV Water does not have ...

A minor was airlifted to the hospital after falling from the second story of a housing complex in Castaic. Around 4 p.m. Thursday, paramedics responded to a child who fell in the 31900 block of Castaic Road in Castaic, said Chad Chebbi, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “A pediatric patient fell from the second story,” Chebbi ...