![]() In normal years it is a top destination for boating, water sports, camping, cabin rentals and fishing. The lake, 23 miles long and 3 miles wide, is the largest recreation lake in the Bay Area. “Lake Berryessa has great proximity, little competition, good weather nine months a year, the famous Napa Valley nearby and good county support,” said Richard Ragatz of Ragatz Realty, a Eugene, Ore., consulting service that Napa County hired to produce a marketing report about Berryessa. It burned much of the western shore of the lake and even jumped across water and burned little Goat Island. The Hennessey Fire blazed through the surrounding communities last summer, destroying homes and forcing one of Northern California's prime tourist destinations to shut down for a month. Cabins, marinas and recreation facilities are reopening, a sign that better days are ahead. ![]() Spring is taking hold on Berryessa’s eastern shore as the first sprouts of green emerge in some burn zones. Ash carpets miles of hills, with blackened tree skeletons another reminder of the devastation late last summer.įrom a boat, it’s a different picture. John Storey / Special to the Chronicle Show More Show Lessįrom the shore of Lake Berryessa, you still can see the results of the wildfire that swept across this part of Napa County last year. The resort escaped fire damage last year. Pleasure Cove Marina at Lake Berryessa earlier this month. John Storey / Special to the Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of4 John Storey / Special to the Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of4īerryessa Boat and Jet Ski Rental in Napa in open for business. With Lake Berryessa 73% full, outdoors enthusiasts are hitting the water. John Storey/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of4 ![]() ![]() The 2020 Hennessey Fire scarred the land at Lake Berryessa, but the recovery is under way in many areas. ![]()
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