Lake Minden is only about 26 miles from my house and we like it for a quick getaway. I booked an overnight to try out the cats in the motor home but it was a failed experiment before it even got started. One cat couldn't even be caught to put the harness on and the other cat got a soft tissue injury to his foreleg and was limping the day before we were to leave to I added another day to our trip and left the cats at home.
It was a hot week in Sacramento but surprisingly, the evenings at Lake Minden really cooled down. Sleeping with the window open almost felt like tent camping. It was really nice.
The facility was only about 2/3 full and felt really empty. No outdoor groups bbqing, nobody on the lake at all, something I've never seen before. However, they were getting ready for the boat races. Those folks were starting to check in as we were leaving and that gets to be a busy, crowded event.
We just chillaxed for 2 days and enjoyed the ambiance.