Big Laguna Lake
San Diego County, California29 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
Big Laguna Lake in San Diego County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Big Laguna Lake is a 29-acre lake in San Diego County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Big Laguna Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping5 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Big Laguna Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the California State Water Resources Control Board and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Big Laguna Lake
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Big Laguna Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
29 acres
Shoreline
1.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Laguna Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Big Laguna Lake
- El Prado Group0.9 kmReserve
- Laguna Campground1.6 km
- Horse Heaven Group Camp2.1 km
- Wooded Hill Group4.4 kmReserve
- Burnt Rancheria Campground4.9 km
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Big Laguna Lake
Where is Big Laguna Lake?
- Big Laguna Lake is a lake in San Diego County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Laguna Lake?
- Big Laguna Lake in San Diego County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Is Big Laguna Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Big Laguna Lake?
- Big Laguna Lake has 5 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including El Prado Group, Laguna Campground, Horse Heaven Group Camp, Wooded Hill Group. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Big Laguna Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles