Great Parks of Hamilton County honors our millions of US veterans for making sacrifices to protect the freedoms we enjoy, including all the parks and natural areas around this great land. We thank them sincerely for their service to the country.

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Guest Experiences Manager Anthony is at Lake Isabella sharing how you can still enjoy scenery in Great Parks this winter.

We’re giving you some fun coloring activities! Here, you’ll find a fun coloring sheet featuring a different Great Park every day.

Bass SeriesBass Series Standings – September 7, 2019 Rod-Busting SeriesRod-Busting Series – August 23, 2019

This past Saturday, we hosted our second Rod-Busting Series of the season. All week, the meteorologists had been calling for a washout, but there was no rain until well after the tournament had ended. It was sunny with only a few clouds in the sky for the entire length of the tournament. We had every […]

This past Labor Day weekend the fish were really biting at Lake Isabella. The weekend kicked off on Friday when we stocked 800 lbs of adult channel catfish. Then with all the rain we got on Friday and Saturday, the water temperature started to fluctuate, which stirred up the fish and made them active on […]

On April 8, Great Parks held its first fishing event of the 2017 season. A total of 13 teams tested their luck against the catfish and carp swimming in Lake Isabella at the first Rod Busting Series tournament. It was a brisk morning, with just a little bit of fog on the lake. All of […]

The 2017 season is almost here! Thank you to everyone who participated in our Fishin’ Line survey last year; we appreciate you time! During the off season, we went through the results and are using your feedback to make your experiences at the boathouses and fishing events that much better. In event news, the Bass Series, Rod Busting […]