new Toyota logo on the side of what?
Dude, stay in Texas if you like to wakeboard. I know there is at least one private lake out by Palm Springs. Big Bear's not a real option unless you've got a thing for camping. Would like to take the boat up there, but it's just a novelty.
Next closest would be Perris (hour maybe from P.S.). Pretty lake, but small and super crowded most of the summer. Tied for next closest (bout half hour longer) would be Silverwood (high desert/mountain lake) and Elsinore. Haven't been to silverwood, but I hear it's extra-super crowded and tends to get blown out earlier than the others.
Elsinore is a really nice size and shape for riding - lots of long, straight runs. It's closest to me, easy access (and where I'm riding tomorrow). Problem is it's really green with algae or photoplankton or whatever. It looks like any of the zillion lakes in Tenessee, but we Calofornians are not used to such things. Actually bums be out cuz I don't mind it but none of my friends will hang there. Always blaming it for getting sick.
Seems to me the great place for a wakeboarder to live is in Dallas. That's where my boat spent its toddler years until it grew up and moved to the big city. Nice lakes everywhere out there. Glass at 11AM on a Saturday in June. Imagine that.
You can't take your boat on Canyon unless you live there, but you can always bum rides there. It's the only decent water during the summer.
There's always Lake Havasu (about two hours from P.S.). Very very cool place. Buy a diesel tow vehicle and a mobil home. Go there every weekend during May and November. Be happy.
