HESPERIA, Calif., July 14 (Our Hesperia) — Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area in Hesperia remains under a Danger Advisory as California State Parks warns of a harmful algal bloom and keeps swim beaches closed.
State Parks says visitors should stay out of the water, including wading, and that all water activity is prohibited. The agency says warning signs are posted around the park.
The list of precautions includes no swimming, boating, waterskiing or jet-skiing; no touching scum; no letting pets into or near the water; and no drinking lake water or eating fish or shellfish from it.
The recreation area is at 13990 Sawpit Canyon Rd., off Highway 138 and Cleghorn Road. California State Parks says the Department of Water Resources tests the water regularly and updates harmful algae advisories weekly at entrances and other water-contact areas.
