What really might surprise you is as bad as Elsinore looks with the murky waters and the sporadic algae blooms, the clear drinking water lakes nearby like Canyon Lake and Perris actually have higher bacteria levels. Those lakes can make you sicker than Elsinore. It has something to do with the algae in Elsinore and how it eats up bactaria. Unfortunately, I have a fairly fragile immune system so not only can I pass on information learned from State Parks Rangers, I can personally testify to it. I get sick nearly every time I wakeboard at Canyon Lake and Perris, but surprisingly not that often at Elsinore. In fact, I get sick more often surfing in the So Cal beaches than I do wakeboarding at Elsinore. Elsinore gets a bad rap, but Its still the best we have around here.
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