Our Mini Vacation at Santee Lakes

We were going to spend a few days out in the desert riding our ATV's this spring break, but decided not to go. It was going to be in the 90's out there & that just would not have been very fun. We wanted to do something, but weren't really sure what. I thought about taking the kids fishing out at Santee lakes & decided to check out the website to see if anything was going on out there & how much fishing would cost etc...

While browsing the website, I noticed that they had new water front cabins that you could rent. I checked to see if anything was available, & by chance they had 1 available for Wednesday & Thursday night. We decided to book it right away online before someone else got it. We reserved cabin #10, which was on the end & figured that would be an added plus since there wouldn't be anyone next to us on one side.

The cabin cost $100.00 per night for a Wednesday & Thursday. We were very pleasantly surprised when we arrived. The cabin was awesome! They are new right now, so that makes them extra nice LOL. They just opened them up on April 1st of this year. The cabin had pretty much everything we needed except for food & linens, & personal items.

Things included in the cabin were:

Sleeping Accommodations:
Queen Bed (sleeps 2)
Sofa Sleeper (sleeps 2)
Bunk Beds (sleeps 2)

Kitchen:
Cookware & Utensils
Paper Plates, Bowls
Coffee Pot
Hot Cups, Plastic Cups
Plasticware, Steak Knives
Dish Soap, Sponge
Microwave
Toaster
Electric Stovetop Burners
Refrigerator
Dinette table & 2 chairs

Bathroom:
Shower/bathtub
Sink
Toilet
Toilet paper

Living Room:
Sofa
Chair
TV
DVD Player

Outdoor Amenities:
Barbeque w/ utensils & Propane
Fire Ring
Porch
2 Patio Chairs

This is what was suggested to bring:
Linens (they suggested sleeping bags, but we brought sheets & blankets)
Pillows
Towels
Toiletries
Shampoo & Soap
Food
Fishing Gear
Beach Chairs
Hair dryer
Firewood

Here are some pics of the inside of the cabin:


This is looking in from the door (kitchen, dining area, & hallway.  On the left side of the hall is where the bunk beds are & to the right is the bathroom.  At the end of the hall is the bedroom with the queen size bed).

When we checked in, they let us know to give the cabin host a call if we needed anything like toilet paper, more plates, etc... They also said that there was a basketball hoop & horse shoe pit right next to our cabin & if we needed a basketball or horseshoes to play, they would also bring those for us to use. We did end up calling for a basketball & got to keep it our entire time there & just left it in the cabin when it was time to leave.

A really nice surprise upon checking in was also finding out that we would have use of pedal boats. There were 2 pedal boats available for the cabins to share & they even had life jackets available in adult & children sizes.

We all enjoyed some fishing!  At Santee lakes you don't have to have a state fishing license to fish, but you do have to pay for a day use and or night use pass.  I was lucky & caught 2 catfish & a small bass.  We released all of the fish that we caught.  It was fun, but really weren't in the mood to clean & cook the fish LOL.

Trina caught a little guy

Megan fishing...she baited her own hook & cast her line out all by herself.

Caught & reeled in her very first fish all by herslef

There were other things to do at Santee lakes too, like feeding the ducks.....

Playing at a playground............

Slushies from the country store............

Relaxing..........

and of course campfires..........

We had such a great time & every single one of us were bummed to have to leave.  We even tried to see if it was available for one more night, but it was already booked.  We will definitely do this again!