Been going to Lake P since the old Wadell Dam days. Night & day difference between then and now. Two marinas with restaurants, who would have ever thunk it? \n\nThere is room to spread out, even on the weekends. There are plenty of boat ramps with plenty of parking, so launching and parking are rarely an issue. \n\nA common problem which is not unique to Lake P, is the number of boaters who have no clue what they are doing. And, of course you will get the drunk idiots who generally congregate in Humbug Cove on the weekends in the afternoons. If you are traveling as a family, avoid Humbug on the weekends. \n\nIf you can play hooky from work, weekday mornings are the best. The wind usually doesn't come up until after 11:00 and it's easy to find your own cove with flat water for skiing or wake boarding. And on weekdays there is no waiting for a table at Dillon's at Scorpion Bay which is by far the better of the two restaurants on the lake. \n\nAs far as the comments about the fluctuating water levels, this is an annual progression of the water which if you go year after year makes it very predictable. It starts high in the spring and slowly is drafted down throughout the summer. They seem to do an excellent job at marking underwater hazards, and common sense does go a long ways. \n\nA word about the quagga muscles: they are an invasive water pest which have taken root in Lake P. If you frequent Lake P and you want to go to another lake you really need to THOROUGHLY clean your boat including the bilge and cooling system This cannot be stressed enough how important it is to stop the spread of these invasive creatures. They have the potential to wreck the excellent fishing that Lake P has become known for and they can do the same to other lakes. And, unfortunately, there is no known method to eradicate them.