Summer Lovin': The sunniest lakeside destinations in America revealed Big Bear Lake in California is the sunniest lakeside destination in America, averaging direct sunlight of 335.02 watts per square meter. Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and Santa Rosa, New Mexico, are also among America's sunniest lakeside spots. nationalworld.com nationalworld.com / feeds nationalworld-com / / #news / / 6 hours 6h Share