Lake Ranch Reservoir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County, California

   
Custom Search
User input for Lake Ranch Reservoir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County, California:

Be the first to submit input for Lake Ranch Reservoir.
Help improve this web site with your great input.


Submit Input:
Your Name:
Write or Paste Input here:

Upload picture:      Review Guidelines


 
    A visit to Lake Ranch Reservoir is always a good idea. That right there is a load of entertaining things already but it goes on, the Santa Cruz Mountains has it all. Good hiking is available along the Rincon Fire Road Trail; if you have time, Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail is a national park worth checking out. Yeah, come up here to the Santa Cruz Mountains for a perfect time. Nearby Congress Springs Canyon is a wonderful place to go if you're  
   at Lake Ranch Reservoir, and on a beautiful day you get a great vista of The Peak from Lake Ranch Reservoir.
This lake is so wonderful. Howell Reservoir is a nearby lake that you could go to; hiking is a popular thing to do around Lake Ranch Reservoir; Sequoia Nature Trail is a good local trail. Summertime highs at Lake Ranch Reservoir ordinarily tend to be in the 70's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are
 
               in the 50's while Lake Ranch Reservoir nighttime low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 30's. This lake is so wonderful. You simply have to explore Beatty Slide while you're here at Lake Ranch Reservoir, and a wonderful place to camp here at Lake Ranch Reservoir is Sanborn Park.
What a place this is for outdoors folks. Do explore Lake McKenzie close to Lake Ranch Reservoir, it's a scenic lake; there's great hiking along the Summit Trail. Don't forget to take a delightful little visit to Aubry Creek, and why not camp at Saratoga Springs Campground since you're here at Lake Ranch Reservoir. Lake Ranch Reservoir is a beautiful lake in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
San Lorenzo River is a brilliant whitewater spot near Lake Ranch Reservoir, and for you golfers we recommend close by Deep Cliff Golf Course. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting stuff in close proximity to Lake Ranch Reservoir. If you need a site to stay The Inn At Saratoga is a brilliant choice; Lake Ranch Reservoir is a place with many visitors from San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Lake Ranch Reservoir is usually a quite arid place; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain; July meanwhile is the driest month.
Be careful coming to the Santa Cruz Mountains, you might not ever want to return back home again. After a long day outdoors Saratoga Oaks Lodge is a magnificent spot to spend a night or two, and a delightful spot for whitewater paddling is San Lorenzo River.

 
Saratoga Oaks Lodge, Saratoga
2 miles away
Elegantly appointed rooms feature granite countertops and plantation shuttered bay windows which give each room the feel of an individual cottage. Some rooms have gas-log fireplaces, steam showers, je...

The Inn At Saratoga, Saratoga
3 miles away
The lobby of Saratoga Inn is reminiscent of an elegant English Country Manor. Complimentary continental breakfast is served there each morning, as are afternoon wine and hors d'oeuvres. All guest room...

Current weather conditions at Lake Ranch Reservoir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County, California
WXPort

Local climate location: PALO ALTO 3 miles away


OTHER_INFO
  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.21694
Longitude: -122.0475

Santa Cruz Mountains Lakes
Complete list of all the lakes in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Santa Cruz Mountains Outdoors Info
Complete outdoors info for the Santa Cruz Mountains.

California Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in California

Santa Clara County Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in Santa Clara County

Books about Lake Ranch Reservoir
List of books available on Amazon.com about Lake Ranch Reservoir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County, California.

Outdoors Recreation Near San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California, the metro area neareast to Lake Ranch Reservoir. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.

California Outdoors Index
This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.
 

 

OUTDOORS_GUIDE
These outdoors activities are available near Lake Ranch Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Lake Ranch Reservoir:
Saratoga Oaks Lodge, Saratoga, 2 miles away
The Inn At Saratoga, Saratoga, 3 miles away
Toll House, a Larkspur Hotel, Los Gatos, 4 miles away
Garden Inn Hotel, Los Gatos, 5 miles away
Hotel Los Gatos, Los Gatos, 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lake Ranch Reservoir:
Sanborn Park, Saratoga, 2 miles away
Saratoga Springs Campground, Saratoga, 2 miles away
Redwood Rest Resort, Boulder Creek, 7 miles away
Aloha Mobile Village and Trailer, Sunnyvale, 8 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Lake Ranch Reservoir:
Rincon Fire Road Trail, Santa Cruz County, 11 miles away
       1.6 hiking miles, 205 feet elevation difference
Summit Trail, San Mateo County, 11 miles away
       3 hiking miles, 506 feet elevation difference
Sequoia Nature Trail, San Mateo County, 12 miles away
       .4 hiking miles, 32 feet elevation difference
 Whitewater Near Lake Ranch Reservoir:
San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class II - 9.1 miles long (Boulder Creek to Felton)
San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Felton to Ocean at Santa Cruz)
Pescadero Creek, San Mateo CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class II - 9 miles long (Portola State Park to Memorial County Park)
 National Parks Near Lake Ranch Reservoir:
Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, San Francisco - CA, 35 miles away
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA, 42 miles away
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley - CA, 52 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Lake Ranch Reservoir:
Deep Cliff Golf Course, Cupertino, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Lake Ranch Reservoir:
Lake McKenzie, Santa Clara CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Howell Reservoir, Santa Clara CountyCounty, 3 miles away

MORE STUFF NEARBY:

Loch Lomond
Can I fish year round?...Nice lake in the Santa Cruz Mountains, great place for canoeing. No swimming allowed though, what's up with that?...

Big Basin Redwoods State Park
11 miles away
Yeah, it's a pretty good place to go camping...

San Lorenzo River
11 miles away
1 PHOTO
... the gauge until after our trip.

The put-in is in the Felton town park under the old covered bridge. From there to the steel RR bridge the river is very tranquil and a pleasant paddle aside from glimpses of toilet paper and other debris stuck in the willows by high water. Just below the road into Henry Cowell there is an inflatable dam that could cause problems for rafters if it happens to be up when you go over. I don't know how high it inflates; not very, I think. After passing under the steel RR bridge (used by the tourist train from Roaring Camp to the Boardwalk), the river drops into a very scenic canyon with a good section of class III+ whitewater and one hole that flipped our standard-floor raft, in the granite gorge before the Rincon, where the river bends to the left to go around a hogsback ridge. The Rincon (Spanish for bend in the river), a pretty place to pull out for a picnic and some hiking, is part of Henry Cowell State Park and is the last chance to exit easily on public property before Santa Cruz. An old road goes up to a large parking area on Hwy 9 here.
<...

Millpond Lake
12 miles away
I love the millpond its private but is always bursting with sunshine fresh air and the peacefull chirp of birds!...

Pescadero Creek
14 miles away
The putin location given is in an area not open to the public, and the creek is closed to all watercraft, kayaks & inflatables included....

Corcoran Lagoon
14 miles away
1 PHOTO
This is a great beach near Sunny Cove in Santa Cruz. Very clean, not many people. Mainly locals. Great for body surfing. Love it there!...

Foothills Mobilodge and RV Park
15 miles away
BEST SPOT TO CAMP OVER NIGHT IN SAN JOSE....

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
41 miles away
The phone numbers have changed since this page was posted.
For more information about Golden Gate National Recreation Area, please call (415) 561-4700.
For Alcatraz Tickets, please call (415) 981-ROCK [415. 981. 7625].
For Muir Woods National Monument, please call (415) 388-2595.
For the Cliff House, please call (415) 561-4323.
For Kirby Cove camping, please call 1-877-444-6777 or go to www.recreation.gov.
Thanks....

Muir Woods National Monument
51 miles away
We want to use our GPS.  WHAT is the address to place in it?...

Outdoors related information copyright © Stratus-Pikpuk, Inc. - Detailed hotel information copyright © Interactive Hotel Solutions