The Lakes, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County, California     User input for The Lakes, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County, California: Be the first to submit input for The Lakes. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        These mountains rock, just look at all the fun things to do in the Santa Lucia Range. Go for a hike on the Hot Springs Trail, and a tremendous close by hotel is Ventana Inn Big Sur. This lake is so wonderful. A glorious place to camp here at The Lakes is Rocky Creek Campground. And that's not all you can do here at The Lakes. A lake close by is The Dry Lake, and going for a hike on the Marble Peak Trail is always a good adventure. Getting to Rocky Creek       from The Lakes is easy, and there's whitewater on Arroyo Seco River for all you adrenaline kick people. Summertime at The Lakes comes with high temperatures in the 70's while night lows are generally in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 50's with winter lows in the 40's overnight here at The Lakes. This lake is so wonderful. Why not camp at Miller's Lodge if you're here at The Lakes; nearby you find the Horse Pasture Trail which is a brilliant hiking                  trail. You clearly should fancy the Santa Lucia Range. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Arroyo Seco River, and Valley Harvest Inn is a tremendous site to get some rest. An average amount of rainfall falls at The Lakes; through the month of January you get the most rain around here while July is ordinarily the driest month. The Lakes is not the only place close by, Milpitas Reservoir is a close by lake, and you'll meet a lot of people from Salinas here. This lake is located in the wonderful Santa Lucia Range.   Ventana Inn Big Sur, Big Sur 15 miles away Situated on 243 acres, 1,200 feet above the Pacific Ocean. The property is known for its serene setting, rustic yet luxurious sophistication and romantic allure. Features include 26 newly remodeled su... Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad 15 miles away Welcome to the Valley Harvest Inn, located in Soledad, CA, the heart of the Salinas Valley and Monterey County wine country. Close to Pinnacles National Monument, Mission Soledad, and Monterey Bay, th... Current weather conditions at The Lakes, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County, California Local climate location: MONTEREY 8 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 36.23167 Longitude: -121.4833 Santa Lucia Range Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Santa Lucia Range. Santa Lucia Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Santa Lucia Range. California Lakes Complete list of all lakes in California Monterey County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Monterey County Books about The Lakes List of books available on Amazon.com about The Lakes, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Salinas, California Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Salinas, California, the metro area neareast to The Lakes. 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.     These outdoors activities are available near The Lakes.   Hotels Near The Lakes: Ventana Inn Big Sur, Big Sur, 15 miles away Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad, 15 miles away Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, 22 miles away Country Garden Inns, Carmel Valley, 23 miles away Quality Inn King City, King City, 24 miles away   Camp Grounds Near The Lakes: Rocky Creek Campground, Monterey County, 3 miles away Miller's Lodge, Greenfield, 3 miles away Lower Piney Creek Campground, Monterey County, 3 miles away Piney Creek Campground, Monterey County, 3 miles away   Hiking Trails Near The Lakes: Horse Pasture Trail, Monterey County, 3 miles away       5.3 hiking miles, 1737 feet elevation difference Marble Peak Trail, Monterey County, 3 miles away       1.6 hiking miles, 1188 feet elevation difference Hot Springs Trail, Monterey County, 5 miles away        4.4 hiking miles, 1545 feet elevation difference   Whitewater Near The Lakes: Arroyo Seco River, Monterey CountyCounty, 0 miles away       Class IV(V) - 3 miles long (Willowcreek Bridge to Arroyo Seco Picnic Area) Arroyo Seco River, Monterey CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class III - 14.5 miles long (Arroyo Seco Picnic Area to Route G16 bridge) San Antonio, Monterey CountyCounty, 16 miles away       Class II - 10.7 miles long (Above and down to Mission San Antonio de Padua)   National Parks Near The Lakes: Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines - CA, 37 miles away   Lakes Near The Lakes: The Dry Lake, Monterey CountyCounty, 5 miles away Milpitas Reservoir, Monterey CountyCounty, 15 miles away