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There are other locations here than Younger Lagoon, for example Antonelli Pond; Cave Gulch is definitely a brilliant place to go to. This is no site for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. If you need a spot to stay Babbling Brook Inn is a great choice, and there's splendid hiking along the Sequoia Nature Trail. People from Santa Cruz-Watsonville love to come to Younger Lagoon, and Bay Street Reservoir is a brilliant lake close by. That right there is
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| | plenty already, but it continues; Younger Lagoon has it all. Don't leave Younger Lagoon without first going for a hike along the Rincon Fire Road Trail; you have to check out Mitchell Cove when you're here.
This lake is so wonderful. Ocean Pacific Lodge is a delightful location to get some rest, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend San Lorenzo River. Good hiking is available along the Summit Trail, and you can always | |
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enjoy a lazy day on the beach at Wilder Beach. Through the long summer days, highs generally are in the 70's at Younger Lagoon. Summer overnight lows descend down to the 50's. Throughout the wintertime this place gets highs in the
50's, and nighttime lows at Younger Lagoon during the wintertime generally dip into the 30's.
If you're a golfer then a great nearby course is Pasatiempo Golf Club, and a delightful site to camp here at Younger Lagoon is Henry
Cowell Redwoods State Park. Some of the water nearby flows, like Meder Creek; if you come at the right time of year, San Lorenzo River offers some good whitewater.
Younger Lagoon is a relatively wet place mostly with a large amount
of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is January, and the driest month of the year is July. This lake is so wonderful. Why not camp at Smithwoods RV Park since you're here at Younger Lagoon, and nothing beats kicking back at Cowell Beach.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.95083
Longitude: -122.0658
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Summit Trail, San Mateo County, 19 miles away
3 hiking miles, 506 feet elevation difference |
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San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Felton to Ocean at Santa Cruz) |
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San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class II - 9.1 miles long (Boulder Creek to Felton) |
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Santa Cruz Beach
 | Very very crowded beach, good if you're bringing kids, they have roller coasters and everything. But there's a bunch of much nicer and quieter beaches just a few blocks to the north (it's actually west but you know, up the coast). The real nice beaches around here are a few miles up hwy 1 though, strawberry beach, 3 mile beach, 4 mile beach to name a few.... |
San Lorenzo River
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... though I suppose this may change from year to year.
Where the river goes around the Hogsback there is a lot of large woody debris, including a narrow area with strainers that could be quite dangerous. Recently the county has announced that woody debris will no longer be cleared from county streams in an effort to restore our nearly extinct steelhead populations, and this may make the situation even worse. I don't know whether it will be practical to portage around the woodpile at the point where the river make its final bend toward Paradise Park.
Past the Hogsback, the river goes through a number of very mild rapids, often in narrow willow-lined channels. A special treat is the opportunity to pass under the 1867 Powder Mill Flat covered bridge at Paradise Park, not normally seen by the public as the community is a private enclave of the Masons.
One last note is that Santa Cruz city's water intake is in the river, on the right as I recall, just as one emerges from the canyon below Sycamore Grove (location of a long-gone resort now frequented mainly by homeless ca... |
Four Mile Beach
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This is a great noncrowded beach, if you go on a weekday you'll probably have it all to yourself. These beaches up here are way better than the hectic city beaches of Santa Cruz and Capitola a few miles down the road.... |
Pasatiempo Golf Club
 | Great place to play golf I think.... |
Corcoran Lagoon
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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!... |
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?... |
Millpond Lake
| 11 miles away
I love the millpond its private but is always bursting with sunshine fresh air and the peacefull chirp of birds!... |
Manresa State Beach
 | 14 miles away
This is our favorite camping spot along the central coast. Fall (Sept.-Oct.) has the best weather in my opinion. The beach is beautiful and there really is a lot to do in the area. Zip up to Santa Cruz for a night on the town or just lounge on the beach the whole time. Its GREAT!!... |
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
| 15 miles away
Yeah, it's a pretty good place to go camping... |
Corralitos Lagoon
| 17 miles away
This pond had many fish in it, but now is over grown with plants and is very hard to fish.... |
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
 | 53 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.
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Muir Woods National Monument
| 62 miles away
We want to use our GPS. WHAT is the address to place in it?... |
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