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     California has many beautiful lakes and Zaca Lake is one of them. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Best Western King Frederik Motel is a magnificent place to spend a night or two, and camping at Upper Ballard Campground is always a magnificent experience. If the weather is nice here at Zaca Lake, you can go for a hike along the Potrero Canyon Trail, and if you don't mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Cuyama River.  
   Not much rain falls here at Zaca Lake; February is the wettest month with most rain, and July is when it's the driest.
Summertime highs at Zaca Lake mostly tend to be in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 50's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 60's while the cold winter nights at Zaca Lake are in the 30's. This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Zaca Lake, you'll hit upon Glen Anne Reservoir which is a delightful
 
               lake. There's just no way anybody can get bored here at Zaca Lake. The Hurricane Deck Trail is a splendid hiking trail close to Zaca Lake, and the sight of pretty Lookout Mountain is brilliant.
So many entertaining things to do in the Sierra Madre, not enough time. Sulphur Spring is always fun to check out; a delightful nearby hotel is Santa Ynez Inn. This location, the Sierra Madre, has so much outdoors amusing stuff. If you came to camp Ballard Campground is a great place to do that, and you're sure to bump into some cheerful folks from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta here. On a wonderful day at Zaca Lake you can take a hike along the Ranger Peak Trail; since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always visit nearby Lake Cachuma.
This lake is located in the wonderful Sierra Madre.

 
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Current weather conditions at Zaca Lake, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California
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Local climate location: TWITCHELL DAM 14 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.77778
Longitude: -120.0389

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These outdoors activities are available near Zaca Lake.
 Hotels Near Zaca Lake:
Santa Ynez Inn, Santa Ynez, 10 miles away
Best Western King Frederik Motel, Solvang, 13 miles away
Petersen Village Inn, Solvang, 13 miles away
Royal Scandinavian Inn, Solvang, 13 miles away
Wine Valley Inn, Solvang, 13 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Zaca Lake:
Ballard Campground, Santa Barbara County, 2 miles away
Upper Ballard Campground, Santa Barbara County, 3 miles away
Manzana Campground, Santa Barbara County, 4 miles away
Sluice Box Campground, Santa Barbara County, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Zaca Lake:
Potrero Canyon Trail, Santa Barbara County, 7 miles away
       7.8 hiking miles, 2012 feet elevation difference
Ranger Peak Trail, Santa Barbara County, 9 miles away
      3.8 hiking miles, 2190 feet elevation difference
Hurricane Deck Trail, Santa Barbara County, 12 miles away
       36.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference
 Whitewater Near Zaca Lake:
Cuyama River, San Luis Obispo / Santa Barbara CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class III-IV - 15 miles long (Highway 166 to Twitchell Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Zaca Lake:
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA, 59 miles away
 Lakes Near Zaca Lake:
Lake Cachuma, Santa Barbara CountyCounty, 12 miles away
Glen Anne Reservoir, Santa Barbara CountyCounty, 19 miles away

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Cuyama River
18 miles away
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