Santa Margarita Lake                                                     

Nestled deep in the heart of San Luis Obispo County, Santa Margarita Lake sports over 6,000 acres of land and water. The lake SML Smooth Water.JPG (14272 bytes)itself is a "Domestic Water Supply" and thus, no "body contact" with the water is allowed. This makes for a terrific ~ serene ~ visit as the quiet boats of the fishermen, canoes, and row boats dot the spectacular view of the water. No loud ski boats, no sea doos, you get the idea... We had a super time enjoying the company of our closest friendships. Get yourself a cup of joe and sit back while you peruse the memories of our visit to Santa Margarita Lake Regional Park. 

From near our campsite, at the water's edge, looking east over the lake at dusk. The calm water and cool air set the stage for a wonderful ~ relaxing evening by the fire.SML Water and Peak.JPG (23649 bytes)

A late in the afternoon photo of the lake with a nice rise in the landscape on the other side. Although somewhat obscured by the trees, crags can be seen near the peek on the north west face. Not shown in this photo are the spectacular rocky hillsides further south and to the west. Camping, climbing, hiking, boating... And not too remote for a weekend getaway.

Here's the view that I mentioned above. I love those craggy hillsides. Where's my harness...SML Crags Water and Trees.JPG (31732 bytes)

No loud power boats here. What a blessing. Earlier in the day the water was dotted with the elegant sails of a good number of sail boats. Santa Margarita Lake is the perfect place for them, too. As for us, we borrowed an inflatable four person raft. Our buddy Mike forgot to give us the plug to - of all things - keep the air in. Thanks Mike! (Tee-hee) We stayed off the water. Our campsite was nestled alone atop a knoll that made for great views. Although a bit windy for about two hours each day, we really enjoyed our campsite. We were in Road Runner #8. 

Brianna relaxing with a word search.     SML Dano and Juice.JPG (16975 bytes)     SML B B and Juice.JPG (8685 bytes)

(Left) Brianna works on some word search.
(Center) Dano and Juice
 (Right) Juice, Brianna, and I by the tent just before we pack up camp.
    

Milo T. Lizard
This little guy visited us daily. We named him Milo. 
Milo was nice enough to pose on his favorite tree for this picture. 
Thanks Milo. See you when we come back to SML!