Located just to the east of Pollock Pines (about 10 miles up US 50 from
Placerville), this lake and it's facilities are clean, with lots of camping
areas and other activities. No doubt in summer this place is packed, but
when we visited in April, there was little traffic. HIgh speed powerboats
are allowed in the lower lake, slower speeds in the upper lake. Day use
was $10, plus $3 for each hand-launched kayak - perhaps a tad pricey, but the
vault toilets, facilities, etc were quite clean.
At the top end of the lake is Sly Creek. Go up the creek as far as you
can, then walk to the footbridge. Just about 1 minute walk inland from the
footbridge is the waterfall. Very pretty, despite the fact it is not a
"real" waterfall, but rather man made.
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View from road around lake
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View from the day use area of the "Peninsula", roughly 2 miles or so from main entrance.
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Parking area, day use area at "Peninsula", with campgrounds in same area.
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Heading upstream, in the upper portion of the lake.
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Vin on a Santee 116
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Looking downstream, towards the west. This is the "upper" lake - channel shown leads into the "main" lake.
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Heading up Sly Creek, towards the "waterfall"
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With higher lake level, you can approach the footbridge and waterfall.
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Looking upstream along Sly Creek
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Kayaks on the right side of Sly Creek (as one goes upstream). "Park" here and walk about 4 minutes to the waterfall.
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View downstream from Sly Creek - this is the lower water level "parking" area, from here walk to the fall.
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Pathway leading to the waterfall
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Footbridge over Sly Creek
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The waterfall along Sly Creek
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This waterfall is actually very man made! Feeds into Sly Creek from a pipe system leading from a higher lake.
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Joy at the waterfall, Sly Creek at the upstream end of Jenkinson Lake.
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Upper Jenkinson Lake, where the speed limit precludes waterski boats, jetskis, etc.
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Kayakers enjoying the upper lake
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Vin enjoying his Santee 116
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Geese family
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View from the Peninsula put in area
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Looking from the Peninsula up towards the upper lake
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Parking and camping areas are great, very clean,etc
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