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and Property:
Zaca Lake is a naturally occurring 20-acre mineral
spring lake, thought to have been formed about 10,000
after a landslide. The retreat has 450 acres of wooded,
mountainous land, and adjoins thousands of acres of
the Los Padres National Forest.
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Zaca Lake Facts:
Zaca Lake is a year-round
personal and group retreat facility. Located in the San
Rafael Mountains, at an elevation of 2,300 feet, Zaca
Lake is Southern California’s largest naturally
occurring lake. Zaca Lake offers thousands of vertical
feet of hiking trail winding for miles around five peaks
above the lake. Zaca Peak, the tallest at 4,341 feet,
stands over two unnamed crests of 3,868 feet and 3,668
feet, plus Wild Horse Mountain’s 3,659 feet and
Lookout Mountain’s 3,490 feet. Zaca Lake is 46 feet
at its deepest, with a mean depth of 31.4 feet, and purportedly
has a "bottomless" underwater crevice, which
once was found un-measurable with 1,000 feet of line
and a weight.
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Wildlife
Zaca Lake is a sanctuary to hundreds of
different birds and animals. Its 20-acre mineral spring
lake is shared by black bear, deer, mountain lion,
bobcat, coyote, gray fox, striped and spotted skunk,
badger, Pacific chorus frog, southern alligator lizard
and wild turkey, among other animals
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Zaca Lake’s winged visitors
and residents include turkey, golden eagle, bald eagle,
great blue heron, peregrine falcon, kestrel, hummingbird,
harrier, hawk, quail, coot, owl, sandpiper, woodpecker,
flycatcher, kingbird, mockingbird, thrasher, thrush,
wren, cowbird, redstart and warbler.
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Activities:
Hiking, biking, swimming, boating
and wildlife and bird watching.
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Camping:
Maximum capacity 40 people
Call reservation office for details
805-688-5699
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