Best places: Lakes in Palo Alto

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Lake Elizabeth
Lake
Recreation area with a bird-filled island, plus a dog park, playgrounds, sports fields & boat ramp.
4.70 (440 reviews) (~20.91 km from centre)
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Lake Merritt
Lake
Tidal lagoon in the city surrounded by parkland, a local destination for boating, walking & picnics.
4.60 (764 reviews) (~40.95 km from centre)
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Blue Heron Lake
Park
👍👍 I can't believe this place exist in San Francisco. Free parking, dense and big trees provide lots of shade. The park is beautiful and well maintained. The waterfall in the middle of the lake (man-made pond) is beautifully made. Residence come here to walk, hike, and watch the Great Blue Heron nests...
4.80 (195 reviews) (~45.71 km from centre)
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Lake Chabot
Lake
Easygoing recreation hub popular for boat rentals & fishing & surrounded by tree-shaded banks.
4.70 (246 reviews) (~31.94 km from centre)
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Shoreline Lake
Lake
👍 This is the park we often go for a walk when we have nowhere else to go. You can easily walk 4-5 miles on a flat road with a variety of views. Go around the lake, the golf course, the bay and you have a good exercise. At times the lake is full of birds and fun to watch. The bay does not smell bad in...
4.70 (199 reviews) (~6.15 km from centre)
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Stow Lake
Lake
👍👍 Beautiful lake and a short trail surrounding Stow lake. Rent boats, hike and enjoy the waterfall. There is something for everyone.
4.80 (102 reviews) (~45.52 km from centre)
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San Pablo Reservoir
Lake
😠 I loved this place a for the past few years. I had a season parking and boat launch pass and the attendants were excellent. I looked forward to the weekend, to relax and fish. On free fishing day, I brought a friend and we planned for a great day. It was drizzling that day and as I set up my boat fo...
4.60 (97 reviews) (~53.95 km from centre)
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Lake Anza
Lake
Reservoir at Tilden Regional Park, open May–Sep for swimming, with a beach & lifeguard.
4.50 (111 reviews) (~50.87 km from centre)
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Los Vaqueros Reservoir
Lake
😠 Get ready to Wait. Wait and more Wait... park opens at 7am. You'll be fishing by 8:45am. Be ready to wait in line at least an 1hr. get ready to pay for parking and get ready to pay for fishing.
4.50 (97 reviews) (~55.8 km from centre)
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Lake Temescal
Lake
This reservoir lake created in 1868 features an artificial beach for swimming & fishing.
4.50 (96 reviews) (~45.15 km from centre)
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Sandy Wool Lake
Lake
👍 This is very nice local park. It has lake and hills. It is great place for fishing, hiking, jogging family hangout, picnic. Just love it. The trail is pretty good. It is not very hard for beginners. Especially in springs, hiking amount green field and hills feels so good. In April this year (2019) n...
4.50 (92 reviews) (~26.27 km from centre)
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Spreckels Lake
Lake
👍👍 Beautiful lake within Golden Gate Park. There are always ducks there and you have a great view surrounding you. It’s also a good place to get your daily exercise in since you are able to walk around the lake via the path.
4.70 (62 reviews) (~46.75 km from centre)
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Cunningham Lake
Lake
👍👍 Nice regional Park. Rented a picnic area which came equipped with bbq, tables with shade, bathrooms, large lawn area. Overall a pleasant experience. Park is reasonably well maintained. Come for walking, jogging on the par course, hot the waterslides a Raging Waters, ride the skate park or simply bbq...
4.40 (85 reviews) (~33.3 km from centre)
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Loch Lomond
Lake
😐 Extremely rude rangers! I was unaware that dogs were not allowed to swim, instead of being nicely informed I was immediately yelled at very intensely. After apologizing and getting them out of the water, I was pursued again only to be yelled at even more for the same thing. Later, I was pursued agai...
4.70 (52 reviews) (~37.43 km from centre)
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Lake Merced
Lake
👍👍 A great invigorating walk when you go around this beautiful becalmed body of water.
4.60 (59 reviews) (~42.46 km from centre)
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Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir
Lake
👍👍 Great hike, clean area!
4.70 (47 reviews) (~21.07 km from centre)
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Calero Reservoir
Lake
👍 BEWARE: Hubby and I love having picnics out there, but last Saturday, we were walking up the hill toward the outhouses (to the right if facing the Ranger station and street) and came upon a sleeping 4 foot rattlesnake! It lifted it's head, looked toward us, hissed then slithered off I to the grass....
4.30 (84 reviews) (~44.79 km from centre)
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San Andreas Lake
Lake
Situated over tectonic plates, this water source has a paved shoreline trail for hiking & biking.
4.80 (39 reviews) (~28.95 km from centre)
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Uvas Reservoir
Lake
👍 We called it a little heaven on earth. Super quite. Although no swimming signs are everywhere, but we have seen several other activities nevertheless. Like fishing which we saw quite a few people enjoying. Also, several trails are available for the hiking / biking enthusiasts. Several people were j...
4.60 (47 reviews) (~57.46 km from centre)
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Lexington Reservoir
Lake
Artificial lake with a paved trail, a picnic area, a BBQ grill & picturesque views.
4.50 (53 reviews) (~32.04 km from centre)
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