Lexington Reservoir & the Mountains
Just above town, Lexington Reservoir fills the canyon where the sawmill and stage towns of Lexington and Alma once stood, and open space preserves climb the mountains on either side.
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The 195-foot Lenihan Dam was built in 1952 and covered the towns of Lexington and Alma. Lexington had been the halfway stop for stages between San Jose and Santa Cruz until the railroad passed it by in 1880. (Wikipedia)
When the water is low, old roads, foundations and a 1926 bridge over Black Creek come back into view, as they did in 2008 when the reservoir was drawn down for dam work. The visible ruins are Alma’s. (Wikipedia, Wikipedia)
The 914-acre county park allows rowing, paddling and fishing but not swimming. The San Andreas Fault crosses Los Gatos Creek just south of the reservoir. (Wikipedia)
Trails climb from the reservoir into the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, about 19,300 acres that include El Sombroso and Mount Umunhum, 3,486 feet. Across the canyon, El Sereno Open Space Preserve looks down on the lake; signs there warn that it is cougar country. (Sierra Azul, El Sereno)
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