I had some 10-year old instructions that said that only a few remnants of the dam remain - a block or two of concrete. The instructions were based on the old San Francisquito road which I found has been re-routed. This got a little confusing, so I climbed up on a ridge to get a better view.
As soon as I did I came face to face with a giant piece of concrete from the dam. I said a prayer and squeezed past it to get a better look.
I didn't see much, just looked at the old road. But when I turned around to go back, I saw more concrete on the next hill.
I crossed over to climb to that hill, and I realized I was now on the dam itself.
If you look at the first pic of the slab, in the far background is the section of canyon wall that gave way. You can see it again in the background of the previous picture.
While standing on the dam, I also took a shot of the giant rock in the distance. You can see the view is almost the same as the picture taken back in the 1920's.
Some have said that only a few slabs of the dam remain, but actually the whole thing is still there. The old road ran right through the break, and the new road is cut through the other end of it.
One amazing thing, once you get up there, is to see the expanse of the area that used to be under water. And in front of the dam is another large space of canyon, that funnels into a pretty narrow opening. You can see how that much water could have created a great deal of force when concentrated into that funnel.
The location is easy to find, if you go to the intersection of San Francisquito and the forest road (5n30 I think), you can see the dam - it has crumbly concrete on top. You can access 5n30 from either San Francisquito road or Lake Hughes road.
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