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Heavy rains flood the restrooms at Atascadero Lake Park on Jan. 9, 2023. ... Road in Cambria around 5 a.m. on Jan. 9 2023. ... 41 underpass below Highway 101 in Atascadero on Jan. 9, 2023.
Atascadero Lake is a 30-acre reservoir (12 ha) [1] in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. [2] Along with Parole Canyon, it is one of two major drainages of the Atascadero Creek - Mid Salinas watershed. The lake’s total capacity is 210 acre-feet (68 million gallons).
Atascadero is part of the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses the extents of the county. Atascadero is farther inland than most other cities in the county, and as a result, usually experiences warmer, drier summers, and cooler winters than other nearby cities such as San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach. The ...
Gradually after World War II the citrus groves were converted into housing. Today a popular coastal bike path runs adjacent to the creek through most of its westerly course to Goleta Beach and on to the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). View of Atascadero Creek looking east from Puente Street in Santa Barbara.
Atascadero Creek is the central channel of the Atascadero Wetland system, designated by the Army Corps of Engineers. It falls under increased protection with the 2015 “new rule” augmenting the 1972 Federal Clean Water Act. As a tributary to Green Valley Creek, Atascadero Creek and wetlands are part of the greater Russian River watershed.
The Charles Paddock Zoo is a five-acre (2.0 ha) community zoo located in San Luis Obispo County, California, in the City of Atascadero on the Central Coast. It is home to an endangered male Malayan tiger named Menderu. Accredited since 1991, the zoo is one of the smallest zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). [5]
Rancho Atascadero was a 4,348-acre (17.60 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Luis Obispo County, California. It was granted in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Trifon Garcia . [ 1 ] The grant extended along the Salinas River and encompassed present-day Atascadero .
The Monterey County Parks Department's primary jurisdiction is the lake waters, up to the high-water mark and the resort area. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office has a boat at the lake for access to the backcountry around the lake and has been known to write tickets on the water. Lake Nacimiento is a haven for watersport enthusiasts.