San Francisquito dam site

[dima]

I just biked up San Francisquito, to Lake Elizabeth, Lake Hughes and up to Sawmill camp. Then over to Libre mountain and down the ridge route. Libre is magnificent. The Ridge Route is now all paved, and even open to cars; I saw zero cars. It is great.

Of note is the San Francisquito dam site. I've been here a few times before. This time I biked the old road, which turns right just above Power Plant No. 2. It's paved, partially eroded into the canyon below, definitively closed to cars, and is a great bike ride.

In the middle of this road is the dam site, which is now some sort of official landmark. There's signage:



and an unofficial trail that goes to a big chunk of old concrete



and a small monument



There's also an official, signed trail that climbs up to an overlook of the old dam, and has lots of informational panels

















There still isn't really anything remaining here to look at. Here's what's left of the dam:



Bike the old road next time you're here!

[Sean]

Thanks for the report and photos. Surprising that Mulholland's name wasn't erased from the face of Southern California after this disaster.

[Matthew]

Thanks for the report and photos. Surprising that Mulholland's name wasn't erased from the face of Southern California after this disaster.

I was surprised too seeing the timeline. They clearly state that he inspected the leak and said there's no threat. I guess the forest service doesn't fw LADWP lol