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Millerton Lake State Recreation Area - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Millerton Lake State Recreation Area

Millerton Lake is located in the southern portion of California's Central Valley in Fresno and Madera counties. The lake lies in the upper San Joaquin River Watershed. Its main purposes are reclamation, flood control, irrigation, and recreation.Secondary uses include flood control and recreation, including swimming, fishing, water skiing and camping.
Address : CA-145, Friant, CA 93626, USA

Top Activities Near Millerton Lake State Recreation Area

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Attractions Near Millerton Lake State Recreation Area

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Friant DamA majestic gravity dam on the San Joaquin River in central California in the United States, on the boundary of Fresno and Madera Counties. Friant Dam was originally proposed in the 1930s as a main feature of the Central Valley Project, a federal water project that would involve building an expansive system of dams and canals on the rivers of the Central Valley to provide water for agriculture, with secondary purposes of flood control, municipal supply, and hydroelectric power generation.
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Wildwood Native ParkThis park is owned by the San Joaquin River Conservancy and managed by the City of Fresno. Amenities include restrooms, parking and river access for boating and fishing. Located along the San Joaquin River, east of Highway 41, the park is open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays from 7 a.m. to dusk.
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Hidden DamHidden Dam is an earthen dam on the Fresno River in Madera County, California. It creates a reservoir known as Hensley Lake.It was built in 1975 .The dam is under federal ownership and is owned by the Cespk. It is also known as Hensley Lake. The reservoir it creates, Hensley Lake, has a water surface of two and a half square miles, over twenty miles of shoreline, and has a maximum storage capacity of 90,000 acre-feet.
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Hensley LakeA beautiful lake surrounded by the oak woodlands of the Sierra Nevada foothills. The 1,500 acre lake was created by the construction of Hidden Dam on the Fresno River. The dam is 163 feet high, 5,730 feet long and has a capacity of 90,000 acre feet of water. It is one of the iconic location for a picnic and also there are so many other recreational activities possible.
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Sycamore IslandSycamore Island is located on the San Joaquin River in Madera County, California. It includes multiple fishing ponds and access to the San Joaquin River for fishing and other recreation. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and also there are so many things to see and do.

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Madera County
Madera is the Spanish term for wood. The county derives its name from the town of Madera, named when the California Lumber Company built a log flume to carry lumber to the Central Pacific Railroad there in 1876.

Location of Millerton Lake State Recreation Area


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