Visited on 10/3/2017 while driving from giving an operator examination at Mount Bullion Conservation Camp in Mariposa, CA. Don Pedro Lake is actually a reservoir that was formed by the construction of the Don Pedro Dam across the Tuolumne River coming out of Yosemite National Park. The Lake rests at an elevation of 800 feet in the Sierra foothills of the Southern Mother Lode. This huge Lake has a surface area of 12,960 acres with a pine and oak dotted shoreline of 160 miles. The vast size and irregular shoreline provides a multitude of boating opportunities from boat-in camping to waterskiing. When boating emerging rocks and islands due to the fluctuating Lake levels can be a problem late in the season. This lake is located in the Sierra mountain foothills where Highway 49 meets highway 120. Located just north of the town of Coulterville, CA, south of the town of Sonora and east of Yosemite National Park. I want to come back and go camping and boating at this Lake with Jeff and our dogs next summer.
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