Camden Pond No. 3–Camden Pond No. 1, 7 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Los Gatos Creek County Park near Vasona Junction, CA. The route passes Kirk Ditch Desilting Basin, Oka Pond No. 3, Camden Pond No. 1 and 2 more before reaching Fly Casting Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 266 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 37.25664, -121.96128
Nearest town Vasona Junction, CA
Directions
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Camden Pond No. 3–Camden Pond No. 1, 7 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min
Elevation 230–266 ft
Out & Back · Los Gatos Creek County Park
Trailhead: connector · 37.25664, -121.96128
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Winchester Boulevard & Albright Way stop 363 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Los Gatos Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Kirk Ditch Desilting Basin.
- 150 ftPass Oka Pond No. 3.
- 450 ftPass Camden Pond No. 1.
- 50 ftPass Oka Pond No. 2.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Percolation Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Camden Pond No. 3.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Los Gatos Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Fly Casting Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Camden Pond No. 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Percolation Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Los Gatos Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% paved19% dirt15% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F53°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sun
76°53°
Mon
84°57°
Tue
91°64°
Wed
87°68°
16%
Thu
95°72°
Fri
87°67°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Winchester Boulevard & Albright Way stop 363 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Camden Pond No. 1–Oka Pond No. 2, 5 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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