Lake Copper Breaks
Panorama of Copper Breaks Lake and part of the park from a trip made June 1, 2018. The park is hilly and wooded and has bike and hiking trails throughout the area. The park has campsites with restrooms. This area actually does have some copper deposits but in not enough quantity to mine. In the past, the park didn't seem to have lots of visitors but recently the attendance seems to have picked up.
(Left): Access to the lake is made from a boat ramp located to the far left of the lake in the panorama photo shown above. There is a cement ramp just visible in the left side of the photo to lower boats into the water. The lake is straight ahead in the photo behind the trees on the horizon.
A no-longer working water pump for cattle. To the left of the pump is a trailhead for access to more remote parts of the park. Photo taken with a Canon AE-1 Film Camera.
Big Pond Lake
This lake lies at the far northeast side of the park in a valley that has a trail for access. This lake is out of the way and rarely has crowds. Look just right of center slightly above where the sky meets the green and a very small black V might be seen. The V are the wings of a bird flying around the area.
Trail to Big Pond Lake
This is the upper portion of the trail from the parking lot and picnic area down to Big Pond Lake. Not much difficulty in navigating the trail to the lake.
This is a view of the overflow dam at one end of the lake. It is actually a cement channel about 30 feet long and 10 feet wide that empties into a gully. The concrete dam is quite interesting considering its location; there are no roads leading to it.
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| Area Near Big Pond Lake |
A photo of the area south of Little Pond indicating how bushy the area appears. It wasn't clear this trip if the park service had improved (and increased) the trail signs in the park. In the past, this park was known for not having very many trail signs nor the signs being very informative.
Although we've been to this park several times, it was good to get out and take a break to travel to this area. BTW, the temperature at the park was 101 degrees with somewhat high humidity. Essentially no clouds in the sky. We were thankful to have a wind as it made being outside more bearable. The park is surrounded by ranches which raise cattle and grow crops. It is unlikely this park land would be suitable for such activities.
Although we've been to this park several times, it was good to get out and take a break to travel to this area. BTW, the temperature at the park was 101 degrees with somewhat high humidity. Essentially no clouds in the sky. We were thankful to have a wind as it made being outside more bearable. The park is surrounded by ranches which raise cattle and grow crops. It is unlikely this park land would be suitable for such activities.