Attractions
Pyramid Lake
Address: 43101 Pyramid Lake Road, Lebec, CA, USA .Pyramid Lake, located in the Angeles and Los Padres National Forests, is a reservoir formed by Pyramid Dam on Piru Creek, near Castaic, California. It is a hot spot for outdoor recreation and attracts thousands of visitors each year who soak up the sun and take in the lake's scenic beauty.
The 386-foot-tall earth and rock dam was completed in 1973 and named after a pyramid-shaped rock carved out by engineers building the Old Highway 99. Pyramid Lake spans 1,360 acres with depths of 700 feet and 21 miles of shoreline.
The lake provides storage for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Castaic Powerplant. Additionally, it offers a number of outdoor recreation opportunities.
The Vista del Lago Visitor Center offers free admission and is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The building offers a viewing deck with a panoramic view of Pyramid Lake and the surrounding mountains. Located off Interstate 5, north of Santa Clarita, take the Vista del Lago exit.
Fort Tejon State Historic Park
Address: 4201 Fort Tejon Road, Lebec, CA, USA .Fort Tejon is located in the Grapevine Canyon, the main route between California's Great Central Valley and Southern California. The fort was established to protect and control the Indians who were living on the Sebastian Indian Reservation, and to protect both the Indians and white settlers from raids by the Paiutes, Chemehuevi, Mojave, and other Indian groups of the desert regions to the southeast. Fort Tejon was first garrisoned by the United States Army on August 10, 1854 and was abandoned ten years later on September 11, 1864.
There are restored adobes from the original fort and the park’s museum features exhibits on army life and local history. The park also has a number of beautiful 300 year-old Valley Oak trees.
