Before leaving Woodward Rerervoir Campground I walked out the road to the pennisula where I have driven when I arrived yesterday hoping to spend the night there; but, alas, there were no electrical junction boxes. Indeed, there were very few people there since most prefer to have juice to run their TVs.
And since the terrain is rather flat around Oakdale, it's highly likly that one can pick up at least a few Modesto stations. And with the roof-top antennas that even my truck camper has, one ought to be able to pick up some Sacramento RV stations as well.
Yet another photo of the upper end of Woodward, this one perhaps taken with my hat shadding the lens.
One of the many marinas at Don Pedro Reservoir, with this shot taken from the Tent Only Camping area of Fleming Mdws Campground. Decided I didn't want to pay $35 or a full hook-up (water, sewer, & electricity) so I opted to dry-camp; as it turns out there is water, presumably potable, here in Block A.
Here's a view toward what appears to be the upper end of the lake, but the main Tuolumne River makes several twists and turns before passing the former site of Jacksonville and then continuing up stream to the powerhouse and fish hatchery at Moccasin and Moccasin Creek. [Believe Jacksonville was buried under 70' of water.]
Used to drive from my grandparents' place in Tuolumne back to the Groveland District Ranger Station of the Stanislaus Nation Forest and primarily used the main highway: 108 from Sonora and 120 after taking the Chinese Camp cutoff. There was a steep hill down to Jacksonville where one could really roll if he didn't use his brakes. And there was quite a resort near the bridge over the North Fork of the Tuolumne River near its junction with the main fork.
The photo above was of a rental fleet of houseboats. When full Don Pedro has 13,000 surface acres and 160 miles of shoreline. By way of comparison, Lake McClure, which is like a Giant H, has 82 miles of shorline. The elevation of the latter is 900' while Don Pedro's elevation isn't listed in either of my guidebooks; but I'd guess it's perhaps 150' higher. [Wrong! It's 60' lower than McClure at 840'.]
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If you noted some blue in the above foreground, it was the typical lupin color: blue, as you can see in the photo to the right.
Actually took this photo of a houseboat anchorage near the dam as I was leaving Don Pedro. Unfortunately, there was not a place near the dam to take a photo looking up the lake or down the new outlet canyon. Also, there are no sidewalks and several "Do Not Stop on Dam" signs.
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Links:
- Wikipedia article on Done Pedro Reservoir
- Fate and photo of original Don Pedro Dam
Th 28 Apr Actual Route: Woodward Reservoir - Oakdale - Fleming Mdws CG (Don Pedro Reservoir)
F 29 Actual Apr Route: Fleming Mdws CG -Jamestown - Sonora
Sa 30 Actual Apr Route: Sonora - Columbia - Murphys - Arnold - Dorrington - Murphys - Angels Camp -Frogtown RV Park
Su 1 May Actual Route: Frogtown RV Pk (Calaveras County Fairgrouds) - New Melones Campgrounds
M 2 May Route: New Melones Campground (Big Oak) - Sonora - Big Oak CG
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