Anderson Lake County Park
We set out to Anderson Lake County Park to find two types of rocks—Jasper and Agate. In less than a mile of hiking through some beautiful scenery, we found both.
We started the hike on the Rancho Laguna Seca Trail and saw some pretty sights. However, most of our attention was focused on the rocks we were walking past. This was our slowest hike to date, as we stopped and looked at any rocks that looked interesting, and could possibly match the Google images search result for Jasper and Agate.
Once we made it to the Lakeview Trail, we found more exposed rocks and that’s where we found Agate. As for Jasper, we didn’t see any large examples of it, but we did see small pieces of it at the beginning of the trail.
All in all, this was a fun excursion for all of us and we plan on coming back to see if we can find larger examples of these rocks!
What I Learned:
Google images taught me what Jasper and Agate stones looked like (Rockhounding California was the book that told us that these stones could be found at this park).
There were lots of tadpoles at Rosendin Pond, which means in a few weeks, there will be lots of frogs at that pond.
Anderson Lake itself is closed for recreational uses as the Anderson Dam is undergoing a retrofit project.
1.3 miles, 1 hrs and 21 min, 67 ft of ascent
Hike Review:
The trail is mostly exposure with a few spots for shade at the Lakeview Trail.
We’ve never really looked for rocks before, and it was a fun activity for the kids. We’ll be coming back here.