Santa Fe Dam, Los Angeles

Name: Santa Fe Dam
Address: Los Angeles, United States

#864 among attractions in Los Angeles

Top attraction, Dam

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Santa Fe Dam is a flood-control dam on the San Gabriel River located in Irwindale in Los Angeles County, California, United States. For most of the year, the 92-foot -high dam and its reservoir lie empty, but can hold more than 45,000 acre-feet of water during major storms. During the dry season, the basin behind the dam is used for groundwater recharge, as well as various recreational activities. ()

Opened: 1949 (75 years ago)Length: 4.51 miHeight: 92 ftReservoir area: 1.56 mi²Coordinates: 34°7'1"N, 117°57'32"W

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IrwindaleLos Angeles United States

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Santa Fe Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westfield Santa Anita, Santa Anita Park, Santa Anita Golf Course, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.

5.4 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westfield Santa Anita, Los Angeles
138 min walk • Westfield Santa Anita is a super-regional shopping mall located in Arcadia, California adjacent to the Santa Anita Race Track.
5.1 miW
Sports venue for live horse-racing
Santa Anita Park, Los Angeles
131 min walk • Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring.
4.6 miW
Golf, Outdoor activities
Santa Anita Golf Course, Los Angeles
118 min walk • The Santa Anita Golf Course, located in the city of Arcadia, California, was operated by Santa Anita Associates for the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation from 1986-2016. New operators will take over beginning September 2016.
5.7 miW
Lush landscape full of plants and peacocks
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Los Angeles
146 min walk • The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 127 acres, is an arboretum, botanical garden, and historical site nestled into hills near the San Gabriel Mountains in Arcadia, California, United States. Open daily, it only closes on Christmas Day.
5.7 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Baldwin Lake, Los Angeles
146 min walk • Baldwin Lake is a sag pond in the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, which is in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California, south of the San Gabriel Mountains. The pond, arboretum, and botanic garden are all within the city of Arcadia.
3.6 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Plaza West Covina, West Covina
92 min walk • Plaza West Covina, formerly Westfield West Covina, and before that Plaza at West Covina, West Covina Fashion Plaza, and West Covina Plaza, is a large regional shopping mall in West Covina, California, owned by the Starwood Capital Group.
5.1 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Eastland Center, West Covina
131 min walk • Eastland Center, formerly Westfield Eastland/Eastland Shopping Center, is a shopping center in West Covina, California, currently managed by Pine Tree, LLC.
5.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Queen Anne architecture
Queen Anne Cottage and Coach Barn, Los Angeles
142 min walk • Queen Anne Cottage and Coach Barn is a Victorian style pair of buildings at Baldwin Lake, on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, located in Arcadia and the San Gabriel Valley of southern California.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Fish Canyon Falls, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
124 min walk • Fish Canyon Falls is a tiered waterfall in Los Angeles County, California, located within the Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel Mountains. The falls are located about 2 miles northwest of Azusa on the Fish Canyon Creek.
5.2 miSW
City, Area
El Monte, Los Angeles
133 min walk • El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east of the city of Los Angeles.
4.7 miW
Area
Arcadia, Los Angeles
121 min walk • Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located about 13 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.

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How to get to Santa Fe Dam by public transport?

The nearest stations to Santa Fe Dam:

Light rail

Duarte/City of Hope • Lines: L (31 min walk)