Big Tujunga Dam, Angeles National Forest

Name: Big Tujunga Dam
Address: Angeles National Forest, United States

#12 among attractions in Angeles National Forest

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Big Tujunga Dam, Angeles National Forest

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Big Tujunga Dam is a 244-foot-high concrete arch dam in Los Angeles County, California, spanning Big Tujunga Canyon northeast of Sunland, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Completed in 1931, it provides flood control and groundwater recharge for the San Fernando Valley. ()

Opened: 1931 (93 years ago)Length: 830 ftHeight: 244 ftCoordinates: 34°17'37"N, 118°11'13"W

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Day trips

Big Tujunga Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: La Canada Flintridge Country Club, Verdugo Mountains, Crescenta Valley, Mount Lukens.

5.5 miS
34°12'52"N • 118°11'13"W
La Canada Flintridge Country Club, La Cañada Flintridge
140 min walk • Golf
7.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Verdugo Mountains, Los Angeles
194 min walk • The Verdugo Mountains, also known as the Verdugo Hills or simply The Verdugos, are a small, rugged mountain range of the Transverse Ranges system in Los Angeles County, California.
5.5 miSW
Valley
Crescenta Valley, Los Angeles
141 min walk • The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California, lying between the San Gabriel Mountains on the northeast and the Verdugo Mountains and San Rafael Hills on the southwest.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Lukens, Angeles National Forest
88 min walk • Mount Lukens is a mountain peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, Southern California.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Strawberry Peak, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
100 min walk • Strawberry Peak is a prominent peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California. It is located about 10 miles north of Pasadena, and 28 miles from Los Angeles, along the Angeles Crest Highway.
6.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
San Gabriel Peak, Angeles National Forest
156 min walk • San Gabriel Peak is a summit in the San Gabriel Mountains in the U.S. state of California. It was named by the United States Geological Survey in 1894 and is located in the Angeles National Forest.
6.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Lowe, Angeles National Forest
161 min walk • Mount Lowe is a mountain on the southern fold of the San Gabriel Mountains. Originally named Oak Mountain, it was renamed for Professor Thaddeus S.C.
6.3 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Sam Merrill Trail, Angeles National Forest
162 min walk • The Sam Merrill Trail is a major hiking trail in the Las Flores Canyon of the San Gabriel Mountain Range north of Altadena, California, which leads to the top of Echo Mountain. It was built by Charles Warner and the Forest Conservation Club of Pasadena during the 1930s.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Disappointment, Angeles National Forest
146 min walk • Mount Disappointment is a mountain in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, California with a summit elevation of 5,963+ feet.
6.5 miSW
Modernist architecture
J.W. Schaffer House, Los Angeles
166 min walk • The J. W. Schaffer House is a residence in Glendale, California. It is on the National Register of Historic Places as a work of the architect John Lautner.
5.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
La Crescenta-Montrose, La Cañada Flintridge
141 min walk • La Crescenta-Montrose is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The community is bordered by Glendale to the south and west, La Cañada Flintridge to the east, and Angeles National Forest to the north.