Lake Temescal

We hiked Temescal in April. Since I had started my Trails Challenge in Tilden, one of the original regional parks, I decided to end it at Temescal, another original. This lovely lake is tucked away in the Oakland hills, surrounded by the 13/24 freeway intersection. The approximately mile-long hike around the lake is level and easy with lots of families enjoying the park. We took the Oak Bay trail around the western edge where a very short part is steep, ending in stairs.

Park map is here.

Complete photo set on Imgur.