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Lake Lagunita — Attraction in Palo Alto

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Lake Lagunita
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Lake Lagunita, informally referred to as Lake Lag, is an artificial dry lake in Stanford University, California, located on the western side of the Stanford campus near the Lagunita residences. It was created in c. 1870 to provide irrigation for Palo Alto Stock Farm.
Nearby attractions
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden
476 Lomita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Windhover
370 Santa Teresa St, Stanford, CA 94305
Memorial Church
450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Stanford University
450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Roble Gym
375 Santa Teresa St, Stanford, CA 94305
Stanford Main Quad
20 Palm Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
471 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Avanti Dining Soc.
Stanford, CA 94305
Branner Earth Sciences Library
397 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Stanford Clock Tower
Stanford, CA 94305
Nearby restaurants
Lakeside Dining
326 Santa Teresa St, Stanford, CA 94305
The Treehouse
459 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
The Axe & Palm (TAP)
520 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Zaida's Kitchen
Tresidder Memorial Union, Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Starbucks
459 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Panda Express
459 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Jamba
459 Lagunita Dr #11, Stanford, CA 94305
Coupa Cafe - Green Library
571 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Subway
Tresidder Memorial Union, 459 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Kali Stanford
290 Jane Stanford Way, Palo Alto, CA 94305
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Lake Lagunita

Stanford, CA 94305
4.5(21)
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Lake Lagunita, informally referred to as Lake Lag, is an artificial dry lake in Stanford University, California, located on the western side of the Stanford campus near the Lagunita residences. It was created in c. 1870 to provide irrigation for Palo Alto Stock Farm.

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Pet friendly
attractions: Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Windhover, Memorial Church, Stanford University, Roble Gym, Stanford Main Quad, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Avanti Dining Soc., Branner Earth Sciences Library, Stanford Clock Tower, restaurants: Lakeside Dining, The Treehouse, The Axe & Palm (TAP), Zaida's Kitchen, Starbucks, Panda Express, Jamba, Coupa Cafe - Green Library, Subway, Kali Stanford
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Nearby attractions of Lake Lagunita

Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden

Windhover

Memorial Church

Stanford University

Roble Gym

Stanford Main Quad

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Avanti Dining Soc.

Branner Earth Sciences Library

Stanford Clock Tower

Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden

Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden

4.7

(135)

Open 24 hours
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Windhover

Windhover

5.0

(38)

Open 24 hours
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Memorial Church

Memorial Church

4.8

(752)

Open 24 hours
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Stanford University

Stanford University

4.7

(2K)

Open 24 hours
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Nearby restaurants of Lake Lagunita

Lakeside Dining

The Treehouse

The Axe & Palm (TAP)

Zaida's Kitchen

Starbucks

Panda Express

Jamba

Coupa Cafe - Green Library

Subway

Kali Stanford

Lakeside Dining

Lakeside Dining

4.1

(113)

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The Treehouse

The Treehouse

4.2

(344)

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The Axe & Palm (TAP)

The Axe & Palm (TAP)

4.0

(141)

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Zaida's Kitchen

Zaida's Kitchen

3.4

(35)

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Reviews of Lake Lagunita

4.5
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5.0
7y

The water is the perfect temperature for swimming, jet skiing or motor boating. The crowd was sparse and the lakeside cafe offered great food and a variety of drinks. They even had fresh crab! A flock of humming birds flew around the lake and eventually landed on the boat docks. Suddenly a bald eagle flew down and scared them off. What a bully! Later that day we did some deep water trolling. My buddy hooked a lunker! No shortage of fun since we all caught our limit. Next time your visiting Stanford make sure to enjoy...

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5.0
2y

After big rainfall and flood Lake Lagunita looks great. İ saw a couple of great herons. However at this time you cannot go all the way around. Some places are...

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4.0
2y

Wasn't expecting the lake to have this much water so was a nice surprise; beware that the trail's...

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The water is the perfect temperature for swimming, jet skiing or motor boating. The crowd was sparse and the lakeside cafe offered great food and a variety of drinks. They even had fresh crab! A flock of humming birds flew around the lake and eventually landed on the boat docks. Suddenly a bald eagle flew down and scared them off. What a bully! Later that day we did some deep water trolling. My buddy hooked a lunker! No shortage of fun since we all caught our limit. Next time your visiting Stanford make sure to enjoy Lake Lagunita!
Steven YDSteven YD
Wasn't expecting the lake to have this much water so was a nice surprise; beware that the trail's flooded though
prabesh pokhrelprabesh pokhrel
Great sunset views from around the lake.. No words to explain the beauty which my eye experienced😍🫶🏻
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The water is the perfect temperature for swimming, jet skiing or motor boating. The crowd was sparse and the lakeside cafe offered great food and a variety of drinks. They even had fresh crab! A flock of humming birds flew around the lake and eventually landed on the boat docks. Suddenly a bald eagle flew down and scared them off. What a bully! Later that day we did some deep water trolling. My buddy hooked a lunker! No shortage of fun since we all caught our limit. Next time your visiting Stanford make sure to enjoy Lake Lagunita!
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Great sunset views from around the lake.. No words to explain the beauty which my eye experienced😍🫶🏻
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