![]() The New Hogan area supports a wide variety of wildlife. ![]() The dam was built to provide flood protection to the city of Stockton and water for irrigation, drinking and hydroelectric power, and it now offers recreation opportunities for thousands of visitors each year. When full, the lake has 50 miles of shoreline and extends nearly eight miles upstream to the confluence of the north and south forks of the Calaveras River. ![]() The 4,400 surface-acre lake was created in 1964 with the completion of New Hogan Dam. ![]() FacilitiesĪcorn Campground offers 128 spacious campsites with modern amenities such as coin-operated showers and accessible flush toilets, as well as drinking water, an important part of staying hydrated in the summer sun. Upland game such as turkey, quail and dove is available and waterfowl includes a variety of duck and geese. Hunting with bow or shotgun during the open season is permitted in certain areas of the lake. An easy 3-mile trail connects the park office with Acorn Campground. Trail guides are available at the park office.īicycle trails suitable for the beginner as well as the advanced rider are found on the west side of the lake and next to the group camping area. There is also a staging area for an eight mile equestrian trail on a scenic loop that winds along the lake and through the foothill chaparral. The "River of Skulls" hiking trail is located below the dam at the Monte Vista Recreation Area. Some of the largest fish are found in less than 25 feet of water. Year-round fishing for stripers, bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish is perfect for experts and beginners alike. The large surface area allows for plenty of water skiing, wake boarding, jet skiing and more. Recreationīoating is a popular pastime, with boat ramps conveniently located around the lake. With sites just a short walk from the shores of the popular New Hogan Lake, visitors will have no problem finding relief in the comfortable clear waters. The area is generally characterized by a warm, dry climate with summer temperatures regularly soaring above 90 degrees. Acorn Campground is a sunny campground in the brush-covered hills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. that Angammedilla National Park is designated primarily to protect the drainage basin of Parakrama Samudra (pictured)? that the Andean flicker is unusual among woodpeckers in foraging on the ground and in often nesting colonially? that male Andean Cocks-of-the-rock (pictured) gather in a lek to put on a competitive mating performance? that the only place in the world where the Andaman masked owl (pictured) is found is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean? that the American bittern (pictured) was first described from a specimen found in Dorset, England? that the Amazonian streaked antwren (pictured), Guianan streaked antwren, and Pacific antwren, despite being similar in appearance, can be distinguished by their songs? that the Altai Snowcock and other species of Snowcock live above the tree line in mountain ranges in Asia? that unlike other king parrots, the male and female Moluccan King Parrot (pictured) are similar in appearance? that the African Owl is actually a pigeon? that the Afghan snowfinch (pictured) is the only bird endemic to Afghanistan? that the flightless adzebill was a large predatory bird that lived in New Zealand, and was initially thought to be a kind of moa? that if an Abbott's Booby (juvenile pictured) falls to the ground, it will starve unless it can catch the wind and take off again? ![]() that William Louis Abbott, American doctor and philanthropist, went to Madagascar to enlist in the native army against the second French occupation of the island? that birdwatcher Lieutenant Colonel Jackson Miles Abbott bird ringed 1,400 birds in seven months? The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.A History of British Birds (Yarrell book).Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle.North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest.Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots. ![]()
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