Santa Fe Lake
Armaan M.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2019

Trail running and romantic sunsets

The main trail is composed of a gravel camping road that encircles the man made lake. The road is bike and vehicle friendly, though it seems only park vehicles are allowed. Several trails offshoot from this main road, each is marked for either hiking (trail running), mountain biking, or camping. Theres several large camping sites, and both the bike and hike routes seem to be loops that end back at the starting offshoot on the main road. None of the hikes are very difficult, most are easy/moderate and support running. They are very easy for hiking. Some bike routes are more difficult. Half are in woods with trees as low as 5ft over the trail, the other half go through open fields. Since there are many different routes to take, its easy to increase or decrease the distance. I had no trouble clearing four miles by running out, doing a trail (full loop) and running back. The loops aren't always possible to cut, so keep in mind that its sometimes hard to tell how far along a loop you are. Note that few of these trails have views of the lake; only the campgrounds, bench sites, and main trail/road are unobstructed to the water. There are several beautiful views of the small damn and the broken sections that create a little waterfall. The sunset in particular was really peaceful and easy to watch from the benches (perfect for a romantic picnic).

  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Santa Fe Lake by Armaan M., October 29, 2019