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Rancho Lago Santa Margarita or Rancho Santa Margarita Lake is an 11.5-acre lake in the shadow of Mount Modjeska and Mount Santiago that offers a variety of year-round recreational activities. Only one foot deep in some places, the beautiful lake offers year-round swimming, fishing, boating, and other water sports, as well as hiking and mountain biking around the 1.1-mile shoreline walking trail. The lake is stocked with bass, bluegill, and catfish every spring and hosts the annual Fishing Derby every May, as well as other events such as Fourth of July celebrations.
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
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