Pardee Lake Driving Directions

From the Sacramento Area

Take Sunrise Blvd. to Hwy. 16, Jackson Road. Continue East past Rancho Murieta. After about three miles, Ione Road will be on your right. Turn right and stay on this until you come to Hwy. 104. Go left and continue into the town of Ione. "Cross over" the bridge and turn left (this is the first stop sign). Go about a block and a half and turn right on So. Church St. Go out of town until you see the Ione- Buena Vista Road sign and a sign for the different lakes. Turn left onto Ione-Buena Vista Road. You will come to a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 88 and Ione-Buena Vista Road. Cross Highway 88 and go to the four-way stop sign at Buena Vista. Continue through after the stop sign, go over Jackson Creek bridge and continue until you come to a wishing well in the middle of the intersection; the well has no roof. Turn left on Stony Creek Road, come up the hill about a mile and turn right into the Park.

From the Stockton Area

From 99, take Hwy. 88 East, Waterloo Road. Stay on Waterloo until you go through the town of Lockeford, and then to Clements (you are on Hwy. 88 / 12 now), it is approximately 17 miles to Clements. From Hwy. 88 a mile out of Clements, Hwy 88 turns left and Hwy. 12 goes straight ahead. Don't follow the signs. Turn left on Hwy. 88 at the yellow blinker light. Go about 11 miles on 88, you will cross over two white bridges quite close together. After a short distance, Jackson Valley Road intersects on your right. Turn right, go approximately 3.4 miles to the four-way stop sign at Buena Vista and turn right. Go over Jackson Valley Creek Bridge and continue until you come to a wishing well without a roof, in the middle of an intersection; approximately 3.1 miles from Buena Vista; this is Stony Creek Road; turn left. Come up the hill about a mile. Stay to your left at the top of the hill and turn into the Recreation Area on your right

From the Bay Area

Take Interstate 680 to 580. Bear toward Stockton. 580 turns into 205 and then turns into 5. Off 5 take Lathrop Road. Stay on this until you cross over 99. Then make a left and go onto 99. Go 11 miles and take Hwy. 88 East, Waterloo Road. Stay on Waterloo until you go through the town of Lockeford, and then to Clements (you are on Hwy. 88 / 12 now), it is approximately 17 miles to Clements. From Hwy. 88 a mile out of Clements, Hwy. 88 turns left and Hwy. 12 goes straight ahead. Don't follow the signs. Turn left with Hwy. 88 at the yellow blinker light. Go about 11 miles on 88, you will cross over two white bridges quite close together. After a short distance Jackson Valley Road intersects on your right. Turn right, go approximately 3.4 miles to the four-way stop sign at Buena Vista and turn right. Go over Jackson Creek bridge and continue until you come to a wishing well without a roof, in the middle of an intersection; approximately 3.1 miles from Buena Vista; this is Stony Creek Road; turn left. Come up the hill about a mile, stay to your left at the top of the hill and turn into the Recreation Area on your right.