Lakeview near Maricopa in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Reflection Pond

1996

Photographed by Craig Baker

1. Reflection Pond Marker

Inscription.
This seasonal pond, the adjacent Native American site, and surrounding valley had been approved for a 500 acre toxic waste dump. As a result of The Wildlands Conservancy's 1996 acquistion the dump will never be built.

A toxic waste dump, superimposed on this magnificent landscape, gives us reason to reflect on our human endeavors.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.

Location. 34° 56.832′ N, 119° 10.207′ W. Marker is near Maricopa, California, in Kern County. It is in Lakeview. It can be reached from San Emigdio Canyon Trail 10 miles south of Maricopa Highway (California Route 166), on the left when traveling south. Located in Wind Wolves Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Maricopa CA 93252, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jose Dominguez Adobe Site (approx. 1.2 miles away); El Camino Viejo (approx. 1½ miles away); Rewilding Tule Elk (approx. 2.4 miles away); Wind Wolves Preserve (approx. 4.7 miles away); El Pueblo de San Emigdio

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); Fages-Zalvidea Trails (approx. 9.7 miles away); Gardner Field (approx. 13.4 miles away).

Reflection Pond Site and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

2. Reflection Pond Site and Marker

Native American Grinding Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

3. Native American Grinding Stone

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.