Top: Crampton's Lodge 1950's. It sat just east of Rainbowl Tavern where Donner Pass Rd. (Hampshire Rocks) goes under th e freeway. Below: Crystal Lake, 1873

1869 receipt for Serene Lakes from the Federal Government to Fitz William Redding Jr. See the Ice in Ice Lakes PDF's linked from the History, Stories, Etc. page for the background.

Deed from the U.S. Gov't for most of the land which is now Serene Lakes. See above for the stories behind them.