Pulgas Water Temple
Temple at the Reservoir
Category Follies and Grottoes
The Pulgas Water Temple was built in 1934 to celebrate the completion of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and aqueduct across the California central valley to Crystal Springs Reservoir. It's a small Greco-Roman style temple and long reflecting pool set at the edge of the reservoir waters and open space preserve. Built by San Francisco and maintained by the San Francisco Water District, it's open to the public during weekday daylight hours (M-F 9a-4p).
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- Hours Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00
- Website Pulgas Water Temple
- Address Cañada Road, San Mateo County, California, 94062, United States
- Cost free
Map/Directions
Take 280 to Edgewood Road. Go west on Edgewood Road to Cañada Road, then north on Cañada Road approx. two miles to the temple. It will be on the right.
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Anonymous
August 1, 2009
Looks like something from Oblivion. -
Anonymous
June 24, 2009
I got married on the steps of this temple. The preacher had to shout above the water rushing underneath. The bride was lovely, it was a scorching hot day in October, and I miss the company many who attended. Nice to know it's still open to the public and hasn't been vandalized. There's a similar structure in Sunol. Anyone know the story of the how/why/who of the building of these temples and if there are others in the area? I like to think it was space aliens who built them. But it was more likely probably day-labor aliens. Whoever it was did a nice job. there's a long "reflecting pool" (dry) at the foot of the temple too.
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Anonymous
June 23, 2009
Before they closed it, teenage dare-devils would jump into the mouth of the temple and around twenty feet down would splash into the raging flume that eventually emptied into Crystal Springs Reservoir. They had to pull themselves out way down stream where the flume was open to the air.
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Anonymous
June 23, 2009
Interestingly, "pulgas" means "flea" in Spanish. No surprise, since this temple is right near "Alameda de las Pulgas" as well.
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