Sampaloc Lake

Sampalok Lake with circular shoreline of about four kilometers, is situated right in the heart of the city and a stone’s throw away from the city capitol compound. It has a maximum depth of 27.6 meters at the center and an average depth of 20 meters. It has a calculated volume of water in storage of 14.1 million cubic meters. Its narrow water head is planted mostly with coconut trees. In the eastside is an outlet with a low outflow of water while a number of clear springs mark the lakeshore areas.

Biking
It´s more fun in San Pablo.

Tilapia
It´s more fun in San Pablo.

Nature
Sight at the view deck.

Videos
A glance in the true beauty.

Sampaloc Lake being one of the seven lakes of San Pablo City is the largest and nearly half of the lake’s depth has a shallow depression at the lake’s bottom, indicating its volcanic origin.

This place is perfect for picnic and get together. Everyone can enjoy the scenic view and the feeling is just great being one with nature. The park is open to public and looking for sometihng to eat is not a problem.

There are bikes that can be rented for only 15.00 pesos , there are also a lot of “ihaw-ihaw” vendors around the place.

History

It used to be an extensive fruit orchard lorded by a huge tamarind (sampalok) tree situated at the backyard of the landowner, a selfish stingy old woman.

One day a hungry looking man came and begged for a few tamarind fruit to serve as cure for his ailing grandson. But instead of yielding to his appeal for help, the stingy selfish old woman had him driven away from the fruit orchard by her ferocious dogs. The old man was badly hurt.

Hardly an hour after the old man had left, there was a thundering noise followed by a cracking of the earth. The next instant the entire orchard sank into a colossal pit which was eventually filled with water.

Henceforth, the villagers called it Lake Sampalok.