At the foot of the Ortega Mountains on the flank of Cleveland National Forest; the 3;300-acre Lake Elsinore is one of Southern California�s more spectacular natural wonders. It is also the region�s only large natural lake. The city of the same name on its shores was incorporated in 1888 through the efforts of financier Franklin H. Heald. His partner; D. M. Graham; fancifully wrote; �We can imagine no more enchanting picture than Elsinore will present when the tasteand energy of the settlers shall have made it a valley of fruit and flowers in the midst of which the lake shall lie like a priceless gem.� Named after the castle in Shakespeare�s Hamlet; the lake and city proved to be a stopover spot for hunters and ranchers; eventually vacationers; and then water and motor sports aficionados. Today Lake Elsinore has a thriving population of about 30;000 year-round residents in the southwestern corner of Riverside County.
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