Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Sacramento/Placer/El Dorado Counties, California · State Recreation Area
A large reservoir near Sacramento offering boating, fishing, swimming, cycling and equestrian trails, camping, and picnic areas along Folsom Lake's shoreline in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Current alerts
- Aquatic Recreation (all aspects) Accounts for Two Thirds of All Visitor Activity, be Safe When Swimming
- North Granite Closure
- Health Alert: Elevated Levels of E. coli Bacteria at Some Areas of Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
- Peninsula Campground Renumbering
- Peninsula Campground Seasonal Fire Restrictions
Campgrounds
- Beals Point Campground (sites 1-49) — Year-round · 49 sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Beals Point Campground (sites 50-69) — Year-round · 20 sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Beals Point Campground Glamping — August – December · 4 tent sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Black Miners Bar — Year-round · 3 tent sites · Group camp · Drive-in · reserve
- Peninsula Campground (sites 1-86) — April – September · 86 sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Peninsula Campground Glamping — August – December · 2 tent sites · Drive-in · reserve
Top trails
- Lake Natoma American River Trail — 11.5 mi · Out & back
- Middleridge Trail — 2.9 mi · Loop
- South Lake Natoma Multi-use Trail — 4.2 mi
- Granite Bay Multi-use Trail — 3.9 mi
- Sweetwater Creek Trail — 2.7 mi one way · 60 ft gain · 56m · Point to point
More trails here: Mormon Island Cove to Browns Ravine Trail, South Fork American River Trail, Los Lagos Trail, Snowberry Creek Trail, Dotons Point Multi-use Trail, Middle Ridge Trail, Shady Trail, Monte Vista Trail North, Center Trail, Oaks Nature Trail, Waterfront Trail, Mormon Island Wetlands Trail, Snipes Pershing Ravine Trail, Dotons Point Accessible Trail, Monte Vista Trail South, Browns Ravine Trail Alternate Route, Pioneer Express Trail, Peninsula Loop (Darrington Trail), Beals to Granite Bay Multi-use Trail, Old Salmon Falls to Sweetwater Creek Trail, Browns Ravine Trail, Monte Vista Loop, Granite Bay Multi-use Trail Alternate Route.
Coordinates: 38.7727, -121.1086.
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