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.

Campgrounds

• Beals Point Campground (sites 1-49) — Year-round · 49 sites · reserve
• Black Miners Bar — Year-round · 3 tent sites · reserve
• Peninsula Campground (sites 1-86) — April – September · 86 sites · reserve
• Beals Point Campground (sites 50-69) — Year-round · 20 sites · reserve
• Beals Point Campground Glamping — July – December · 4 tent sites · reserve
• Peninsula Campground Glamping — July – December · 2 tent sites · 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

Coordinates: 38.7727, -121.1086.

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