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Folsom Lake

121 m397 ft
Area
44 km²
Tonight
46°FClear · Wind 2–6 mph NNE

Folsom Lake is a lake at 121 m above sea level in California, United States, 44 km² in area and 20.7 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
121 m
Length
20.7 km
Shoreline
130.4 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Folsom Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
130.4 km
3D map

Folsom Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 20 × 20 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Folsom Lake terrain and contours

20 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Folsom Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Folsom Lake weather

Tonight · Clear · 46°F (8°C) · Wind 2–6 mph NNE

Folsom Lake forecast for about 144 m.

  • Tonight46°–2–6 mph NNE
  • Sat48°70°–3 mph S
  • Sun49°73°–3 mph WSW
  • Mon46°73°2%5 mph S
  • Tue45°70°2%3 mph W
  • Wed47°70°–3 mph WNW
  • Thu47°68°10%3 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:00 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Folsom Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Folsom Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    2.5 km SSE

    +2 more within 2.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Beals Point Campground

    3.4 km W · +2 more within 5.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Black Miners Bar Parking P1

    6.1 km SW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking2.5 km SSE
Parking2.5 km SSE
Parking2.6 km S
Beals Point CampgroundCampsite3.4 km W
Folsom Lake Peninsula CampgroundCampsite4.5 km NNE
Environmental SiteCampsite5.4 km NNE
Black Miners Bar Parking P1Caravan site6.1 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 91% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
90.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
9.0%
Steep, 30–45°
0.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.4% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
425 m low point 20 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 42.7%Built-up 23.7%Grassland 22.5%Water 8.9%Bare rock / sparse 1.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Folsom Lake sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
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Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-06)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia