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Lake · California

Lake Elsinore

377 m1,237 ft
Area
13 km²
Tonight
53°FRain showers · Wind 0–5 mph NW

Lake Elsinore is a lake at 377 m above sea level in California, United States, 13 km² in area and 7.1 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
377 m
Length
7.1 km
Shoreline
24.8 km
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Lake

Lake Elsinore in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

7.1 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
24.8 km≈6¼ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Elsinore 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 9.1 × 9.1 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Elsinore terrain and contours

25 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 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Elsinore 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

Lake Elsinore weather

Tonight · Rain showers · 53°F (12°C) · 28% chance of precipitation · Wind 0–5 mph NW

Lake Elsinore forecast for about 411 m.

  • Tonight53°28%0–5 mph NW
  • Sat55°76°1%0–10 mph NW
  • Sun58°79°–0–5 mph NW
  • Mon57°81°–0–5 mph N
  • Tue56°79°1%0 mph
  • Wed55°78°3%0–5 mph SE
  • Thu55°74°16%0 mph

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 20:37 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Elsinore

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

  • Nearest caravan site

    Playland RV Resort

    1.4 km SSW · +2 more within 2.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    1.7 km NE

    +2 more within 1.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Morgan Trailhead

    4.1 km SW

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camp Area

    5.5 km ESE · +2 more within 5.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Playland RV ResortCaravan site1.4 km SSW
Bed Rock RV ParkCaravan site1.5 km SSW
Parking1.7 km NE
Parking1.7 km ENE
Parking1.7 km NE
Caravan site2.4 km W
Morgan TrailheadTrailhead4.1 km SW
Camp AreaCampsite5.5 km ESE
Open AreaCampsite5.5 km ESE
El Cariso CampgroundCampsite5.7 km W
Slope

Slope

Share of the 9.1 × 9.1 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 77% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
77.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
16.8%
Steep, 30–45°
6.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
6.2% of the 83 km² view
Relief in view
649 m low point 368 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 23.3%Built-up 22.4%Trees 18.6%Water 15.6%Shrubland 14.9%Bare rock / sparse 4.5%Cropland 0.8%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.5 km; 787 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Western Fence Lizard49
  • Stinknet47
  • American White Pelican38
  • Northern Shoveler37
  • California Peony35
  • Great-tailed Grackle34
Where it sits

Where Lake Elsinore sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Lake Elsinore downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-08-17)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia