The Folsom Lake State Recreation Area offers opportunities for hiking, biking, running, camping, picnicking, horseback riding, water-skiing and boating.

Fishing offers trout, catfish, big and small mouth bass or perch.

Visitors can also hike the nature trail or see the Folsom Powerhouse (once called "the greatest operative electrical plant on the American continent"). the powerhouse produced 11,000 volts of electricity for Sacramento residents from 1885 to 1952.

For cyclists, there is a 32-mile long bicycle path that connects Folsom Lake with many Sacramento County parks before reaching Old Sacramento. The park also includes Lake Natoma, downstream from Folsom Lake, which is popular for crew races, sailing, kayaking and other aquatic sports.

Need a Folsom Lake SRA Campground?
Reservations for Folsom Lake State Recreation Area are available at:

Folsom Lake SRA Reservations

Directions:
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is located in the Sierra-Nevada foothills about 25 miles east of Sacramento between Highway 50 and I-80.

Folsom Lake SRA
7806 Folsom-Auburn Road
Folsom CA 95630-1797

Hotels Near
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area:

Auburn CA Hotels
(20 miles NE on I-80)
Sacramento CA Hotels
(25 miles West on either I-80 or Highway 50)
Placerville CA Hotels
(29 miles East on Highway 50)