Folsom Lake

Folsom Lake is a reservoir on the American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, United States. Folsom Lake with its surrounding Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is one of the most visited parks in the California park system.

Located within Placer, El Dorado, and Sacramento Counties, it is about 25 mi northeast of Sacramento. The lake surface area is 11,500 acres, its elevation is 466 ft, and it has 75 mi of undulated shoreline.