California State Parks

Notices

Folsom Lake SRA Closed Boat Introduce Areas
Granite Bay Low Water: CLOSED
Granite Bay Stage 1: CLOSED
Granite Bay Stage 2: CLOSED
Granite Bay Stage 3: CLOSED
Peninsula North: CLOSED

Folsom Lake SRA Open Boat Introduce Areas
Black Miners Bar: OPEN
Browns Ravine: OPEN
Folsom Point: OPEN
Granite Bay Stage 4: OPEN
Nimbus Flat: OPEN
Peninsula South: OPEN
Rattlesnake Bar: OPEN
Willow Creek: OPEN

The Park Road in Granite Bay north of the Horse Assembly location will be closed to car traffic reliable October 18th, 2023. This closure is required for improvements to Dike 1. Throughout the closure, vehicles are not permitted beyond Granite Main Beach/Horse Assembly. Path access to the North Granite Bay area path system will remain offered by means of the Pioneer Express Path and the Granite Bay Multi-Use Trail. This closure will remain in result until more notification. The launch ramp areas and Granite Main Beach will stay open for public use.

Effective April 10, 2024 the Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam (MIAD) is closed to public access due to the Folsom Dam Raise Task. The closure area now includes all locations in between the Sophia Parkway gain access to road on the east to Folsom Point on the west and all areas between Green Valley Road and the primary body of Folsom Lake. There is no path access or alternate route within Folsom Lake State Recreation Location. The Published Order with map of the closure location can be discovered here. Extra info concerning this task can be found at: https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Folsom-Dam-Raise/.

Found at the base of the Sierra foothills, the lake and entertainment area provides chances for hiking, cycling, running, outdoor camping, picnicking, horseback riding, water-skiing and boating. Fishing

uses trout, catfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass, or perch. Visitors can likewise see the Folsom Powerhouse( as soon as called” the greatest operative electrical plant on the American continent”), which from 1885 to 1952 produced 11,000 volts of electricity for Sacramento locals. For bicyclists, there is a 32-mile long bicycle course that links Folsom Lake with numerous Sacramento County parks before reaching Old Sacramento. The park likewise includes Lake Natoma, downstream from Folsom Lake, which is popular for team races, cruising, kayaking and other water sports.< img src= "https://www.parks.ca.gov//../../pages/500/images/flsra_sunset.png "alt= "Sundown at Folsom Lake SRA"/ > Regular day use hours use to all areas except the following: Campgrounds Overnight moorings for signed up boat campers Folsom Lake Marina at Brown’s Ravine Lake Natoma is

primarily managed for non-motorized and slow-speed marine entertainment

1. such as rowing, paddling, and so on. There is a 5-mph speed limit implemented on the entire lake.The following units are closed to lorries until more notification: For any and all questions and the most present details, please call the park at (916) 988-0205 Camping is readily available at Beals Point year-round and at Peninsula Camping area starting April 1, through the summertime (Peninsula Campground closes October 1). Additional info about Camping can be discovered here or by calling( 800) 444-7275. Place Folsom Lake State Recreation Location is located in the Sierra-Nevada foothills about

   25 miles east of Sacramento, can be reached by means of either Highway 50 or I-80. Both Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma have numerous access points and entrances. The administrative workplaces are located at the base of Folsom Dam at the corner.< img src =" https://www.parks.ca.gov//../../pages/500/images/flsra_crewing_100_0381.png" alt =" Crewing Image" align= "left"/ > Park Entrances The park has several entrances the majority of which are relatively quickly accessed by either Interstate 80 to Douglas Blvd. (east ), or Highway 50 to Hazel Ave., or Folsom Blvd.,( north). Directions to the Peninsula camping site:80 east Reno From Hwy 80 take the Elm St. exit out ofthe city of Auburn, at the 1st light make a left, at your really next light you will make another left that is High St. High St turns into Hwy 49 you will take a trip on Hwy 49 for 10 miles towards the city of Cool. You will go into a village called Pilot Hill from that town you will turn right on Rattlesnake
   Bar Rd. that roadway will dead end into the camping area in 9 miles. Hwy 50 S.Lake Tahoe From Hwy 50 you will take the El Dorado Hills Blvd. exit go north on El Dorado hills for about 10 miles( eventually the roadway alters names to Salmon Falls Rd. )you will get in the town of Pilot Hill you will make a left on Rattlesnake Bar Rd. which dead ends onto the campground in 9 miles.Directions to the Beals Point campground:80 east Reno From Hwy 80 you will take the Douglas Blvd. exit out of the city of

   Roseville. Go east on Douglas for about 6 miles make a right on Auburn-Folsom Rd. go about 2 1/2 miles until you come to a stop light the sign will say Beals Point and you make a left.< img src =" https://www.parks.ca.gov//../../pages/500/images/lifeguard-quals-041.png" alt =" Lifeguard in boat image" align= "right"/ > Hwy 50 S. Lake Tahoe Take the Folsom Blvd.
   exit go north on Folsom for about 7 miles( the road will alter names to Folsom -Auburn )you will pull up light, the indication will state Beals Point and you make a right.Transportation to the Park A range of transport techniques are readily available to park visitors at Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma. With its metropolitan setting and the accessibility of the parks entrances, regional bus services can be used reach Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma. Personal lorries as well as bikes, horseback, and foot travel are the most regularly utilized approaches of park entry. See Suggestions The primary entertainment season accompanies the spring and summer months when temperatures remain in the 80s, 90s and 100s. Visitation is greatest from April through September.

   In the spring months when school is
   still in session, nights and weekends are the times of greatest lake activity. Environment, Suggested Clothing Summertimes at Folsom Lake State Leisure Location are normally hot and dry. Dress lightly for high temperatures but take care of over exposure to the sun. Winters can be extremely cold with prolonged durations of central valley fog conditions. Dress in layers as the wet can cause a penetrating chill

   . Spring and Fall offer warm days

   and cooler nights and nights. Gown in layers. Good walking shoes are a must when exploring any of the park routes.

   Shoes or sandals are advised on the lake’s beaches and boat ramp areas. Granite Bay and Black Miners Bar Group Picnic Sites Folsom Lake State Leisure Location provides reservable group picnic sites at

   2 park entrances. Granite Bay Main Beach

   uses two reservable group picnic websites with simple access to Folsom Lake from the Granite Bay Main Beach parking lot. The group picnic sites are offered year-round during typical park hours. Each site can accommodate approximately 100 people and include eleven picnic tables, a large barbeque station, adjacent to flush toilets and water faucets.

   Black Miners Bar provides 2 reservable group picnic websites at the freshly remodelled day use location with simple access to Lake Natoma from the Black Miners Bar Day use parking area. The group websites are offered year-round throughout normal park hours.
   

   Each site can accommodate approximately 50 people and consists of

   6 picnic tables and a big prep/buffet table, shade ramada, a large barbeque station, trash

   and recycle containers and is adjacent to flush toilets. All park day use costs apply. Appointments can be made 90 days beforehand at our Folsom Sector Workplace at 7755 Folsom-Auburn Rd Folsom, CA 95630 or by calling( 916) 988-0205. Granite Bay Group Picnic Booking Application Black Miners Bar Group Picnic Reservation Application California State Parks