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California Lakes by Region
California : Bay Area (1)
California : Central Coast (1)
California : Central Valley (2)
California : Desert (2)
California : Gold Country (9)
- Don Pedro Lake
- New Bullards Bar Reservoir
- Folsom Lake
- New Melones Lake
- Lake Camanche
- Pine Mountain Lake
- Lake Tulloch
- Twain Harte Lake
- Lake Wildwood
California : High Sierra (12)
- Bass Lake
- Mammoth Lakes
- Cherry Lake
- Mono Lake
- Huntington Lake
- Pinecrest Lake
- June Lake
- Sequoia Lake
- Lake Isabella
- Shaver Lake
- Lake Tahoe
- Topaz Lake
California : Inland Empire (6)
California : Los Angeles County (2)
California : North Coast (4)
California : San Diego County (1)
California : Shasta Cascade (12)
California Lakes and Reservoirs
California Lakes A-Z
- Barrett Lake
- Lake Arrowhead
- Mono Lake
- Bass Lake
- Lake Berryessa
- New Bullards Bar Reservoir
- Big Bear Lake
- Lake Camanche
- New Melones Lake
- Bucks Lake
- Lake Elsinore
- Pine Mountain Lake
- Castaic Lake
- Lake Gregory
- Pinecrest Lake
- Cherry Lake
- Lake Havasu
- Salton Sea
- Clear Lake
- Lake Isabella
- San Luis Reservoir
- Clear Lake Reservoir
- Lake Madrone
- Sequoia Lake
- Copco Lake
- Lake Mendocino
- Shasta Lake
- Crystal Lake
- Lake Nacimiento
- Shaver Lake
- Diamond Valley Lake
- Lake Oroville
- Silverwood Lake
- Don Pedro Lake
- Lake Pillsbury
- Topaz Lake
- Eagle Lake
- Lake Sonoma
- Trinity Lake
- Folsom Lake
- Lake Tahoe
- Tule Lake
- Huntington Lake
- Lake Tulloch
- Twain Harte Lake
- June Lake
- Lake Wildwood
- Whiskeytown Lake
- Kelly Lake
- Lewiston Lake
- Lake Almanor
- Mammoth Lakes
Lakes in CA
| Lake Name | Lake Summary |
|---|---|
| Barrett Lake |
Also known as: Lake Barrett, Barrett ReservoirTucked away in a solitary fishing hole, a fisherman casts and pulls in a trophy-sized Northern-strain large mouth bass. That experience is what has anglers ... |
| Bass Lake |
Also known as: Crane Valley Reservoir Snuggled into the heart of the Sierra National Forest and located at the southern entrance of Yosemite National Park, Bass Lake enjoys an ideal California ... |
| Big Bear Lake |
Located just 100 miles from Los Angeles but wrapped in an entirely different environment, Big Bear Lake is both convenient and escapist. Surrounded by ... |
| Bucks Lake |
A peregrine falcon, perched in the top of a silvery, windswept pine, watches a sailboat tack back and forth across the clear cool water of Bucks Lake. ... |
| Castaic Lake |
Also known as: Lake Castaic Almost every lake promises something for everyone, but Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, California delivers. With separate sections of its 2,427 acres ... |
| Cherry Lake |
Also known as: Cherry Creek Reservoir Creation of Cherry Lake and the Tuolumne River watershed was a cooperative effort among the city and county of San Francisco, the Modesto and Turlock ... |
| Clear Lake |
Clear Lake's spectacular 43,785 acres earn it the superlative of largest natural freshwater lake entirely within the state of California. In addition, ... |
| Clear Lake Reservoir | Located in Modoc County, California near the Oregon border, Clear Lake Reservoir stands statuesque among the surrounding hills and plains. Constructed ... |
| Copco Lake |
Copco Lake is tucked snugly away into the mountainous country of northern California's Shasta Cascade region. The region, named after the indigenous ... |
| Crystal Lake |
Also known as: Sycamore Lake Found in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, Crystal Lake is a lake in transition. Since the 1860s there are records of fires, floods and ... |
| Diamond Valley Lake |
Also known as: Diamond Valley Reservoir Diamond Valley Lake lies between two mountains in California's Inland Empire tourism region. The 4,500-acre lake is Southern California's newest and largest ... |
| Don Pedro Lake |
Also known as: Lake Don Pedro, Don Pedro Reservoir Don Pedro Lake, also known as Don Pedro Reservoir and Lake Don Pedro, is nestled into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. With a surface area ... |
| Eagle Lake |
Eagle Lake, located in Lassen County about 15 miles north of Susanville, California, is the second largest natural lake to lie entirely within the state ... |
| Folsom Lake |
Folsom Lake lays magnificently nestled along the American River at the base of the Sierra foothills. It is surrounded by an abundance of striking scenic ... |
| Huntington Lake |
Huntington Lake is located high in the Sierra Mountain Range, just below the Alpine level, at 6,950 feet. The lake covers 1,435 acres and extends 4 miles ... |
| June Lake |
With Yosemite to the west, Kings Canyon to the south, Lake Tahoe to the north and Nevada to the east, there is no place to vacation like June Lake. Located ... |
| Kelly Lake |
Take a scenic 95-mile drive south of San Francisco and you will arrive at the exclusive Kelly Lake properties in the community of Watsonville. Kelly Lake ... |
| Lake Almanor |
One of the largest artificial lakes in the state, Lake Almanor lays claim to approximately 28,000 acres of northeastern California. Between 1926 and 1927, ... |
| Lake Arrowhead |
Also known as: Little Bear Lake In 1891 a group of Ohio businessmen formed a company to construct a reservoir to provide water to irrigate the southern California lowlands. Lake Arrowhead, ... |
| Lake Berryessa |
Lake Berryessa, nestled into the heart of California's wine country, is the largest lake in Napa County. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation built the Monticello ... |
| Lake Camanche |
Also known as: Camanche Reservoir Lake Camanche is situated on the border of Calaveras and Amador Counties in California's Gold Country tourism region. These two counties played influential ... |
| Lake Elsinore |
Cradled at the foot of the Ortega Mountains and at the entrance to the Cleveland National Forest, Lake Elsinore enjoys an ideal location. At about 3,300 ... |
| Lake Gregory |
Also known as: Lake Gregory Regional Park Lake Gregory is a recreational retreat situated almost 5,000 feet above sea level in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. Surrounded by ... |
| Lake Havasu |
Lake Havasu's 20,400 acres, formed behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River, is a boating paradise. Around Lake Havasu City, the most recognizable sight ... |
| Lake Isabella |
Also known as: Isabella Reservoir Lake Isabella is an 11,200 acre reservoir in Kern County, California, about 35 miles northeast of Bakersfield. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created ... |
| Lake Madrone |
Also known as: Madrone Lake Lake Madrone might be small at just 25 acres, but it is anything but scant on looks. The lake is a phenomenal beauty surrounded by a gated mountain community ... |
| Lake Mendocino |
With the gateway to the redwoods on one side and California's wine country on the other, Lake Mendocino is an extraordinary vacation destination. The ... |
| Lake Nacimiento |
Also known as: Dragon Lake Located in central California in northern San Luis Obispo County, Lake Nacimiento is truly a sight to see. This 18.6 mile long beauty received the nickname ... |
| Lake Oroville |
Also known as: Oroville Reservoir Lake Oroville, snuggled into the Sierra Nevada Foothills about 75 miles north of Sacramento, is one of northern California's favorite playgrounds. Boasting ... |
| Lake Pillsbury |
Surrounded by the Mendocino National Forest and approachable only by gravel roads, Lake Pillsbury in Lake County, California is an exciting destination ... |
| Lake Sonoma |
In 1983 the US Army Corps of Engineers completed the Warm Springs Dam, and the almost limitless recreation opportunities of Sonoma County California expanded ... |
| Lake Tahoe |
Tucked into the Sierra Nevada Mountains and straddling the California-Nevada state line, Lake Tahoe is one of the most famous lakes in the United States. ... |
| Lake Tulloch |
Also known as: Tulloch Lake An impoundment of the Stanislaus River, Lake Tulloch is part of a much larger water system and provides water for both irrigation and recreation. With ... |
| Lake Wildwood |
A delightful private lake in California's Gold Country, Lake Wildwood is ideally placed to furnish variety and enjoyment. The 290-acre man-made lake in ... |
| Lewiston Lake |
A great blue heron intent on catching fish for his breakfast stands undisturbed as a canoe glides by, holding an angler with the same idea. With nothing ... |
| Mammoth Lakes |
Mammoth Lakes, in California's High Sierras Region, is something of a misnomer. There is no lake named Mammoth. Instead, a group of small lakes southwest ... |
| Mono Lake |
Mono Lake, located in California's Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, has a long and rich history dating back to its formation over 760,000 years ago. Sediments ... |
| New Bullards Bar Reservoir |
Also known as: Bullards Bar Reservoir New Bullards Bar Reservoir is located on the west side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Yuba County, California, surrounded by the Tahoe and Plumas National ... |
| New Melones Lake |
Also known as: New Melones Reservoir Gently placed into the central Sierra Nevada Mountains near Sonora in Calaveras County, New Melones Lake holds the title of fifth largest reservoir in ... |
| Pine Mountain Lake |
Pine Mountain Lake is a private lake and community in Tuolomne County California. With amenities that include a golf course, restaurant and stables open ... |
| Pinecrest Lake |
Also known as: Pinecrest Reservoir, Strawberry Reservoir, Strawberry Flat, Edna Lake, Lake Edna Surrounded by the stately pines of Stanislaus National Forest and rocky terrain of California's High Sierras, Pinecrest Lake attracts well over 600,000 ... |
| Salton Sea |
Also known as: Salton Lake Salton Sea, sometimes called Salton Lake, is an inland saline lake located in southern California along the Mexican border. Though hard to believe, the ... |
| San Luis Reservoir |
A sparkling sapphire gem carved into the eastern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, the San Luis Reservoir enjoys a scenic location in Merced County. This ... |
| Sequoia Lake |
Sequoia Lake is a recreational lake on private land within Kings Canyon National Park in Fresno County, California. Part of the High Sierra Region, Sequoia ... |
| Shasta Lake |
Shasta Lake, the third largest lake in California, is an outdoor paradise of fresh blue water, awe-inspiring caverns, investigative trails, first class ... |
| Shaver Lake |
Also known as: Shaver Reservoir Sixty miles east of Fresno, hidden in the High Sierra Region, Shaver Lake is one of California's favorite recreation destinations. There have been many ... |
| Silverwood Lake |
Also known as: Lake Silverwood Rimmed with live oak, manzanita, and mountain mahogany and set against the backdrop of the snow-capped San Bernardino Mountains, Silverwood Lake is an ... |
| Topaz Lake |
Also known as: Topaz Reservoir Topaz Lake is a man-made reservoir located on the border of Nevada and California, about 75 miles south of Reno, Nevada. The reservoir was built on the ... |
| Trinity Lake |
Also known as: Clair Engle Lake In 1976 Tim Brady from Weaverville caught the California record smallmouth bass in Trinity Lake. The quiet lake still draws anglers today, both for the ... |
| Tule Lake |
Tule Lake, located near the California/Oregon border, comprises about 13,240 acres of the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The Tule Lake Basin has ... |
| Twain Harte Lake |
Set in historic California Gold Country, Twain Harte Lake sparkles like a small mountain gem. Originally home to a village of Mi-Wuc Native Americans ... |
| Whiskeytown Lake |
Pristine Whiskeytown Lake is located 8 miles west of Redding in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, a portion of the larger Shasta-Trinity Recreation ... |
