California Lakes by Region

California : Bay Area (3)

• Kelly Lake
• Quarry Lakes
• Los Vaqueros Reservoir

California : Central Coast (1)

• Lake Nacimiento

California : Central Valley (3)

• Lake Berryessa
• Success Lake
• San Luis Reservoir

California : Desert (2)

• Lake Havasu
• Salton Sea

California : Gold Country (12)

• Don Pedro Lake
• Lake Tulloch
• Donner Lake
• Lake Wildwood
• Folsom Lake
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir
• Lake Camanche
• New Melones Lake
• Lake Combie
• Pine Mountain Lake
• Lake of the Pines
• Twain Harte Lake

California : High Sierra (17)

• Angora Lakes
• Mammoth Lakes
• Bass Lake
• Monarch Lakes
• Cherry Lake
• Mono Lake
• Fallen Leaf Lake
• Pinecrest Lake
• Huntington Lake
• Sequoia Lake
• June Lake
• Shaver Lake
• Lake Isabella
• Topaz Lake
• Lake Tahoe
• Virginia Lakes Chain of Lakes
• Little Lakes Valley Trail Chain of Lakes

California : Inland Empire (6)

• Big Bear Lake
• Lake Elsinore
• Diamond Valley Lake
• Lake Gregory
• Lake Arrowhead
• Silverwood Lake

California : Los Angeles County (3)

• Castaic Lake
• Littlerock Reservoir
• Crystal Lake

California : North Coast (4)

• Clear Lake
• Lake Pillsbury
• Lake Mendocino
• Lake Sonoma

California : San Diego County (2)

• Barrett Lake
• Santee Lakes

California : Shasta Cascade (12)

• Bucks Lake
• Lake Oroville
• Clear Lake Reservoir
• Lewiston Lake
• Copco Lake
• Shasta Lake
• Eagle Lake
• Trinity Lake
• Lake Almanor
• Tule Lake
• Lake Madrone
• Whiskeytown Lake

Clear Lake

Lake Tulloch

California Lakes A-Z

• Angora Lakes
• Lake Berryessa
• Monarch Lakes
• Barrett Lake
• Lake Camanche
• Mono Lake
• Bass Lake
• Lake Combie
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir
• Big Bear Lake
• Lake Elsinore
• New Melones Lake
• Bucks Lake
• Lake Gregory
• Pine Mountain Lake
• Castaic Lake
• Lake Havasu
• Pinecrest Lake
• Cherry Lake
• Lake Isabella
• Quarry Lakes
• Clear Lake
• Lake Madrone
• Salton Sea
• Clear Lake Reservoir
• Lake Mendocino
• San Luis Reservoir
• Copco Lake
• Lake Nacimiento
• Santee Lakes
• Crystal Lake
• Lake of the Pines
• Sequoia Lake
• Diamond Valley Lake
• Lake Oroville
• Shasta Lake
• Don Pedro Lake
• Lake Pillsbury
• Shaver Lake
• Donner Lake
• Lake Sonoma
• Silverwood Lake
• Eagle Lake
• Lake Tahoe
• Success Lake
• Fallen Leaf Lake
• Lake Tulloch
• Topaz Lake
• Folsom Lake
• Lake Wildwood
• Trinity Lake
• Huntington Lake
• Lewiston Lake
• Tule Lake
• June Lake
• Little Lakes Valley Trail Chain of Lakes
• Twain Harte Lake
• Kelly Lake
• Littlerock Reservoir
• Virginia Lakes Chain of Lakes
• Lake Almanor
• Los Vaqueros Reservoir
• Whiskeytown Lake
• Lake Arrowhead
• Mammoth Lakes

Lakes in CA

Lake Name	Lake Summary
Angora Lakes	Also known as: Upper Angora Lake, Lower Angora Lake Tiny Angora Lakes in California's High Sierra region are a delight to the senses. These beautiful twin alpine lakes surrounded by rocky cliffs grace a ...
Barrett Lake	Also known as: Lake Barrett, Barrett Reservoir Tucked 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 located entirely within the state of California. This ...
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 ...
Donner Lake	Also known as: Truckee Lake Steeped in the history of America's Emigrant Trail, Donner Lake sits in California's beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. Found within Nevada County's charming ...
Eagle Lake	Eagle Lake, located in Lassen County about 15 miles north of Susanville, California, is one of the largest natural lakes within the state boundaries. ...
Fallen Leaf Lake	Travelers who enjoy the splendor of Lake Tahoe might never be aware of the smaller but very beautiful Fallen Leaf Lake that is located just one mile south ...
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 Combie	Also known as: Combie Lake, Combie Reservoir, Van Giesen Lake Combie is an impoundment of the Bear River flowing along the Placer and Nevada County line in northwestern California's Gold Country. Also known ...
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 of the Pines	Also known as: Main Lake, Entrance Pond, Huck Finn Pond, Hazel Lake Located in the foothills of northeastern California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, Lake of the Pines is a 232-acre private lake surrounded by a gated community. ...
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 ...
Little Lakes Valley Trail Chain of Lakes	Also known as: Mack Lake, Marsh Lake, Heart Lake, Box Lake, Long Lake, Chickenfoot Lake, Lower Gem Lake, Upper Gem Lake The Little Lakes Valley Trail is an 'easy' trail, according to experienced hikers in California's High Sierras. However, these beautiful lakes are located ...
Littlerock Reservoir	Also known as: Littlerock Lake, Little Rock Reservoir, Little Rock Lake Littlerock Reservoir is a man-made water storage system located in Los Angeles County, California, southeast of Palmdale and about three miles southwest ...
Los Vaqueros Reservoir	Also known as: Los Vaqueros Lake The Los Vaqueros Reservoir in the San Francisco Bay area is being remodeled! Soon to be re-opened, Los Vaqueros Lake is going to be even bigger and better. ...
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 ...
Monarch Lakes	Also known as: Upper Monarch Lake, Lower Monarch Lake Upper and Lower Monarch Lake grace the high elevations of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Sequoia National Park. An elevation climb to 10,600 feet takes ...
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 fourth largest reservoir by ...
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 ...
Quarry Lakes	Also known as: Horseshoe Lake, Rainbow Lake, Lago Los Osos In an amazing display of landscape renovation, California's Bay Area created a much-loved recreational area featuring the Quarry Lakes. Horseshoe, Rainbow ...
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 ...
Santee Lakes	In arid San Diego County, seven interconnected lakes show just how attractive reclaimed water can be. The 190-acre Santee Lakes Regional Park celebrated ...
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, one of the largest lakes 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 ...
Success Lake	Also known as: Lake Success, Success Reservoir Feeding America's families is just one of the quiet duties of Success Lake in California's fertile Central Valley region. Since the Tule River was dammed ...
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 ...
Virginia Lakes Chain of Lakes	Also known as: Trumbull Lake, Red Lake, Bue Lake, Little Virginia Lake, Big Virginia Lake, Cooney Lake, Moat Lake, Frog Lakes Uncrowded and unspoiled are the perfect words to describe the nine Virginia Lakes. Strung along Virginia Creek in California's High Sierras, most of the ...
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 ...