Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
1,101 acres30.8 mi of trail
Pioneer Express TrailJedi TrailCenterHigh Water+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: UncleVinny · CC BY 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Granite Bay
Granite Bay has 59 miles of mapped trails, 2.7 for every square mile of land
1,200 acres are parks and preserves, 55 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (30.8 mi), Miners Ravine Nature Reserve (0.6 mi). 9% of Granite Bay’s land is conserved, about 1,242 acres.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #153 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,242 acres · of 21.5 sq mi of land
Trails
59 mi
2.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,200 ac
55 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
22 mi
17 mi lanes · 4.6 mi paths
Highest peak
423 ft
Volcano Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Granite Bay?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Granite Bay have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Granite Bay is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #153 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Granite Bay’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails2.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (59 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land55 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,200 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home82% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 82%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, with 30.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Miners Ravine Nature Reserve
Nature preserve
24 acres0.6 mi of trail
Interpretive TrailNorth Trail Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Ronald L. Feist Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Treelake Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area1,101 acres · 30.8 mi of trail · California Department of Parks and Recreation
DirectionsMiners Ravine Nature Reserve24 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsRonald L. Feist Park18 acres
Treelake Park7 acres
Granite Bay Hills Park3 acres
Greyhawk Community Park1 acres
Treelake Terrace Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,242 conserved acres
9% of Granite Bay’s land. Who manages Granite Bay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks1,123 ac
County93 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits30 ac
Bureau of Reclamation18 ac
Town or city5 ac
State Recreation Area · 1,141 acLocal Park · 56 acLocal Conservation Area · 25 acUnknown Easement · 21 acLocal Other or Unknown · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 30 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom Lake State Recreation Area State Recreation Area | State parks | 1,123 | Open |
| Miners Ravine Nature Reserve Local Conservation Area | County | 25 | Restricted |
| Ronald L. Feist Park Local Park | County | 19 | Open |
| Folsom Lake State Recreation Area | Bureau of Reclamation | 18 | Open |
| Granite Bay Park Local Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Treelake Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Placer County Land Local Other or Unknown | County | 7 | Open |
| Sterling Pointe Equestrian Staging Area Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Douglas Ranch Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Indian Stone Corral Local Other or Unknown | County | 3 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Granite Bay
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Granite Bay
Treelake PlaygroundIn Treelake Park
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Granite Bay
Volcano Hill423 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Granite Bay
Beals Point CampgroundIn Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 11.0 miHorses · 22.4 miUnpaved · 25.4 mi
Pioneer Express Trail7.7 mi
Baldwin Lake Trail1.7 mi
Jedi Trail1.6 mi
Center0.8 mi
High Water0.6 mi
Blue Pipe0.5 mi
Bench Lookout Climb0.5 mi
New Jedi0.5 mi
WT0.5 mi
Interpretive Trail0.4 mi
15 more trails
Nature Trail
0.4 miChicken Milk
0.4 miBob's Cut
0.3 miCerberus
0.3 miBVQ
0.3 miLos Lagos Trail
0.3 miSterling Point Trail
0.2 miNorth Trail Loop
0.2 miPucker's Sister
0.2 miWT-Los Lagos Trail
0.2 mi5 Guys
0.2 miTerry's
0.2 miGnarnia
0.2 miWT-Trail
0.1 miGnarwhal
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
22 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
17 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Tennis
17Basketball
10Baseball
2Soccer
2Multi-sport
2Pickleball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Granite Bay: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 5.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Granite Bay →
Next door
Granite Bay and its neighbors
Granite Bay has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Granite Bay
Where can I hike in Granite Bay?
The longest trail networks: Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, 30.8 miles; Miners Ravine Nature Reserve, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Granite Bay is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Granite Bay’s trails?
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area and Miners Ravine Nature Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Granite Bay?
22 miles of bike routes are on the map: 17 of painted or protected lanes and 4.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Granite Bay?
42,114 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Granite Bay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,200 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Granite Bay have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #153 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Granite Bay neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →