The lake offers a wide variety of outdoor activities including camping, picnicking, horseback riding, camping, hiking, sailing, and more. Lake Tahoe — 100-120 miles, 2-2:30 hours ...

Folsom Lake State Recreation Area 7755 Folsom-Auburn Road Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 988-0205 www.parks.ca.gov. Folsom Lake is upstream from Lake Natoma and is a state park.

The Trinity Alps Wilderness, about three hours north of Sacramento, offers hiking trails, waterfalls, alpine lakes and smaller crowds than at popular national parks.

The strokes come easy and smooth, and at dusk, the lake is so calm that miniature whirlpools trail every stroke. You scan across the lake and spot the rings of rising trout, and you take in the ...

I f you head east of Sacramento, you'll find plenty to stoke your wanderlust. You could explore the vast lakes and pine-covered peaks of the Eldorado National Forest. You could shorten your travel ...

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District announced new boating restrictions Tuesday at Rancho Seco Lake near Herald in an effort to prevent the spread of invasive golden mussels, which were ...

On Saturday, April 29, they will welcome the public to a community celebration at Bushy Lake, which spans 20 acres within an abandoned oxbow of the American River near Cal Expo. The day will feature ...