Best Family Friendly Beaches in Granite Bay

Located on the western shore of Folsom Lake in Placer County, California, Granite Bay Folsom Lake - also known as Granite Bay Beach and Granite Bay Main Beach - is a popular recreation area that has a long and wide beige sand beach.  Folsom Lake is a reservoir on the American River that was created in 1955 after the construction of Folsom Dam.  This beach has a beautiful background of dunes, Sierra Nevada mountains, and lush vegetation including oak woodlands, manzanita, and chaparral, which together offer incredible views.  The Folsom Lake beach area is managed as part of Folsom Lake State Recreation Area under California State Parks, which encourages sustainable tourism practices to preserve the natural beauty and diverse marine life of the region.