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Folsom Lake
Folsom Lake is formed by the damming of the South Fork and North Fork of the American River.
Photos from a paddle on Folsom Lake, paddling up a portion of the South Fork of the American River from the Salmon Falls put in, May 2010. Since the lake was near full, current was weak enough to paddle up a fair distance upstream from the bridge. The put-in for this paddle also happens to be the take-out area for rafters and commercial outfitters running the South Fork, which is the reason for a relatively huge parking lot in the middle of nowhere. Note that this "nowhere" is surrounded by very expensive homes on large pieced of land!
Ready for launch at put-in. Pebbles, not sand.
Salmon Falls Bridge, looking downstream.
Salmon Falls Bridge. Second put-in/take-out is just to the right at far
end of bridge (seen on photo at left).
Salmon Falls Bridge
Paddling upstream from Salmon Fall Springs
Parking lot - and this is only about 1/2 of it.
Launch Area, with Folsom at near full level.
Launch area - note $$$$ homes on hill.
Launch area looking North and upstream.
Photos below are from a visit during November 2007 during a period of very low lake levels. Taken from the Low Water launch ramp area of Granite Bay.
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