CountiesSacramento County
CaliforniaReservoirSacramento County
Lake Natoma
Fed by the American River, Lake Natoma holds roughly 500 acres of water in California. It lies in Sacramento County. Management is in the hands of California State Parks.
Coordinates38.6540, -121.1925
Surface area500 acres
RiverAmerican River
Managed byCalifornia State Parks
Swimming beaches on Lake Natoma
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Lake Natoma on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Lake Natoma in California
On the map, Lake Natoma is centered near 38.6540, -121.1925. Water leaves through the American River. It lies at roughly 128 feet of elevation.
No agency lists a named swimming spot at Lake Natoma. Shoreline access here is likely informal. Shoreline access on lakes like this one is often informal and unsigned. Mokelumne Beach, on Camanche Reservoir, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 32 miles off.
Most California day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim. No public sensor reports water temperature at Lake Natoma, so the panel shows air temperature and wind.
If Lake Natoma is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Folsom Lake (California, 6 mi), Camp Far West Reservoir (California, 28 mi) and Camanche Reservoir (California, 32 mi). In all, 86 lakes in California are covered here.
No public gauge reports the water level at Lake Natoma, so this page shows no level chart. We would rather leave the figure out than publish an estimate that nobody measured. Local marinas and park offices usually know the current state of the water better than any feed.
Questions about Lake Natoma
Is there a beach at Lake Natoma?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Lake Natoma?
About 500 acres.
What other lakes are near Lake Natoma?
The closest in this guide is Folsom Lake, about 6 miles away in California.
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.