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Loon Lake
Loon Lake is a 1,100-acre reservoir in California. The lake is in El Dorado County. Management is in the hands of Sacramento Municipal Utility District (dam) / U.S. Forest Service — Eldorado NF, Placerville RD (recreation).
Coordinates38.9972, -120.3095
Surface area1,100 acres
Managed bySacramento Municipal Utility District (dam) / U.S. Forest Service — Eldorado NF, Placerville RD (recreation)
Swimming beaches on Loon Lake
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.
Loon Lake 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
About Loon Lake
Local marinas and park offices usually know the current state of the water better than any feed. Nobody publishes a continuous level for Loon Lake in a form this guide can read, so the page carries access and weather instead.
Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring.
Nearby water includes Union Valley Reservoir (California, 11 mi), French Meadows Reservoir (California, 12 mi) and Ice House Reservoir (California, 12 mi). California has 86 lakes on this site in total.
Loon Lake has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities. Shoreline access on lakes like this one is often informal and unsigned. The nearest mapped swimming spot is Lake Tahoe - West Shore on Lake Tahoe, roughly 10 miles away.
Questions about Loon Lake
Is there a beach at Loon Lake?
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 Loon Lake?
About 1,100 acres.
What other lakes are near Loon Lake?
The closest in this guide is Union Valley Reservoir, about 11 miles away in California.
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