Sparks, NV · population 111,520

Lakes and swimming beaches near Sparks

Sparks sits within reach of 5 lakes in this guide and 18 mapped swimming spots. The closest is Pyramid Lake, about 33 miles out. Every page carries the water level where an agency publishes one, the current weather and the access points.

 Lakes near Sparks (5)  Swimming beaches near Sparks (18)

Water near Sparks

Lakes and swimming spots within reach.

Closest lakes to Sparks

Ordered by distance from the city center.

Pyramid Lake

California · Washoe County

Pyramid Lake

Fed by the Truckee River, Pyramid Lake holds roughly 120,340 acres of water in Nevada. Its shoreline falls inside Washoe County.…

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Pyramid Lake

California · Washoe County

Pyramid Lake

Fed by the Truckee River, Pyramid Lake holds roughly 120,340 acres of water in Nevada. Its shoreline falls inside Washoe County.…

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Frenchman Lake

California · Plumas County

Frenchman Lake

Fed by the Little Last Chance Creek, Frenchman Lake holds roughly 1,580 acres of water in California. It lies in Plumas County.…

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Donner Lake

California · Nevada County

Donner Lake

Donner Lake is a reservoir of some 840 acres on the Donner Creek to Truckee River, in California. It lies in Nevada County.…

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Lake Tahoe

California · Placer and El Dorado counties (CA); Washoe, Douglas and Carson City (NV)

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe straddles the California and Nevada state line in the Sierra Nevada at about 6,225 feet. It reaches 1,645 feet deep…

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Swimming spots near Sparks

Lake Tahoe

South Beach

Washoe County; 17.0 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Incline Beach

Washoe County; 11.6 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Burnt Cedar Beach

Washoe County; 11.7 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Hidden Beach

Washoe County; 11.1 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Sand Harbor

Managed by Nevada Division of State Parks; Washoe County County; fee information published; 9.6 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Tahoe

Secline Beach

Placer County; 10.6 mi from the lake center.

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