Folsom Spring
Folsom Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,923 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the south-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Hill Sewage Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive runs past it.
How to reach it
- On the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 19.2 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 20.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 5 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 6 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
- Scenic lookout · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Hill Sewage Hill: 0.6 mi
- Folsom Peak: 1.1 mi
- Round Mound: 1.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 1.8 mi
- East Peak: 2.6 mi
- Linear Park: 1.7 mi
- Seven Owners Park & Beach: 2.2 mi
- Connolly Beach: 2.5 mi
- Zephyr Cove Park: 2.7 mi
- South Lake Tahoe Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Nevada Beach: 1.0 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 1.2 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 1.5 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 2.5 mi
- Pope Beach: 5.6 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 5.0 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 8.5 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 11.4 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 12.0 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 11.0 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 11.9 mi
- Taylor Spring: 15.0 mi
- Fish Spring: 15.5 mi
- Hot Spring: 18.0 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 9.0 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 11.0 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 16.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 16.4 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Tallac Point: 6.8 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 10.0 mi
- Distillery Wall: 12.2 mi
- Detox Wall: 12.2 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 14.8 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 3.2 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 5.3 mi
- Baldwin Home: 6.4 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 10.1 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 15.1 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 1.5 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 2.4 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 2.5 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 8.7 mi
- Genoa Falls: 4.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.3 mi
- Eagle Falls: 9.5 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 9.6 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 9.8 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- St Theresa: 3.3 mi
- The Big Tree: 17.5 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 6.4 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Folsom Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | SSE 167° | 3,305 m | 8.2 mi |
| Jobs Sister | SSE 160° | 3,299 m | 8.2 mi |
| Jobs Peak | SSE 153° | 3,233 m | 8.9 mi |
| Monument Peak | SSE 150° | 3,068 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SW 233° | 3,042.818 m | 14.9 mi |
| Dicks Peak | WSW 247° | 3,042 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Price | WSW 240° | 3,040 m | 14.9 mi |
| Agassiz | WSW 238° | 3,038 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dagget Pass, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 23.4 | 24.6 | 29.4 | 45.7 | 79.4 | 92.0 | 47.9 | 23.4 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 18.8 | 20.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Trout CK NR Tahoe Valley, CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Snowplant117 obs
- Steller's Jay103 obs
- Brewer's Blackbird86 obs
- Antelope Bitterbrush81 obs
- greenleaf manzanita70 obs
- Canada Goose68 obs
- bush chinquapin67 obs
- Mallard56 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12800941674
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 9 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 10 mi
- Homewood · 14 mi
- Tahoe City · 18 mi
- Incline Village · 19 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 20 mi
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