Beals Point Campground

Great recreation area. Sites are spread out and have lots of trees and shade. Water is close by and restrooms with showers were clean and well maintained. The RV sites are wide open and few trees. We have a small RV but opted for the tent sites which are really much nicer if you don’t need hook ups. There is a sanitation station on the way out and they do charge $12 for using it. There is swim access to the lake and the American River trail goes right by the campground. We did a 50+ mile ride into Sacramento and its pretty amazing in that you don’t have to cross a single road.

We used to love coming here but will not be staying here again. Shortened length of stay to only 7 days. 4 emergency spots and 3 camp host sites so decreasing number of rentable sites. Homeless set up tents and use the bathrooms and showers. Sleep in cars in the parking lot. Staff doesn’t seem too concerned. When we stayed, there were many vacant sites. When we asked to stay 2 more nights due to next campsite cancelling they could not think outside the box to let us stay. BUT. It is a beautiful place when the lake has water

Only 20 sites w electric, of those 2 are for camp host and 3 are held for emergencies (15 rental). The pads are 60 ft minimum, flat and wide. Paid showers, large campsites etc.
Short walk to the lake with many jogging/bicycle trails. Swimming in lake during the summer.
Folsom is a booming suburb of Sacramento so expect bad traffic and noise. This is not a rural park. It’s built on a water reservoir.

As full timers - we thought we hit the jackpot for the area in order to be near the towns we wanted to explore and also have service for good wifi. We had enough AT&T service for one person to work fine on the wifi. There are also plenty of coffeeshops about 5 mins away for stronger wifi.

You feel like you're remote and you have direct access to trails and bike path from your site, but very close to downtown Folsom which is a cute little town. Site BP60 was FHU and spacious kind of tucked in a corner. Trash and recycle right at your site and picnic table and space from neighbors. Almost perfectly level site.

No laundry at campground - but Laundry Paradise in Roseville was a great find for us - very clean facilities and new washers. Worth the drive compared to Laundryland in Folsom. I'm only giving it a 4 because it would be a 5 if there was better service or if they offered wifi. It was decent, but could've been better. We will definitely be back.

Great site for a working getaway with excellent Verizon coverage. Several restaurants are nearby for those into that sort of thing while camping. Major grocery store is 6 minutes north.

The rangers and camp host were all very welcoming and helpful. The site was clean and flat. Tables and fire rings are far from the pad. Some pads in the southern ring are shared with the adjacent site, so be prepared for that if you bring an RV or trailer into the section without hookups. We drove through the hookup section and it looked nice with good space between each site.

Our site was closer to the road than I would do again. The road is fairly well traveled even in the middle of the night. The East side of the campground is protected by a small hill that might reduce the noise a bit.

So glad we came here for our first shakedown trip with our new rig. Sites are huge and well separated by trees. We are 25’ but could have easily fit a much larger rig in our site (Site 63). Access to the site was easy.

Staff was very friendly and the campground is very well kept. 3 min walk from our site to Folsom Lake. You are definitely still in civilization, but trees surrounding sites make it feel like you’re removed. Highly recommend!

This is a state park, you have to pay to be here, the sheriff and rangers patrol regularly so it is a very safe place to park. It is close to Folsom Lake and the dam but you can't see it from the campsites. First come first serve and reservations accepted it fills up fast. Dry camping is $28 and to plug in is $48, pay showers, firewood from the host cost's $10, very clean and safe.

We stayed here for a couple of nights as a stop-over before visiting Vinnie's Airstream Repair on Monday morning. Opted for a full-hookup site as I was unsure about the non-hookup portions of the campground as some folks had reported low-hanging branches.

Some sites were flooded when we arrived, so we were lucky to get an unflooded site.

In the mornings and evenings, or right after the rain, hundreds of birds came out behind our site to feed - was quite a sight!