Twin Rocks Road Hike - 1 (Folsom Lake)

California Hikes - Twin Rocks Road Hike 1

Difficulty - Moderate

Accessibility - Good

Dog Friendliness - Good

Water Access - Accessible on way back

Scenery - Fantastic

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This is one of my favorite hikes, and it usually takes me about 45 minutes.  Twin Rocks road has a small parking lot as it curves into Boulder.  Access is available now, but I have heard rumors they are going to close this lot so you may have to park down the street.  This is really a great area for a number of hikes, as there are quite a few trails that wind and meet throughout the area.  As you pass the trail gate, there will be several offshoot trails to the right.  This one is the third on the left, and leads to one of my favorite views of Lake Folsom.  As you kike up the trail, there will be many offshoots.  If you stay on the main trail, you will end up at the top of a small mountain, with fantastic views as you can see in the picture.  At the summit, after you admire the scenery, turn around, proceed back and you will see another trail that goes down on your right.  This will wind down the mountain on the back side toward the lake.  The whole goal is to get down the mountain to the parking lot on the other side.  At any point you can cut down to the road and just go right to follow it around the mountain back to the starting point (See the map).