Most reviewed Lakes in San Francisco, United States to visit (Updated March, 2024)

Most reviewed Lakes in San Francisco

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of San Francisco through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 30 places from Lake category.

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Lake Merritt

Lake

Tidal lagoon in the city surrounded by parkland, a local destination for boating, walking & picnics.

4.60 (764 reviews) (~14.65 km from centre)

Lake Berryessa

Lake

Reservoir offering water sports, swimming, fishing, campsites & a marina with boat rentals.

4.50 (524 reviews) (~92.33 km from centre)

Lake Elizabeth

Lake

Recreation area with a bird-filled island, plus a dog park, playgrounds, sports fields & boat ramp.

4.70 (440 reviews) (~47.74 km from centre)

Lake Chabot

Lake

Easygoing recreation hub popular for boat rentals & fishing & surrounded by tree-shaded banks.

4.70 (246 reviews) (~27.9 km from centre)

Shoreline Lake

Lake

👍 This is the park we often go for a walk when we have nowhere else to go. You can easily walk 4-5 miles on a flat road with a variety of views. Go around the lake, the golf course, the bay and you have a good exercise. At times the lake is full of birds and fun to watch. The bay does not smell bad in...

4.70 (199 reviews) (~48.17 km from centre)

Stow Lake

Park

👍👍 The place is beautiful

4.80 (192 reviews) (~5.1 km from centre)

Lake Anza

Lake

Reservoir at Tilden Regional Park, open May–Sep for swimming, with a beach & lifeguard.

4.50 (110 reviews) (~19.81 km from centre)

Stow Lake

Lake

👍👍 Beautiful lake and a short trail surrounding Stow lake. Rent boats, hike and enjoy the waterfall. There is something for everyone.

4.80 (101 reviews) (~4.93 km from centre)

Los Vaqueros Reservoir

Lake

😠 Get ready to Wait. Wait and more Wait... park opens at 7am. You'll be fishing by 8:45am. Be ready to wait in line at least an 1hr. get ready to pay for parking and get ready to pay for fishing.

4.50 (97 reviews) (~60.02 km from centre)

San Pablo Reservoir

Lake

😠 I loved this place a for the past few years. I had a season parking and boat launch pass and the attendants were excellent. I looked forward to the weekend, to relax and fish. On free fishing day, I brought a friend and we planned for a great day. It was drizzling that day and as I set up my boat fo...

4.60 (97 reviews) (~22.81 km from centre)

Lake Temescal

Lake

This reservoir lake created in 1868 features an artificial beach for swimming & fishing.

4.50 (96 reviews) (~18.26 km from centre)

Sandy Wool Lake

Lake

👍 This is very nice local park. It has lake and hills. It is great place for fishing, hiking, jogging family hangout, picnic. Just love it. The trail is pretty good. It is not very hard for beginners. Especially in springs, hiking amount green field and hills feels so good. In April this year (2019) n...

4.50 (92 reviews) (~60.89 km from centre)

Bethany Reservoir

Lake

👍👍 Love fishing here! It can get hella windy at times but on those perfect days, just beautiful and relaxing. Every angler and person I've run into here have been cool and friendly.

4.10 (89 reviews) (~70.93 km from centre)

Cunningham Lake

Lake

👍👍 Nice regional Park. Rented a picnic area which came equipped with bbq, tables with shade, bathrooms, large lawn area. Overall a pleasant experience. Park is reasonably well maintained. Come for walking, jogging on the par course, hot the waterslides a Raging Waters, ride the skate park or simply bbq...

4.40 (85 reviews) (~73.02 km from centre)

Calero Reservoir

Lake

👍 BEWARE: Hubby and I love having picnics out there, but last Saturday, we were walking up the hill toward the outhouses (to the right if facing the Ranger station and street) and came upon a sleeping 4 foot rattlesnake! It lifted it's head, looked toward us, hissed then slithered off I to the grass....

4.30 (83 reviews) (~87.46 km from centre)

Shadow Cliffs Lake

Lake

🫤 $18 to fish from a kayak as a Pleasanton resident. $6 to park, $4 for the boat inspection, $4 to fish, and $4 to launch, which means I paid for the "privilege" of carrying my kayak to the water's edge and getting in it. Meanwhile a car with 8 on board and a Franklin High School sticker (Stockton) sp...

4.10 (69 reviews) (~52.75 km from centre)

Spreckels Lake

Lake

👍👍 Beautiful lake within Golden Gate Park. There are always ducks there and you have a great view surrounding you. It’s also a good place to get your daily exercise in since you are able to walk around the lake via the path.

4.70 (60 reviews) (~6.57 km from centre)

Lake Merced

Lake

👍👍 A great invigorating walk when you go around this beautiful becalmed body of water.

4.50 (57 reviews) (~9.25 km from centre)

Lake Hennessey

Lake

Tranquil reservoir in the hills east of St. Helena offering hiking trails, fishing & a boat launch.

4.60 (55 reviews) (~79.38 km from centre)

Loch Lomond

Lake

😐 Extremely rude rangers! I was unaware that dogs were not allowed to swim, instead of being nicely informed I was immediately yelled at very intensely. After apologizing and getting them out of the water, I was pursued again only to be yelled at even more for the same thing. Later, I was pursued agai...

4.70 (52 reviews) (~80.08 km from centre)

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