Stone Lake

Although it is one of the least developed parks in Sacramento County, this landscape of riparian woods and grasslands is an important habitat for wildlife, including the giant garter snake and the longhorn elderberry beetle.

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Although it is one of the least developed parks in Sacramento County, this landscape of riparian woods and grasslands is an important habitat for wildlife, including the giant garter snake and the longhorn elderberry beetle. It is also a pit stop on the migratory route for waterfowl and shorebirds.

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Nearby Points of Interest Around Stone Lake

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2.2 mi away

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

The 17,641-acre refuge is home to 200 bird species, grassland critters, and the endangered valley elderberry longhorn beetle.

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Route 160--River Road

Chances are you have probably never heard of the California River Delta.

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State Indian Museum

For thousands of years, indigenous tribes inhabited that land of what we now call modern-day California.

16.9 mi away

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park

Situated right in the heart of downtown Sacramento, this state park is home to a historic Victorian mansion built in the mid 1850s.