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Lakes Near San Diego, California

31 counted California lakes sit within 60 miles of San Diego - the largest is Lake Henshaw at 1,754 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Henshaw	San Diego	43 mi	1,754 acres	-
San Vicente Reservoir	San Diego	20 mi	1,518 acres	-
Lower Otay Lake	San Diego	15 mi	1,015 acres	-
El Capitan Lake	San Diego	25 mi	965 acres	-
Sweetwater Reservoir	San Diego	10 mi	689 acres	-
Lake Hodges	San Diego	24 mi	618 acres	-
Barrett Lake	San Diego	29 mi	612 acres	-
Vail Lake	Riverside	55 mi	470 acres	-
Loveland Reservoir	San Diego	23 mi	368 acres	-
Morena Reservoir	San Diego	37 mi	329 acres	-
Lake Sutherland	San Diego	35 mi	289 acres	-
Lake Cuyamaca	San Diego	39 mi	223 acres	-
Lake Wohlford	San Diego	33 mi	203 acres	-
Olivenhain Reservoir	San Diego	25 mi	180 acres	-
Lake Jennings	San Diego	19 mi	158 acres	-
Lake Miramar	San Diego	14 mi	145 acres	-
Murray Reservoir	San Diego	8 mi	140 acres	-
Lake Cuyamaca	San Diego	39 mi	102 acres	-
Lake O'Neill	San Diego	43 mi	97 acres	-
Dixon Reservoir	San Diego	31 mi	63 acres	-
Lake Poway	San Diego	22 mi	60 acres	-
San Dieguito Reservoir	San Diego	22 mi	60 acres	-
Lake Riverside	Riverside	59 mi	59 acres	-
Lake San Marcos	San Diego	28 mi	56 acres	-
Palo Verde Lake	San Diego	26 mi	37 acres	-
Turner Lake	San Diego	35 mi	37 acres	-
Upper Otay Lake	San Diego	14 mi	30 acres	-
Big Laguna Lake	San Diego	42 mi	29 acres	-
Whelan Lake	San Diego	38 mi	29 acres	-
Windmill Lake	San Diego	38 mi	29 acres	-
Guajome Lake	San Diego	37 mi	25 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.