Lakes / California / Alpine County / Caples Lake
Caples Lake, California
606 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.70 degrees N, 120.05 degrees W - Alpine County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Caples Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 79 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnemucca Lake | Alpine | 3.4 mi | 53 acres |
| Red Lake | Alpine | 3.8 mi | 80 acres |
| Round Lake | Alpine | 4.1 mi | 40 acres |
| Silver Lake | Amador | 4.8 mi | 512 acres |
| Scotts Lake | Alpine | 6.2 mi | 33 acres |
| Upper Blue Lake | Alpine | 7.0 mi | 294 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Caples Lake
How Big Is Caples Lake?
Caples Lake covers 606 acres in Alpine County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Alpine County?
Spicer Meadow Reservoir is the largest lake in Alpine County, at 1,407 acres.
Largest Lakes in California
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salton Sea | Imperial | 233,096 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Tahoe | Placer | 122,975 acres | - |
| 3 | Goose Lake | Modoc | 93,048 acres | - |
| 4 | Honey Lake | Lassen | 59,917 acres | - |
| 5 | Mono Lake | Mono | 45,124 acres | - |
All 1,147 California lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 63412842). Verified October 30, 2026.