Lakes / California / San Diego County / Lake San Marcos
Lake San Marcos, California
56 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
33.12 degrees N, 117.21 degrees W - San Diego 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 Lake San Marcos Stacks Up
- Larger than 36% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 28 miles from San Diego, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivenhain Reservoir | San Diego | 5.3 mi | 180 acres |
| San Dieguito Reservoir | San Diego | 5.6 mi | 60 acres |
| Lake Hodges | San Diego | 7.1 mi | 618 acres |
| Guajome Lake | San Diego | 9.6 mi | 25 acres |
| Dixon Reservoir | San Diego | 9.8 mi | 63 acres |
| Turner Lake | San Diego | 10 mi | 37 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake San Marcos
How Big Is Lake San Marcos?
Lake San Marcos covers 56 acres in San Diego County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Diego County?
Lake Henshaw is the largest lake in San Diego County, at 1,754 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 120025188). Verified October 30, 2026.