Lakes / California / Riverside County / Vail Lake
Vail Lake, California
470 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
33.49 degrees N, 116.97 degrees W - Riverside 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 Vail Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 81% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 55 miles from San Diego, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skinner Reservoir | Riverside | 8.4 mi | 1,038 acres |
| Lake Riverside | Riverside | 10.0 mi | 59 acres |
| Diamond Valley Lake | Riverside | 14 mi | 4,918 acres |
| Turner Lake | San Diego | 19 mi | 37 acres |
| Lake Hemet | Riverside | 20 mi | 341 acres |
| Lake Henshaw | San Diego | 22 mi | 1,754 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Vail Lake
How Big Is Vail Lake?
Vail Lake covers 470 acres in Riverside County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Riverside County?
Diamond Valley Lake is the largest lake in Riverside County, at 4,918 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 27602121). Verified October 30, 2026.