Birding spots · California

Best Birding Spots in Placer County, California

Beals Point leads Placer County's birding spots with 177 species reported, best in fall. 81 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Beals Point	177	1,766	111	114	106	142
Granite Bay	159	1,021	101	133	64	87
Wetlands	130	774	85	106	71	94
Beeks Bight	124	233	73	108	39	60
Traylor Ranch Bird Sanctuary and Nature Reserve	122	638	71	105	61	74
Veterans Memorial Park	117	815	77	95	70	82
City Park, Bike Trail Corridor	115	513	53	103	58	59
Coyote Pond Park	115	403	77	90	65	78
Lake Forest Beach Park	111	292	25	45	58	80
Martis Creek Lake	110	297	0	62	81	67
Monte Verde Park	101	207	57	86	32	48
Maidu Regional Park	100	235	70	75	42	70
Rock Creek Lake	99	329	71	71	44	55
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (Averys Pond)	98	188	65	71	49	61
Doyle Ranch Park	97	129	48	80	53	59
Auburn State Recreation Area	90	228	38	85	24	20
Auburn State Recreation Area (New York Bar)	90	193	45	85	34	21
Blue Oaks Open Space	87	170	51	63	37	34
Boulder Ridge Park	85	219	61	61	34	56
Weimar	84	260	53	67	49	50
Page Meadows	82	206	0	33	77	23
Bear River Fishing Access	80	138	27	61	57	47
Wetlands (north)	80	105	66	53	10	41
Burton Creek	80	91	10	29	35	57
William "Bill" Hughes Park	79	120	49	61	36	52
Johnson-Springview Community Park	78	191	53	63	28	43
Ice Lakes	78	182	5	13	74	21
Auburn Regional Park	77	252	60	62	36	56
Tahoe National Forest (south)	73	109	0	26	66	17
Hidden Falls Regional Park	71	82	36	56	27	35
Granite Bay (Dotons Point)	70	53	37	59	7	16
Louisiana Bar	68	151	32	50	41	29
Sunset Whitney Recreation Area	68	142	50	52	34	45
Dotons Point	68	74	40	54	22	23
Auburn Ravine Park	65	82	38	38	27	39
Halsey Forebay	64	71	43	32	6	41
Tahoe National Forest (Poulsen Peak)	63	75	3	6	61	2
Antelope Creek Trail	61	80	33	48	31	1
Lake Forest	59	87	19	9	48	19
American River Canyon Overlook	59	73	30	36	22	40
Canyon View Preserve	59	63	39	45	24	35
Oregon Bar	58	69	4	56	14	1
Sugar Pine Reservoir	58	52	4	25	45	6
Wise Forebay	55	137	36	40	27	31
William B Layton Park	52	77	11	16	37	18
Royal Gorge	52	67	4	9	50	0
McBean Park	52	60	39	27	8	34
Burton Creek State Park	50	89	6	17	33	15
Burton Creek State Park (Lake Forest)	49	60	3	16	45	12
Tahoe National Forest (Bear Spring)	48	134	10	34	35	17