Folsom Point 0FP

Tucked onto the oak-dappled spit of Dotons Point, Folsom Point Airfield (Elevation 482 ft) is a sleepy, picturesque outpost on the shores of Folsom Lake. Born as a quiet weekend getaway strip in the late 1960s, 0FP remains a cozy refuge for aviators looking to escape busy class C airspace, practice gentle touch-and-gos over calm water, or simply watch the morning mist lift off the lake. It’s an intimate, low-key field where the local wildlife holds absolute right-of-way, the lake serves as your downwind leg, and the shade under the blue oaks doubles as the transient parking apron. Field Briefing & Pilot Notes Field Elevation: 498' MSL Runways: 16 / 34 Traffic Pattern Altitude (TPA): 1,282' MSL (800' AGL) Pattern Flow: Right Traffic for Runway 34 (keeps turns out over open water and clear of the shoreline bluffs). Standard Left Traffic for Runway 16. Preferred Runway: 34 (favored for the gentle afternoon breeze coming off the lake basin). Keep an eye out for boat wake shimmer on low final approach to Runway 34. Resident deer occasionally like to sunbathe near the threshold of 16—give the engine a quick throttle burst on crosswind to clear the area.