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What makes the Folsom Bluffs Subdivision so special?
Folsom
Bluffs is a Planned Development (PD) of forty-two units. This subdivision is not subject to conventional zoning to permit
clustering of residences. A subdivision of this type consists of separately owned parcels of land together with membership
in an association that owns an undivided interest in the common area surrounding all the units.
Folsom Bluffs is situated
between the American River to the East, the American River Parkway to the West, Folsom Lake to the North and Lake Natomas
to the South. The American River Parkway is a 32-mile protected green belt, cutting the Sacramento County in half at the American
River. The American River Parkway, a paved trail with many rest areas, runs along the American River from Old Sacramento to
Beale's Point at Folsom Lake. It passes by the Folsom Bluffs Subdivision at the 29 mile mark.
Activities around Folsom
Bluffs:
Some of the activities along the parkway include fishing, hiking, running, bicycling, rollerblading, swimming,
rafting, kayaking, bird-watching, wildlife viewing, and much more.
Besides Activities the Parkway around Folsom Bluffs
is home to much wild Flora and Fauna.
Flora:
Valley oak, blue oak, black oak, and occasional oracle oak, as
well as digger pines dot the open woodlands around Folsom Lake and Auburn SRA, and toyon and California buckeye are everywhere.
In the spring, there are wonderful varietys of colorful wildflowers including Indian paintbrush, California poppy, larkspur,
lupine, bordicaea, fiddleneck, dutchman's pipe and monkey flower.
Fauna:
Black-tailed deer, ground squirrels,
raccoons, skunks, opossums, gray foxes, rabbits and coyotes are often seen in the park. Mountain lions and bobcats are seen
occasionally. Beaver and muskrat live in the Mormon Island Wetlands, which is also a wonderful area for bird watching. Canada
geese usually winter at Folsom Lake and there are heron rookeries on Anderson Island Nature Preserve and the south shore of
Lake Natoma. In spring several kinds of ducks can usually be seen. Year round residents of the area include blackbirds, scrub
jays, quails, bushtits, wrens and towhees. Flycatchers can be found in the dry chaparral. Look for kingfishers, grebes and
gulls near the water. Red-tailed hawks, kesterls, eagles and other raptors can often be seen soaring over the lake. Rattlesnakes
can be found in this area. They are important members of the natural community. They will not attack, but if disturbed or
cornered, they will defend themselves. Give them distance and respect!
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