Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
Gold Country & Central Valley
parks
At a glance
- Size
- 35
- Established
- 1956
parks detail
- Hook
- The 1895 powerhouse that sent the world's first long-distance high-voltage transmission to Sacramento
- More
- Its 1895 transmission to Sacramento — 22 miles at 11,000 volts — proved long-distance AC power and electrified the capital's streetcars overnight. The original GE generators still sit in place, and the canal-side grounds make an easy stop off the Folsom bike loop.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.681, -121.183