Rollins Lake in the morning — still green water with a wall of pine and cedar on the far shore

Rollins Lake · Nevada County, California

Two Wooded Lakefront Acres on Rollins Lake

Rare lakefront acreage in the Sierra foothills, minutes from I-80 — tall timber, lake views, and room to build the retreat you've been picturing.

$278,000·2 acres

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The place

If you’ve ever wanted a place of your own right on the water…

this Rollins Lake parcel sits in the timbered foothills above Colfax — an hour or so up from Sacramento and a straight run east from the Bay Area on I-80. Imagine your own two acres of that country: ponderosa and cedar, a soft floor of needles underfoot. Best of all, swimming, fishing, and boating are steps from your door.

Mossy pine trunks on the wooded slope with the lake beyond

The land

What you're looking at.

Honest notes on the parcel. Anything that matters to a build, you'll want to confirm with the county — happy to share what's on file.

Size: Approximately 2 acresNevada County · APN on file
Setting: Wooded slope above Rollins LakeThe upper portion offers filtered lake views through the pines, or a wider vista with clearing
Terrain: Tall pine & cedar, gentle gradeNatural duff floor, mossy oaks
Access: Reached by a quiet road off Hwy 174
Utilities: New well, recently perkedElectricity at the road — buyer to verify
Zoning: Residential useConfirm specifics & build feasibility with Nevada County
Docks: Subject to Nevada Irrigation DistrictRollins Lake is an NID reservoir — direct dock and shoreline-structure feasibility questions to NID
Best for: A cabin, a weekend retreat, or land to hold

Where it is

Waterfront Quiet, Within Easy Reach

The parcel sits on Rollins View Drive on the lake's west side, near the Rollins Lakeside Resort and boat dock. It’s a quick twenty minutes to Nevada City or Grass Valley. A one hour drive brings you to Sacramento, two hours gets you to the Bay Area. Tahoe and Reno are an easy morning's drive.

Satellite view showing the parcel outline among the trees near the Rollins Lake shoreline — Aerial view (approximate)

Locator map showing the parcel beside Rollins Lake off Highway 174 — Locator · Rollins Lake

Colfax / I-80

~15 min

Grass Valley

~20 min

Auburn

~35 min

Sacramento

~1 hr

Lake Tahoe

~1¼ hr

Reno

~1½ hr

Bay Area

~2½ hr

Drive times approximate · conditions vary

On the ground

Walking the parcel.

Photographed in late winter — bare oaks, mossy trunks, and the lake low and glassy.

Pines on the slope with the lake glimpsed through the trunks

Mossy pine trunk in the foreground with lake water behind

Mossy tree trunks and forest floor on the gentle slope

Forest floor of needles and fallen branches under the pines

Mossy oaks and conifers across the wooded parcel

Conceptual

Ideas for the site, not what’s there now.

The parcel is undeveloped. These four illustrations were made to show what two lakefront acres could hold — a path down to the water, a small place to start with, or a house set into the slope with the lake in front of it.

These are concept illustrations, not photographs. Nothing shown here exists on the property, and none of it is designed, approved, permitted, or included in the sale. Any build is subject to Nevada County review and to the site work any particular design would require. Docks and shoreline structures are subject to the Nevada Irrigation District — direct those feasibility questions to NID.

Concept illustration: a footpath through the pines leading to a small railed viewing deck above the lake — **A path to the water**A cleared footpath through the pines to a small railed deck at the edge — the least you could do with it, and maybe the first thing.

Concept illustration: a tiny home on wheels parked among the trees beside a stone fire ring and two chairs — **Somewhere to start**A tiny home on wheels and a fire ring, for weekends while you decide — check current county rules on temporary and recreational occupancy.

Concept illustration: a timber and stone house stepping down a wooded slope with decks facing the water — **A house in the slope**Timber and stone stepped down the grade so the living space sits up in the canopy, decks facing the water.