Granite Bay is a primarily residential suburb of Sacramento located just east of Roseville and west of Folsom Lake.
The place name, Granite Bay, is derived from a bay in Folsom Lake on the east side of the town.
The entire town is underlain by granodiorite of the Penryn Pluton of Cretaceousage, hence the geological basis for the place name.
Among the granite outcroppings, mature oaks and natural lakes in the Sierra Foothills, Granite Bay Golf Club is Sacramento’s premier golf facility. Granite Bay is a Certified Audubon International Signature Sanctuary with a championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Kyle Phillips.
 Among the granite outcroppings, mature oaks and natural lakes in the Sierra Foothills, Granite Bay Golf Club is Sacramento’s premier golf facility. Granite Bay is a Certified Audubon International Signature Sanctuary with a championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Kyle Phillips.
Granite Bay is served by two public high schools, Granite Bay High School and Del Oro High School(which is located in Loomis). Both high schools consistently rank among the top high schools in the State. The Eureka Union School Districtis the K-8 district serves Granite Bay and feeds into Granite Bay High School. It is also one of the state's highest performing districts according to Standardized Testing and Reporting. This is one of the few California school districts with its own parent sponsored educational foundations.
The quality of schools in Granite Bay is often cited as an important factor in the area's high home values.
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