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Placer County

Burton Creek State Park

Burton Creek State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of , located in near . Situated on the outskirts of , the park offers 6 miles of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: state park in Placer County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Burton Creek SP”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watson Log Cabin and Lake Tahoe Dam.

Museum
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
in , was built in 1908 by Robert Montgomery Watson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Dam
Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a concrete gravity dam on the Truckee River, at the outlet of in . Tahoe Dam regulates the top six feet of Lake Tahoe, and distributes the water into Tahoe's primary outflow, the Truckee River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tahoe City and Lake Forest.

is a town on the side of the region. The city was once the site of logging and hunting activity for the northern Tahoe Basin, now it is little more than a year round vacation town catering to visitors and locals daily needs.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , . is located on , 6.25 miles southwest of . It lies at an elevation of 6260 feet. The post office operated from 1947 to 1951.

Locality
is a census-designated place in , , United States, along the northwest shore of . It is part of the –– Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Burton Creek State Park

Latitude
39.19108° or 39° 11′ 28″ north
Longitude
-120.14215° or 120° 8′ 32″ west
Elevation
6,791 feet (2,070 metres)
Operator
State of California
Open location code
84FX5VR5+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38224485
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Geo­Names ID
5332102
Wiki­data ID
Q5000836
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In Other Languages

“Burton Creek State Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Burton Creek State Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Highlands and Sunnyside–Tahoe City.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burton Creek Natural Preserve and Antone Meadows Natural Preserve.

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