Loafer Creek Recreation Area
Loafer Creek Recreation Area is a park in Butte County, Shasta Cascades, California. Loafer Creek Recreation Area is situated nearby to the locality The Ridge Homeowners Association, as well as near the hamlet Hurleton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bidwell Bar Bridge and Oroville Dam.
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Thad Roan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bidwell Bar Bridge, in Oroville, California, is the name of two suspension bridges that cross different parts of Lake Oroville. The original Bidwell Bar Bridge was the first steel suspension bridge in California. Bidwell Bar Bridge is situated 2 miles northeast of Loafer Creek Recreation Area.
Oroville Dam
Dam
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Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley. Oroville Dam is situated 2 miles northwest of Loafer Creek Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hurleton and Wyandotte.
Hurleton
Hamlet
Hurleton is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is located 7.5 miles north of Bangor. It lies at an elevation of 1598 feet. In August 2013, the town was threatened by a large brush fire forcing some evacuations. Hurleton is situated 3½ miles southeast of Loafer Creek Recreation Area.
Wyandotte
Hamlet
Wyandotte is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is located 6 miles northwest of Bangor, at an elevation of 669 feet. A post office operated at Wyandotte from 1859 to 1867 and from 1880 to 1915. Wyandotte is situated 4½ miles south of Loafer Creek Recreation Area.
Oroville
Oroville is a small town in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. With a population in the greater urban area of 40,000, it is the seat of Butte County.
Loafer Creek Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Butte County, California, United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Butte County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.5235° or 39° 31′ 25″ northLongitude
-121.44747° or 121° 26′ 51″ westElevation
1,004 feet (306 metres)Open location code
84FWGHF3+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 358824423OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Loafer Creek Recreation Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loafer Creek Recreation Area”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Ridge Homeowners Association and South Oroville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bidwell Canyon Marina and Bidwell Bar Canyon Saddle Dam.
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