South Shore Recreation Area

South Shore Recreation Area is a park in Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California. South Shore Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Black Jack Bluffs, as well as near The Shores of Poker Flat.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tulloch Dam.

Tulloch Dam

Dam

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Tulloch Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Stanislaus River in central California. The dam is part of the Stanislaus River Tri-Dam project cooperatively owned by the Oakdale and South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts, and was completed in 1958.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Copperopolis and Knights Ferry.

Copperopolis

Locality

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Copperopolis is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,400 at the 2020 census, down from 3,671 at the 2010 census. Copperopolis is situated 4 miles north of South Shore Recreation Area.

Knights Ferry

Hamlet

Photo: OsotedeMonte, CC BY 3.0.

Knights Ferry is an unincorporated historic community and census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, it is about 30 miles east of Modesto on the Stanislaus River. Knights Ferry is situated 6 miles southwest of South Shore Recreation Area.

South Shore Recreation Area

Type: Park
Description: park in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America
Category: recreation area
Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.8852° or 37° 53′ 7″ north

Longitude

-120.59409° or 120° 35′ 39″ west

Elevation

538 feet (164 metres)

Open location code

849XVCP4+39

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358830265

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5397791

Wikidata ID

Q49563710

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In Other Languages

“South Shore Recreation Area” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “South Shore Recreation Area”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Valencia Mine and Tulloch Dam Plant.

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