Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area is a park in Butte County, Shasta Cascades, California. Lake Oroville State Recreation Area is situated nearby to Foreman Island, as well as near the aerodrome Lake Oroville Landing Area Seaplane Base.Places of Interest Nearby
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 1½ miles southeast of Lake Oroville State Recreation Area.
Oroville Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2½ miles southwest of Lake Oroville State Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oregon City and Hurleton.
Oregon City
Hamlet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oregon City, formerly Bloomingdale and Hengy, is a ghost town located between Oroville and Cherokee in Butte County, California. One of the first mining camps in the county, it was established in the autumn of 1848 by a party of Oregonians, who came to California over the Applegate and Lassen trails. Oregon City is situated 4½ miles northwest of Lake Oroville State Recreation Area.
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 6 miles southeast of Lake Oroville State Recreation Area.
Berry Creek
Village
Berry Creek is a census-designated place about 25 miles northeast of Oroville, California in hilly terrain at 2,000 feet above mean sea level. The community is located along the Oroville-Quincy Highway on the shore of Madrone Lake. Berry Creek is situated 6 miles northeast of Lake Oroville State Recreation Area.
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Butte County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.5635° or 39° 33′ 49″ northLongitude
-121.45636° or 121° 27′ 23″ westElevation
902 feet (275 metres)Open location code
84FWHG7V+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 358799886OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Highlights include Foreman Island and Lake Oroville Landing Area Seaplane Base.
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