The American River Water Education Center
The American River Water Education Center is a museum in Placer County, Gold Country, California. The American River Water Education Center is situated nearby to Hinkle Reservoir, as well as near Hannaford Family Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Folsom State Prison and Folsom Dam.
Folsom State Prison
Prison
Photo: Vidor, Public domain.
Folsom California State Prison is a California State Prison in Folsom, California, United States, approximately 20 miles northeast of the state capital of Sacramento. Folsom State Prison is situated 1¼ miles southeast of The American River Water Education Center.
Folsom Dam
Power station
Photo: The Oaked Ridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Folsom Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River of Northern California in the United States, about 25 mi northeast of Sacramento. The dam is 340 ft high and 1,400 ft long, flanked by earthen wing dams. Folsom Dam is situated 3,700 feet east of The American River Water Education Center.
Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
Zoo
The Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary is a zoo and animal sanctuary located in the city of Folsom, California, in the United States, which has been open since 1963. Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary is situated 2 miles south of The American River Water Education Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folsom and El Dorado Hills.
Folsom
Photo: The Oaked Ridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Folsom is a city of 82,000 people in Sacramento County in California. Folsom is home to Folsom Lake College, Folsom Dam, Folsom Prison and a historic district. Folsom is also home to the largest private employer in the Sacramento area, Intel.
El Dorado Hills
Photo: Vince Migliore, CC BY 3.0.
El Dorado Hills is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in El Dorado County, California. Located in the Greater Sacramento region of Northern California, it had a population of 50,547 at the 2020 census, up from 42,108 at the 2010 census.
Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights is a city of 88,000 people in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Sacramento County in California.
The American River Water Education Center
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.70945° or 38° 42′ 34″ northLongitude
-121.17087° or 121° 10′ 15″ westOperator
BLMOpen location code
84CWPR5H+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3965606857OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hinkle Reservoir and Hannaford Family Park.
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