Glory Recreation Area
Glory Recreation Area is a campsite in Calaveras County, Gold Country, California. Glory Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Melones.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archie Stevenot Bridge and Robinson’s Ferry.
Archie Stevenot Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Stevenot Bridge carries State Route 49 over New Melones Lake on the Stanislaus River between Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties in the U.S. state of California and was completed in 1976. Archie Stevenot Bridge is situated 2 miles east of Glory Recreation Area.
Robinson’s Ferry
Geographical marker
Robinson's Ferry is a historical site in Angels Camp, California in Calaveras County. John W. Robinson and Stephen Mead founded a ferry in 1848. The ferry crossed the river, where New Melones Lake is now. Robinson’s Ferry is situated 2 miles east of Glory Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melones and Angels Camp.
Melones
Hamlet
Melones is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, now submerged beneath a reservoir named New Melones Lake. It lay at an elevation of 955 feet. Melones is situated 2 miles east of Glory Recreation Area.
Angels Camp
Angels Camp, is the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,667 at the 2020 census. It lies at an elevation of 1381 feet.
Altaville
Hamlet
Altaville is a former unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, now located in the northwest portion of the city of Angels Camp. It sits at an elevation of 1,542 feet above sea level and is located at, at the intersections of SR 49 and SR 4. Altaville is situated 5 miles north of Glory Recreation Area.
Glory Recreation Area
- Type: Campsite
- Wheelchair access: limited
- Categories: tourism and camping
- Location: Calaveras County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.00795° or 38° 0′ 29″ northLongitude
-120.53994° or 120° 32′ 24″ westOpen location code
84CX2F56+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 4402055100OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=camp_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jones Mine and Vonich Mine.
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