Burton Creek Natural Preserve
Burton Creek Natural Preserve is a nature reserve in Placer County, Gold Country, California. Burton Creek Natural Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lake Forest, as well as near Highlands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Watson Log Cabin and Burton Creek State Park.
Watson Log Cabin
Museum
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watson Log Cabin in Tahoe City, California, was built in 1908 by Robert Montgomery Watson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Burton Creek State Park
Nature reserve
Burton Creek State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located in Placer County near Truckee. Situated on the outskirts of Tahoe City, the park offers 6 miles of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing.
Lake Tahoe Dam
Dam
Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Tahoe Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Truckee River, at the outlet of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California. Tahoe Dam regulates the top six feet of Lake Tahoe, and distributes the water into Tahoe's primary outflow, the Truckee River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tahoe City and Dollar Point.
Tahoe City
Tahoe City is a town on the California side of the Lake Tahoe region. The city was once the site of logging and hunting activity for the northern Tahoe Basin, now it is little more than a year round vacation town catering to visitors and locals daily needs.Dollar Point
Locality
Dollar Point is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States, along the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 1,261 at the 2020 census, up from 1,215 at the 2010 census.
Sunnyside–Tahoe City
Locality
Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunnyside–Tahoe City is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, located on the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. The population was 1,555 at the 2020 census, down from 1,557 at the 2010 census, and its land area is 3.5 mi2.
Burton Creek Natural Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.1926° or 39° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
-120.1341° or 120° 8′ 3″ westOperator
State of CaliforniaOpen location code
84FX5VV8+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 39422373OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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