Calico River Rapids
Calico River Rapids is a themed river rapids ride located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. The ride originally opened in 1988 as Bigfoot Rapids and was originally constructed by Intamin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: River rafting ride
- Description: River rapids ride
- Also known as: “Big Foot Rapids”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pony Express and GhostRider.
Pony Express
Roller coaster
Pony Express is a steel motorbike roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is the first motocoaster built by Zamperla in the United States, opening on May 22, 2008.
GhostRider
Roller coaster
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GhostRider is a wooden roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is located in the Ghost Town section of the park, south of the main entrance. GhostRider is situated 730 feet east of Calico River Rapids.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buena Park and Cypress.
Buena Park
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Buena Park is a city in Orange County in Southern California. Buena Park is nestled between Los Angeles and San Diego, and is best known for a Knott's Berry Farm on what used to be Walter and Cordelia Knott's farm.
Cypress
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Cypress is a city in northwestern Orange County, California. Its population was 50,151 as of the 2020 census.
La Palma
Town
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La Palma is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 15,581 at the 2020 census, up from 15,568 at the 2010 census. La Palma is situated 2½ miles west of Calico River Rapids.
Calico River Rapids
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Orange County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.84249° or 33° 50′ 33″ northLongitude
-118.00136° or 118° 0′ 5″ westOpen location code
8553RXRX+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 638962548OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=river_raftingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q85750107
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Calico River Rapids” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Calico River Rapids”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walter Knott Theater and Mystery Lodge.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Calico River Rapids”. Photo: METRO96, CC BY-SA 4.0.