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Blairsden California Map

Explore Blairsden, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Blairsden, California

How to Use This Blairsden, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blairsden, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Blairsden.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Blairsden
State	California (CA)
County	Plumas County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.78101
Longitude	-120.616608
Population	38
Density	27.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96103
Area Code	530
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Plumas Unified School District

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About Blairsden, California

Blairsden is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 27.1 people per km². Blairsden is located at 39.7810°N, 120.6166°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96103.

Blairsden holds the quiet gravity of a high-country outpost where the Middle Fork Feather River carves a deliberate path through the terrain. It lies 38.9 miles northwest of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-southwest of Portola.

The water moves with a cold, insistent clarity, pushing through a landscape defined by the expansive Mohawk Valley and the distant, rugged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada visible against the horizon. Sunlight here has a sharp, thin quality that clarifies the edges of the pines, while the air carries the dry scent of brush and cooling stone. Visitors often find their way to the Madora Lake Loop Trail or make the short journey to witness the sudden, vertical drop of Frazier Falls, both serving as reminders of the wilder, unmanaged geometry that persists just beyond the reach of human infrastructure.

History in Blairsden remains tethered to the iron and timber that once defined the regional economy, though the pace has slowed to a reflective stillness. As part of the Feather, California Wild and Scenic River corridor, the land retains a protected, deliberate character that discourages rapid transformation. The proximity of the Plumas National Forest acts as a vast, dark perimeter, ensuring that the shadows lengthen early across the valley floor. Life in Blairsden follows the seasonal shifts of the interior, where the work of maintenance and the quiet cycles of the forest take precedence over the frenetic energy of more crowded places.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.1 mi, 180° S · 24k acres
Middle Fork Feather River Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 210° SW
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 338° N · 1.2M acres
Plumas-Eureka State Park (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 270° W
Pioneer Ski Area of America (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 249° W
Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 252° W
Frazier Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 194° S
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 6.4 mi, 175° S · 895k acres
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 078° E
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.7 mi, 207° SW · 1,886 acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 10.1 mi, 095° E
Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 058° NE
Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 187° S
Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 181° S
Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 181° S
Antelope Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.1 mi, 120° SE
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 216° SW
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 217° SW
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 301° NW
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 251° W
Webber Lake (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 152° SE
Wheelers Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 27.0 mi, 133° SE
Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.0 mi, 287° W · 24k acres
Missouri Bar (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 205° SW
"snowshoe" Thompson (Public Artwork) — 33.8 mi, 155° SE
Illinois Bar (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 211° SW
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 36.8 mi, 212° SW
Mt. Rose Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 41.0 mi, 119° SE · 31k acres
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 41.7 mi, 211° SW
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 55.6 mi, 323° NW · 107k acres

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