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Bucks Lake California Map

Explore Bucks Lake, 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 Bucks Lake, California

How to Use This Bucks Lake, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bucks Lake, 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 Bucks Lake.

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

Latitude	39.87956
Longitude	-121.199081
Population	22
Density	0.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95956
Area Code	530
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Plumas Unified School District

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About Bucks Lake, California

Bucks Lake is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 0.8 people per km². Bucks Lake is located at 39.8796°N, 121.1991°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95956.

Bucks Lake reflects the high-altitude sky in a deep, crystalline blue, its waters held firmly by the rugged embrace of the Plumas National Forest. It lies 31.6 miles northeast of Oroville, CA (from Oroville, CA: bearing 39°T), and is situated 15.8 miles west-southwest of East Quincy. Haskins Creek feeds the basin with a persistent, melodic urgency, carving a path through the dense timber that defines the surrounding landscape. A mile from the shore, the basin of Cedar Flat offers a stark contrast of open meadow, while the distant horizon hints at the jagged silhouettes of the Cascade Range, nearly ninety miles removed. The air here carries a sharp, resinous scent of pine and cold stone, a crisp vitality that lingers long after the sun dips behind the canopy.

Gold-seekers and timber cruisers once carved their livelihoods from these slopes, leaving behind a legacy that still informs the quiet, deliberate pace of life at Bucks Lake. The local economy persists through a delicate balance of seasonal stewardship and the slow, steady rhythm of visitors drawn to the wilderness. Hikers frequently navigate the Mill Creek Trail to witness the transition from thick forest to high-mountain vistas, passing through terrain that remains largely untouched by the industrial sprawl found further south. Beyond the reach of the Feather River Experimental Forest, the character of the land remains defined by its isolation and the uncompromising, elemental honesty of the Sierra Nevada transition zone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.2M acres
Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.0 mi, 040° NE · 24k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 3.2 mi, 114° SE · 1,886 acres
Mount Pleasant Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 3.5 mi, 010° N
Lookout Rock (Viewpoint) — 5.5 mi, 125° SE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.8 mi, 102° E
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.8 mi, 163° S · 24k acres
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 8.2 mi, 293° NW · 1.1M acres
Feather Falls Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 10.6 mi, 197° S
Butterfly Valley Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 13.3 mi, 052° NE
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 074° E
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.7 mi, 226° SW
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 140° SE
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 016° N
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 226° SW
Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 27.4 mi, 108° E
Pioneer Ski Area of America (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 108° E
Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 108° E
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 226° SW
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 236° SW
World Trade Center artifact (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 237° SW
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 138° SE
Downie Chapter 1249 (Monument) — 29.6 mi, 138° SE
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 138° SE
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 357° N
Ishi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.9 mi, 298° NW · 42k acres
Downtown Kaleidoscope (Public Artwork) — 35.6 mi, 253° W
Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 36.0 mi, 253° W
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 37.7 mi, 356° N · 107k acres
Terminal Geyser (Attraction) — 38.6 mi, 346° N

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