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Chinese Camp California Map

Explore Chinese Camp, 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 Chinese Camp, California

How to Use This Chinese Camp, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chinese Camp, 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 Chinese Camp.

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	Chinese Camp
State	California (CA)
County	Tuolumne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.871038
Longitude	-120.433251
Population	90
Density	38.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95327, 95309
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Sonora
School District	Jamestown Elementary School District

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About Chinese Camp, California

Chinese Camp is a locality in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 38.7 people per km². Chinese Camp is located at 37.8710°N, 120.4333°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95327, 95309.

Chinese Camp occupies a rugged expanse of oak savanna where the golden grasses of summer turn brittle and pale under a relentless sun. It lies 23.7 miles east-northeast of Oakdale, CA (from Oakdale, CA: bearing 72°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southwest of Sonora. The terrain surrounding Chinese Camp is defined by an uneven, rocky topography that slopes toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Sierra Nevada visible on the eastern horizon. Nearby, the serpentine soils of the Red Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern support a rare, stark vegetation that contrasts with the deep, shaded corridors of Sullivan Creek. To the west, the land descends into the shadows of Blue Gulch, while the nearby waters of Don Pedro Reservoir gather in the basin, offering a cooling stillness to an otherwise parched and sun-bleached landscape.

Gold-flecked history clings to the foundations of Chinese Camp, a site once defined by the labor of thousands who sought fortune in the grit of the earth. In the mid-nineteenth century, the arrival of laborers transformed the locality into a vital hub of commerce and cultural exchange, leaving behind a legacy of stone ruins and quiet, weathered architecture that persists amidst the modern quietude. Today, the economy has shifted away from the frantic pace of the mines, favoring a slower rhythm of land stewardship and local trade. Life in Chinese Camp moves with the changing light of the seasons, as the air cools in the evenings and the silence of the hills reclaims the space left by the shifting industries of the past.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 093° E
Red Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.1 mi, 180° S
Old Crimea House (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 223° SW
New Melones (Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 342° N
Eastwood Ravine Trestle Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 253° W
Jamestown Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 005° N
New Melones Lake (Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 328° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 100° E
Nissenan Manzanita Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.0 mi, 013° N
Tuolumne County Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 018° N
Veterans Memorial Military Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 019° N
Dunlavy Field (Stadium) — 8.6 mi, 017° N
Tulloch Reservoir Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 277° W
National Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 8.8 mi, 337° NW
Tuolumne, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.1 mi, 080° E · 8,379 acres
Springfield Armory/School/Store (Historic Ruins) — 10.5 mi, 006° N
Me-Wuk Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 013° N
Historic Fallon House Theater (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 009° N
Groveland Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 101° E
Covers Apple Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.5 mi, 054° NE
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 11.9 mi, 018° N · 901k acres
Heisler #2 Steam Engine (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 060° NE
Tuolumne City Memorial Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 060° NE
Willow Creek Lounge (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 056° NE
Moaning Caverns Adventure Park (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 353° N
Vallecito Western Mine (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 346° N
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.9 mi, 086° E · 704k acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 29.9 mi, 086° E · 743k acres
Emigrant Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.3 mi, 069° E · 113k acres
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 31.1 mi, 117° SE · 1.3M acres

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