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Clear Creek California Map

Explore Clear Creek, 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 Clear Creek, California

How to Use This Clear Creek, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Clear Creek, 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 Clear Creek.

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	Clear Creek
State	California (CA)
County	Siskiyou County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	40.307086
Longitude	-121.0554
Population	175
Density	59.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96039, 96137
Area Code	530
County Seat	Yreka
School District	Westwood Unified School District

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About Clear Creek, California

Clear Creek is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 59.6 people per km². Clear Creek is located at 40.3071°N, 121.0554°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96039, 96137.

Clear Creek moves through a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic push of water against ancient stone. It lies 62.6 miles north-northeast of McKinleyville, CA (from McKinleyville, CA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 51.9 miles southwest of Medford. The terrain here rises in rugged, timbered slopes that lead the eye toward the distant, hazy peaks of the Klamath Mountains. Within a mile, the topography drops into the shadowed depths of Gasquet Gulch, where the air holds a cool, damp weight, distinct from the warmth that settles over the surrounding ridges. Just seven miles away, the dense, green canopy of the Klamath National Forest provides a backdrop for the local ecosystem, while the nearby Klamath, California Wild and Scenic River dictates the flow and character of the land. The quality of light during the late afternoon is thin and sharp, illuminating the texture of the earth as the sun retreats behind the high, craggy horizons.

History in Clear Creek remains tethered to the rugged extraction and land management that defined the early settlement of these interior reaches. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the environment, shaped by the proximity to forest resources and the careful preservation of the surrounding wildlands. Residents often find their way toward the Titus Ridge Trail, a path that offers a vantage point over the basin, providing a sense of scale to those who traverse its incline. While Aspen Lake remains a distant point of reference twenty miles away, the immediate focus of daily life stays centered on the riparian rhythms and the persistent growth of the woodlands. The pace of the days is measured by the seasonal shifts in the foliage and the reliable, steady motion of the water that gives Clear Creek its name.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clear Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 133° SE
Westwood Community Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 099° E
Hamilton Branch Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 213° SW
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 4.0 mi, 026° NE · 1.1M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 098° E
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 161° S · 1.2M acres
Swain Mountain Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 7.2 mi, 353° N
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 271° W
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 191° S
Caribou Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.8 mi, 327° NW · 21k acres
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.1 mi, 308° NW · 79k acres
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 13.1 mi, 308° NW · 107k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 15.0 mi, 267° W · 1,886 acres
Susan River (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 15.2 mi, 066° NE
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 311° NW
Terminal Geyser (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 295° NW
Merrill Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 038° NE
Devils Kitchen (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 295° NW
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 22.2 mi, 070° E
Lassen Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 070° E
Bumpass Hell (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 294° NW
Devastated Area (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 304° NW
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 167° S
Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 42.2 mi, 154° SE
Pioneer Ski Area of America (Monument) — 42.5 mi, 153° SE
Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum (Museum) — 42.5 mi, 153° SE
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 43.3 mi, 175° S
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 45.5 mi, 286° W
Lockhart Ferry (Monument) — 52.2 mi, 337° NW
Downie Chapter 1249 (Monument) — 53.0 mi, 167° S

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