Forest Meadows California Map

About Forest Meadows, California

Forest Meadows is a locality in Calaveras County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,276. The population density is 130.9 people per km². Forest Meadows is located at 38.1680°N, 120.4055°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95247.

Forest Meadows emerges from the rugged terrain of the Sierra Nevada foothills where the air grows thin and pine-scented under the weight of the high country. It lies 36.7 miles northeast of Oakdale, CA (from Oakdale, CA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-southwest of White Pines. Angels Creek cuts a winding path through the landscape, its seasonal currents carving stone and soil just a short distance from the quiet expanse of the Forest Meadow basin. To the east, the jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada dominates the horizon, casting long, violet shadows over the woodland floor as the sun retreats. The surrounding Stanislaus National Forest provides a dense, evergreen boundary, while the nearby Hunter Reservoir holds the stillness of the afternoon in its glassy, inland surface. Walking the Darby Knob Firebreak, one can feel the dry heat of the afternoon shift into the sharp, cooling clarity that defines the transition from day to night in these elevations.

Gold-flecked earth and the echoes of mid-nineteenth-century industry linger in the character of Forest Meadows, where the remnants of early prospecting still color the local imagination. The economy here has long since moved beyond the frantic pace of the mines, settling instead into a rhythm dictated by the maintenance of the land and the quiet commerce of residents who value the solitude of the interior. Life in Forest Meadows remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the woods, where the stillness of the oaks and the shifting light across the ridges dictate the tempo of the day. Modern inhabitants walk paths once cleared by those seeking fortune, finding a different kind of wealth in the unobstructed view of the stars and the absence of the frantic pace found in the agricultural lowlands to the west.

About This Forest Meadows Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Meadows, California. Coordinates: 38.167975, -120.405476. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Forest Meadows includes the ZIP code (95247), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Calaveras County (San Andreas), and school district assignment (Bret Harte Union High School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.