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Gold Run California Map

Explore Gold Run, 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 Gold Run, California

How to Use This Gold Run, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gold Run, 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 Gold Run.

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	Gold Run
State	California (CA)
County	Placer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.180731
Longitude	-120.855773
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95717
Area Code	530
County Seat	Auburn

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About Gold Run, California

Gold Run is a locality in Placer County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Gold Run is located at 39.1807°N, 120.8558°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95717.

Gold Run displays a rugged topography defined by the persistent erosion of ancient hydraulic mining, leaving behind a scarred, tiered landscape of exposed earth and manzanita. It lies 11.3 miles east-southeast of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 103°T), and is situated 7.6 miles northeast of Colfax. Deep, jagged ravines like Squires Canyon slice through the terrain, while the Bear River carves a path through the lower reaches, its waters reflecting the intense, unfiltered sunlight that pours over the dry, oak-dotted slopes. The air here carries the scent of sun-warmed pine needles and dust, a crisp dryness that settles over the ridges as the day wanes into a long, amber dusk. To the distant horizon, the peaks of the Sierra Nevada stand as a jagged, violet silhouette, marking the limit of the high country that looms far beyond this arid plateau.

Gold Run retains the quiet echoes of a nineteenth-century boom, its history inextricably tied to the transformative power of water used to wash away hillsides in search of precious ore. While the frantic industry of the past has long since faded, the landscape remains a testament to that era, punctuated by the protected, wild character of the Dutch Flat/indian Hill Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern nearby. Life in Gold Run follows a measured, solitary pace, far removed from the bustle of the distant metropolis, with residents often finding their recreation along the Green Valley Trail or near the still, quiet surface of Lake Alta. The economy has shifted from the extraction of resources to a quiet stewardship of the land, where the primary labor is the maintenance of a life lived in the shadow of historical ambition and the enduring, silent growth of the woodland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chinese Railroad Workers (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 108° E
Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 107° E
Dutch Flat/indian Hill Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.9 mi, 032° NE
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.1 mi, 177° S · 12k acres
North Fork American Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.2 mi, 171° S · 4,161 acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 179° S
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 2.4 mi, 358° N · 895k acres
Gerjuoy North Fork Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 083° E
Bailey North Fork Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 094° E
Stevens Trail (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 183° S
Iowa Hill Fire (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 183° S
Wells Fargo vault (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 183° S
Auburn State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 214° SW
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 223° SW
Foresthill Divide Pine Seed Orchard Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 8.8 mi, 133° SE
Bear River Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 230° SW
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 303° NW
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 303° NW
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 356° N
Alpha and Omega Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.7 mi, 030° NE
Missouri Bar (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 352° N
North Star Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 279° W
Illinois Bar (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 331° NW
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 326° NW
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 169° S · 703k acres
Emerald Pool (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 318° NW
Giant Indian Statues (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 212° SW
General Gomez Arts (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 211° SW
Placer County Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 211° SW
McCann Stadium (Stadium) — 23.2 mi, 210° SW

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