Grizzly Flats California Map
Explore Grizzly Flats, 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 Grizzly Flats, California
How to Use This Grizzly Flats, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Grizzly Flats, 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 Grizzly Flats.
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 | Grizzly Flats |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 38.6358 |
| Longitude | -120.5354 |
| Population | 1,093 |
| Density | 63.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 95636 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| County Seat | Placerville |
| School District | El Dorado Union High School District |
About Grizzly Flats, California
Grizzly Flats is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,093. The population density is 63.7 people per km². Grizzly Flats is located at 38.6358°N, 120.5354°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95636.Grizzly Flats emerges from the dense, coniferous canopy as a rugged highland settlement defined by the persistent, cold-running waters of Grizzly Creek. It lies 15.6 miles east-southeast of Placerville, CA (from Placerville, CA: bearing 114°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-southeast of Pollock Pines. Sunlight filters through the high-altitude timber, casting long, fractured shadows across the uneven terrain that slopes toward the depths of Spring Canyon. The air carries a sharp, resinous scent of pine and dry earth, a stillness that is only broken by the occasional shift of wind through the branches. Beyond the immediate tree line, the vast, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada marks the eastern horizon, grounding the landscape in a geological permanence that predates the modest, wood-framed architecture of the residential plots.
Eldorado National Forest envelopes Grizzly Flats, serving as a vast, untamed buffer that shapes both the local economy and the slow, deliberate pace of daily life. The history of the area is tied to the extraction of resources and the quiet endurance of its inhabitants, who have long looked toward the forest for both labor and refuge. Residents often travel the short distance to Jenkinson Lake, where the water provides a reflective contrast to the dense, shaded woodland surrounding the houses. Despite the cyclical threat of fire that defines the seasons here, the community persists with a steady, quiet resilience, maintaining a connection to the land that remains indifferent to the frenetic pace of the more populated lowlands to the west.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 188° S · 703k acres
- Leoni House (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 140° SE
- Morrisonville (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 152° SE
- Council Bowl (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 135° SE
- Nature Center and Observatory (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 137° SE
- Eldorado Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 3.5 mi, 196° S · 326 acres
- California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 256° W
- Sly Park (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 350° N
- Jenkins Lake (Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 349° N
- Spivey Pond Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.2 mi, 337° NW
- Trails West Marker (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 356° N
- Peavine Point Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 9.0 mi, 001° N
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 266° W
- North Fork Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.2 mi, 275° W
- North Fork Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.5 mi, 174° S · 2,970 acres
- Sobon Estate Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 239° SW
- Shenandoah Valley Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 244° SW
- Chew Kee Store (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 233° SW
- Bert Lund Memorial Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.3 mi, 108° E
- Volution Gallery (Gallery) — 15.7 mi, 294° NW
- Art Studio 360 (Gallery) — 15.7 mi, 294° NW
- Placerville Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.7 mi, 294° NW
- Albert Givan (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 017° N
- Amador County Model Railroad Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 201° S
- South Fork American River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.7 mi, 300° NW · 5,570 acres
- Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.7 mi, 116° SE · 104k acres
- Sutter Gold Mine (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 224° SW
- Historic Joseph H. Thomas House (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 226° SW
- Keystone Mine (Historic Ruins) — 21.7 mi, 226° SW
- Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.8 mi, 053° NE · 64k acres
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About This Grizzly Flats Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grizzly Flats, California. Coordinates: 38.6358, -120.5354. 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 Grizzly Flats includes the ZIP code (95636), telephone area code (530), county seat of El Dorado County (Placerville), and school district assignment (El Dorado Union High School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
