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Hope Valley California Map

Explore Hope Valley, 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 Hope Valley, California

How to Use This Hope Valley, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hope Valley, 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 Hope Valley.

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	Hope Valley
State	California (CA)
County	Alpine County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.747333
Longitude	-119.9379
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96120
Area Code	530
County Seat	Markleeville

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About Hope Valley, California

Hope Valley is a locality in Alpine County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Hope Valley is located at 38.7473°N, 119.9379°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96120.

Hope Valley emerges as a high-altitude expanse defined by the persistent, cold clarity of the West Fork Carson River as it carves a path through the basin floor. It lies 13.1 miles south of South Lake Tahoe, CA (from South Lake Tahoe, CA: bearing 169°T), and is situated 13.5 miles south of Lake Tahoe. This landscape remains a sanctuary within the protected boundaries of Toiyabe National Forest, where the air holds a sharpness that suggests the proximity of the Sierra Nevada, visible as a jagged, granite silhouette against the horizon. Three miles from the quiet depths of Crater Lake, the land transitions from open meadow to dense timber, the grasses turning to a pale, brittle gold under the weight of the autumn sun.

History clings to Hope Valley in the weathered remnants of wagon routes and the quiet persistence of those who traverse the Charity Valley Trail, following the same contours mapped by early emigrants. The economy here moves at the pace of the seasons, shifting from the brief, intense pulse of summer recreation to the long, hushed winter when the snow settles deep across the valley floor. There is a singular, austere beauty in the way the light catches the river, a light that seems to strip away the unnecessary and leave only the essential geometry of rock, water, and pine. Life in Hope Valley favors the observant, rewarding those who recognize that the silence of the forest is not an absence, but a presence that shapes the character of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 3.9M acres
Hope Valley Reservoir Site No. 41 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 057° NE · 1,251 acres
Hope Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 292° W
Red Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 252° W
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 2.4 mi, 347° N · 703k acres
Grass Lake Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 2.7 mi, 349° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 063° NE
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.2 mi, 201° S · 104k acres
John G Meyer (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 215° SW
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.5 mi, 218° SW · 1,886 acres
Kit Carson Historical Monument (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 218° SW
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 218° SW
Grover Hot Springs State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 126° SE
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 5.0 mi, 203° SW · 1,131 acres
Linder Grove (Nature Reserve) — 6.6 mi, 312° NW
Andrews Meadows (Nature Reserve) — 7.7 mi, 317° NW
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.2 mi, 310° NW · 64k acres
St Theresa (Public Artwork) — 13.3 mi, 351° N
Old Jail (Historic Ruins) — 13.4 mi, 137° SE
Marcus Ashley Galllery (Gallery) — 14.3 mi, 358° N
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 14.4 mi, 359° N
The Loft (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 359° N
Tallac Historic Site (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 336° NW
On Tahoe Time (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 359° N
Lake of the Sky Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 334° NW
Genius Fine Art (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 359° N
Barney Riley (Historic Ruins) — 14.7 mi, 085° E
Hard Rock Stadium Cinemas (Cinema) — 14.9 mi, 359° N
Round Hill Pines Beach Resort (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 357° N
Zephyr Cove Beach (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 358° N

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