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Kingvale California Map

Explore Kingvale, 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 Kingvale, California

How to Use This Kingvale, California Map

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

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	Kingvale
State	California (CA)
County	Nevada County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.321015
Longitude	-120.428815
Population	128
Density	51.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96161, 95728
Area Code	530
County Seat	Nevada City
School District	Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District

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About Kingvale, California

Kingvale is a locality in Nevada County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 128. The population density is 51.4 people per km². Kingvale is located at 39.3210°N, 120.4288°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96161, 95728.

Kingvale rises from the rugged, high-elevation terrain where the South Yuba River carves a crystalline path through the earth. It lies 13.1 miles west of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 268°T), and is situated 13.4 miles northwest of Squaw Valley. The landscape is dominated by the dense, evergreen expanse of the Tahoe National Forest, which presses close against the edges of the settlement. To the west, the gentle depression of Upper Jones Valley offers a contrast to the steeper, timbered slopes that define the local topography. Only a few miles away, the quiet waters of Crater Lake reflect the shifting patterns of the sky, while the distant, jagged profile of the Sierra Nevada stands as a silent sentinel against the horizon. The air here holds a sharp, resinous scent of pine and cooling stone, a clarity that persists even as the afternoon sun pulls long, amber shadows across the broken ground.

Kingvale maintains a quiet existence shaped by the rugged demands of high-altitude life and the legacy of regional transit. Historically, the movement of people and resources through this corridor has dictated the local pulse, with the economy tethered to the natural rhythms of the surrounding woodland and the maintenance of the vital arteries that cross the divide. Hikers often traverse the nearby Lola Montez Trail, tracing routes through the understory that have held their shape for generations. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the Onion Creek Experimental Forest serves as a persistent reminder of the scientific stewardship applied to these timbered reaches. Life in Kingvale moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the changing weight of the snow and the slow, persistent growth of the forest that watches over the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 119° SE · 895k acres
Royal Gorge (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 096° E
Lyle's Lookout (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 136° SE
Donner Summit Historical Society (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 087° E
Onion Creek Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 3.5 mi, 132° SE
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.3 mi, 053° NE · 1,886 acres
"snowshoe" Thompson (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 075° E
Chickering American River Reserve (Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 160° S
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.7 mi, 167° S · 12k acres
Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 093° E
Donner Memorial State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 093° E
Sugar Pine Point Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.6 mi, 226° SW
Granite Chief Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.7 mi, 161° S · 28k acres
Sagehen Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 8.7 mi, 043° NE
Schallenberger Cabin Site (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 089° E
Donner Camp (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 089° E
Pioneer Monument (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 089° E
Webber Lake (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 004° N
Museum of Truckee History (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 088° E
Rodeo Grounds (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 088° E
Five Lakes Trailhead (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 133° SE
Jolly Boys Mine (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 279° W
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 15.3 mi, 179° S · 703k acres
The Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 16.7 mi, 101° E
Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema (Cinema) — 18.5 mi, 124° SE
Gatekeeper's Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 125° SE
Snow Sports Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 123° SE
Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 329° NW
Mt. Rose Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.8 mi, 087° E · 31k acres
Missouri Bar (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 274° W

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