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Lake of the Woods California Map

Explore Lake of the Woods, 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 Lake of the Woods, California

How to Use This Lake of the Woods, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake of the Woods, 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 Lake of the Woods.

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	Lake of the Woods
State	California (CA)
County	Kern County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	34.827138
Longitude	-118.997304
Population	790
Density	86.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93225
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	El Tejon Unified School District

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About Lake of the Woods, California

Lake of the Woods is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 790. The population density is 86.2 people per km². Lake of the Woods is located at 34.8271°N, 118.9973°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93225.

Lake of the Woods occupies a high-altitude expanse where the earth rises in stiff, chaparral-covered ridges that catch the thin, sharp clarity of the afternoon sun. It lies 28.7 miles south-southwest of Arvin, CA (from Arvin, CA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-southeast of Pine Mountain Club. The landscape surrounding Lake of the Woods is defined by the persistent presence of Cuddy Creek, which carves a modest, seasonal path through the dry earth, and the nearby deep shadows of Cold Springs Canyon. Beyond the immediate terrain, the expansive borders of Los Padres National Forest impose a profound stillness upon the land, where the scent of dry pine and sun-baked dust hangs heavy in the air. While the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada remain a silent, hazy promise on the horizon, the local topography is dominated by the rugged, undulating scrubland that demands a hardy resilience from all that grows there.

Economic life in Lake of the Woods has long been tethered to the rhythms of the mountain pass, functioning as a quiet threshold for those transitioning between the agricultural plains and the higher elevations. Historically, the area served as a rugged corridor, and today it maintains a modest character that prioritizes the slow, deliberate pace of high-country living over the frantic commerce of the lowlands. Residents often look toward the nearby expanse of Castac Lake for a sense of permanence in a landscape that otherwise shifts with the changing seasons and the tinder-dry cycle of the summer heat. While the Miller Trail remains a solitary artery for those seeking to traverse the wilder reaches of the backcountry, the daily existence in Lake of the Woods is marked by a quiet, communal solitude, where the wind through the oaks provides the primary soundtrack to a life lived in alignment with the terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 181° S · 1.8M acres
Wind Wolves Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 013° N
Frazier Mountain Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 101° E
Frazier Park Hills (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 069° E
Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 097° E
San Emigdio Plantation (Nature Reserve) — 5.2 mi, 280° W
Chumash Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.8 mi, 255° W · 38k acres
Adobe Brick Pit (Historic Ruins) — 6.6 mi, 061° NE
Peter Lebeck (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 061° NE
Sespe Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.9 mi, 185° S · 220k acres
Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 114° SE · 662k acres
Sespe Creek, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.0 mi, 177° S · 8,787 acres
Sandberg's Summit Hotel (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 110° E
Piru Creek, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.6 mi, 142° SE · 2,096 acres
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 294° NW · 30k acres
Dom & Brian's Last Ride Site (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 133° SE
Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 26.8 mi, 291° W · 247k acres
Lakeview Gusher #1 (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 309° NW
Ojai Art Center Theater (Theatre) — 29.8 mi, 208° SW
Ojai Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 209° SW
Fillmore Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 171° S
Water Conservation Mural (Public Artwork) — 30.6 mi, 211° SW
Rancho Camulos (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 155° SE
The Sunburst Railbikes (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 186° S
Agriculture Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 187° S
Oil Patch Fire House (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 310° NW
Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 310° NW
Jameson #17 (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 310° NW
Aviation Museum of Santa Paula (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 186° S
Channel Islands National Park (National Park) — 42.8 mi, 201° S · 315k acres

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