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Rubicon Bay California Map

Explore Rubicon Bay, 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 Rubicon Bay, California

How to Use This Rubicon Bay, California Map

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

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	Rubicon Bay
State	California (CA)
County	El Dorado County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.01401
Longitude	-120.109847
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96142
Area Code	530
County Seat	Placerville

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About Rubicon Bay, California

Rubicon Bay is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Rubicon Bay is located at 39.0140°N, 120.1098°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96142.

Rubicon Bay holds the crystalline edges of Lake Tahoe in a quiet embrace, where the water mirrors the deep, unmoving blue of the high-altitude sky. It lies 8.8 miles northwest of South Lake Tahoe, CA (from South Lake Tahoe, CA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northwest of Lake Tahoe. Granite boulders, smoothed by prehistoric ice and persistent winters, jut from the shoreline into the depths, anchoring the landscape against the shifting drift of pine needles and mountain air. Beyond the immediate water’s edge, the terrain ascends into the dense, shadowed timber of the Eldorado National Forest, which blankets the slope in a mosaic of evergreen and fir. Nearby, the seasonal pulse of Rubicon Creek feeds into the basin, carving a narrow, verdant path through the quiet earth, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada stands as a pale, snow-dusted guardian against the western horizon.

History lingers here in the architecture of seasonal cabins and the remnants of early twentieth-century summer retreats, which define the quiet character of Rubicon Bay. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, shifting from the hushed, snow-bound solitude of winter to the brisk activity of those who come to traverse the Balancing Rock Self-Guided Nature Trail or explore the rugged interior of the Carson Ranger District. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the mountain, dictated by the clarity of the water and the sudden, dramatic shifts in light that move across the surface of the lake as the sun dips behind the ridges. In the damp stillness of the morning, when the fog clings to the basin of Lonely Gulch, the land feels ancient and indifferent to the passing of years, a place where the primary commerce is the preservation of silence and the slow, steady rotation of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 261° W · 703k acres
D.L. Bliss State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 155° SE
On Lake Tahoe (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 145° SE
Rubicon Point Light (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 147° SE
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.6 mi, 214° SW · 64k acres
Balancing Rock (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 177° S
Ed Z'Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 352° N
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 3.7 mi, 318° NW · 895k acres
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 161° S
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.4 mi, 226° SW · 1,886 acres
Lake of the Sky Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 151° SE
Tallac Historic Site (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 147° SE
Open Space (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 096° E
Round Hill Pines Beach Resort (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 101° E
St Theresa (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 126° SE
Granite Chief Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.3 mi, 315° NW · 28k acres
Hard Rock Stadium Cinemas (Cinema) — 9.7 mi, 112° E
Genius Fine Art (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 114° SE
DeRubeis Fine Art of Metal (Gallery) — 9.8 mi, 113° SE
Marcus Ashley Galllery (Gallery) — 9.8 mi, 115° SE
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 9.9 mi, 114° SE
Ralph R. Steele Memorial (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 349° N
Gatekeeper's Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 350° N
Stephen Downey (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 266° W
Snow Sports Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 352° N
Andrews Meadows (Nature Reserve) — 13.4 mi, 163° S
Hope Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 146° SE
Hope Valley Reservoir Site No. 41 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 152° SE · 1,251 acres
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 22.3 mi, 316° NW · 12k acres
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 23.8 mi, 163° S · 1,131 acres

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