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Soda Springs California Map

Explore Soda Springs, 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 Soda Springs, California

How to Use This Soda Springs, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.324788
Longitude	-120.378665
Population	94
Density	107.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96162, 95415, 93257, 95728
Area Code	661, 530
County Seat	Nevada City
School District	Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District

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About Soda Springs, California

Soda Springs is a locality in Nevada County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 94. The population density is 107.7 people per km². Soda Springs is located at 39.3248°N, 120.3787°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96162, 95415, 93257.

Soda Springs holds the cold, clear pulse of the high country, defined by the relentless passage of the South Yuba River as it carves through the rugged terrain of the Tahoe National Forest. It lies 10.5 miles west of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 268°T), and is situated 11.6 miles northwest of Squaw Valley. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, bracing air of Uhlen Valley, where the ground rises toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada. Only a mile away, the stillness of Crater Lake offers a stark contrast to the rushing water nearby, while the dense, quiet timber of the Onion Creek Experimental Forest blankets the surrounding slopes. In the late afternoon, the light turns thin and crystalline, catching the granite dust that seems to hang suspended in the atmosphere, illuminating the way toward the distant spray of East Snow Mountain Falls.

History lingers in the soil of Soda Springs, marking the difficult transit of those who traversed these heights long before the modern era. The local character remains inseparable from the arduous geography, with remnants of old routes and the nearby Lola Montez Trail serving as quiet reminders of the travelers who once sought passage through this unforgiving altitude. Economic life here has always been dictated by the seasons, shifting from the industry of the early mountain crossings to a quiet reliance on the land’s own rhythms. Residents and visitors alike move through the days with a measured attention to the winter snows and the brief, brilliant thaw of summer, finding a singular peace in a place where the modern world feels distant and secondary to the ancient, enduring weight of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Donner Summit Historical Society (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 202° S
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 166° S · 895k acres
Royal Gorge (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 192° S
German Trail (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 107° E
"snowshoe" Thompson (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 060° NE
Onion Creek Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 1.8 mi, 152° SE
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 2.1 mi, 047° NE · 1,886 acres
Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 100° E
Chickering American River Reserve (Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 174° S
Donner Memorial State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 090° E
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.9 mi, 193° S · 12k acres
Sagehen Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 6.9 mi, 028° NE
Granite Chief Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.1 mi, 173° S · 28k acres
Donner Camp (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 090° E
Schallenberger Cabin Site (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 090° E
Pioneer Monument (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 090° E
Truckee River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 093° E
Museum of Truckee History (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 089° E
Rodeo Grounds (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 089° E
Webber Lake (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 350° N
Five Lakes Trailhead (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 142° SE
The Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 14.2 mi, 104° E
Wheelers Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 028° NE
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 15.6 mi, 180° S · 703k acres
Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema (Cinema) — 16.5 mi, 130° SE
Snow Sports Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 129° SE
Gatekeeper's Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 131° SE
Mt. Rose Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.1 mi, 088° E · 31k acres
Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 323° NW
Missouri Bar (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 273° W

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