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Sunnyside-Tahoe City California Map

Explore Sunnyside-Tahoe City, 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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California

How to Use This Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sunnyside-Tahoe City, 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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City.

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	Sunnyside-Tahoe City
State	California (CA)
County	Placer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.148318
Longitude	-120.170938
Population	1,555
Density	172.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96145
Area Code	530
County Seat	Auburn
School District	Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District

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About Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California

Sunnyside-Tahoe City is a locality in Placer County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,555. The population density is 172.5 people per km². Sunnyside-Tahoe City is located at 39.1483°N, 120.1709°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96145.

Sunnyside-Tahoe City occupies a narrow, verdant strip of land defined by the crystalline expanse of Lake Tahoe and the swift, cold currents of the Truckee River. It lies 11.3 miles south of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-southeast of Squaw Valley. The terrain rises sharply from the water’s edge, where the scent of pine needles warms in the afternoon sun, leading toward the quiet, high-altitude embrace of Burton Creek State Park. To the west, the landscape transitions into the hidden, damp grasses of Antone Meadows, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada stands as a permanent, snow-dusted guardian on the horizon. The air here holds a distinct, thin clarity, sharp enough to catch the back of the throat, especially as the light shifts from the brilliant gold of a mid-summer morning to the deep, violet-gray shadows that settle over the basin at dusk.

Sunnyside-Tahoe City grew from a rugged outpost into a seasonal sanctuary, its rhythm dictated by the turning of the year and the migration of those seeking the solace of the woods. The local economy relies heavily on the steady influx of visitors drawn to the region’s natural splendor, with the nearby Onion Creek Experimental Forest serving as a reminder of the quiet scientific and silvicultural work that quietly underpins the region’s health. Those who wander beyond the main thoroughfares often find themselves tracing the Big Spring Trail, a path that cuts through the wilderness and offers a silent passage into the interior. Life in Sunnyside-Tahoe City moves with a deliberate, seasonal patience, where the daily concerns of the inhabitants are inextricably tied to the maintenance of the trails and the preservation of the watersheds that sustain this high-altitude life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 271° W · 895k acres
Tahoe Park (Private Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 117° SE
Kilner Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 141° SE
Ralph R. Steele Memorial (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 048° NE
Burton Creek State Park (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 050° NE
Gatekeeper's Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 049° NE
Commons Beach (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 046° NE
Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 045° NE
The Big Tree (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 046° NE
Snow Sports Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 047° NE
Tahoe State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 041° NE
Five Lakes Trailhead (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 304° NW
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.0 mi, 256° W · 1,886 acres
Granite Chief Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.1 mi, 232° SW · 28k acres
Olympic Flame (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 339° N
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 5.4 mi, 163° S · 703k acres
Ed Z'Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 157° SE
Watson Monument (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 297° NW
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.8 mi, 177° S · 64k acres
Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 210° SW
The Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 9.2 mi, 017° N
Rubicon Point Light (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 159° S
Balancing Rock (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 163° S
Rodeo Grounds (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 360° N
Museum of Truckee History (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 356° N
Donner Memorial State Park Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 345° N
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.9 mi, 298° NW · 12k acres
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 161° S
Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 326° NW
Lake of the Sky Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 157° SE

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