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Walker California Map

Explore Walker, 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 Walker, California

How to Use This Walker, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.518502
Longitude	-119.473051
Population	704
Density	22.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	90201, 90270, 96050, 96107
Area Code	530
County Seat	Bridgeport
School District	Eastern Sierra Unified School District

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About Walker, California

Walker is a locality in Mono County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 704. The population density is 22.4 people per km². Walker is located at 38.5185°N, 119.4731°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 90201, 90270, 96050.

Walker displays its character through the persistent, clear flow of Mill Creek, which cuts a rhythmic path through the valley floor. It lies 39.8 miles southeast of South Lake Tahoe, CA (from South Lake Tahoe, CA: bearing 136°T), and is situated 29.5 miles south-southeast of Gardnerville Ranchos. The landscape around Walker is defined by the stark, terrestrial reach of the interior, where the dry, golden grasses of the basin yield to the rugged, high-altitude shadows cast by the Sierra Nevada in the distance. To the north, the terrain rises toward the dense timber of the Toiyabe National Forest, creating a boundary of pine and sage that seems to hold the very air in a cool, resinous suspension. At dusk, the light here does not merely fade; it pulls back from the slopes, leaving the earth in a muted, velvet gray that emphasizes the sheer scale of the open land.

History lingers in the proximity of the Fremont Carson Route, a silent witness to the early travelers who navigated the difficult, wind-scoured terrain of Mill Canyon long before the modern grid took hold. Today, the economy of Walker remains tied to the land and the quiet movement of those passing through, supported by the communal space of the Walker Community Park, which serves as a central point for the local rhythm of life. Far from the influence of the coast, the residents maintain a connection to the high-country environment, occasionally venturing toward the quiet, isolated waters of Poison Lake. Life in Walker moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, grounded by the seasonal shifts that turn the surrounding hills from vibrant green to a brittle, tinder-dry gold.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Walker Community Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 227° SW
Mill Creek (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.8 mi, 203° SW
Mountain Gate River Parkway (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 099° E
Slinkard / Little Antelope Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 264° W
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 160° S · 3.9M acres
Aspen Glen Reserve (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 321° NW
West Walker River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 143° SE
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.0 mi, 251° W · 159k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 109° E
Slinkard Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.7 mi, 326° NW
Slinkard Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.8 mi, 301° NW · 6,302 acres
Nugent Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 108° E
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 12.4 mi, 243° SW · 901k acres
Clinton (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 113° SE
Leavitt Falls (Viewpoint) — 14.4 mi, 199° S
Hunewill Upper Sawmill (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 158° S
Columns of the Giants (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 235° SW
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 317° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 264° W
Little Bodie Monument (Monument) — 29.8 mi, 148° SE
Bodie Museum and Visitor Center (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 130° SE
Pinecrest Art Gallery (Gallery) — 36.2 mi, 232° SW
Linder Grove (Nature Reserve) — 36.2 mi, 304° NW
Andrews Meadows (Nature Reserve) — 37.1 mi, 305° NW
The Genoa Gallery (Gallery) — 39.1 mi, 329° NW
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 39.4 mi, 320° NW
The Loft (Theatre) — 39.4 mi, 320° NW
On Tahoe Time (Gallery) — 39.4 mi, 320° NW
St Theresa (Public Artwork) — 39.7 mi, 317° NW
Hard Rock Stadium Cinemas (Cinema) — 39.7 mi, 321° NW

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