Buck Meadows, California

Buck Meadows is an unincorporated area that lies just south of the Tuolumne County line and inside Mariposa County. It is on State Route 120 east of Groveland. The current population, as listed on the sign, is 50. The ZIP Code for this community is shared with Groveland: 95321 and wired telephones work out of Groveland's telephone exchange with numbers following the format (209) 962-xxxx. The official U.S. Geological Survey coordinates for the community are coord|37|48|46|N|120|03|48|W.

The area is named for Buck's Meadow coord|37|48|43|N|120|07|07|W which lies at the corner of SR120 and Smith Station Road. According to "The Big Oak Flat Road", a variant name for the area was Hamilton's Station. [Paden, Irene and Margaret D. Schlictmann, "The Big Oak Flat Road", (Oakland, California: Emil P Schlictmann, 1955).] This may have referred to the name of a stagecoach stop.

convert|2.5|mi|km east of U.S.F.S. Buck Meadows Fire Station, "Rim of the World" overlooks the canyon containing the South Fork of the Tuolumne River.

Further east, visitors on hot summer days can cool off at a Stanislaus National Forest picnic area called "Rainbow Pool". The area is on the south side of SR120 2.25 miles east of U.S.F.S. Buck Meadows Fire Station.

This community is home to Buck Meadows Restaurant on SR120. Southwest of town, the U.S. Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest fire lookout at Smith Peak overlooks the area. A U.S.F.S. campground and fire station are also present in the community. The Pines campground is located at coord|37|49|05|N|120|05|36|W.

Politics

In the state legislature Buck Meadows is located in the 14th Senate District, represented by Republican Dave Cogdill, and in the 25th Assembly District, represented by Republican Tom Berryhill. Federally, Buck Meadows is located in California's 19th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +10 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2007-10-20] and is represented by Republican George Radanovich.

ee also

*Pine Mountain Lake
*Groveland
*Stanislaus National Forest

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*U.S. Bureau of the Census

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