Big Bend - Rainbow[1]
Unincorporated community
Big Bend - Rainbow is located in California
Big Bend - Rainbow
Big Bend - Rainbow[4]
Location in California
Big Bend - Rainbow is located in the United States
Big Bend - Rainbow
Big Bend - Rainbow[7]
Big Bend - Rainbow[8] (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°18′20″N 120°31′05″W / 39.30556°N 120.51806°W / 39.30556; -120.51806
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation
[9]
5,738 ft (1,749 m)

Big Bend or Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[9] Big Bend is located on the South Yuba River, 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Cisco Grove.[10] It lies at an elevation of 5738 feet (1749 m).[9]

Big Bend was the site of a travelers' inn and grocery store on the Lincoln Highway. The historic Rainbow Lodge is nearby.[11] Today Big Bend consists of a US Forest Service campground, a fire station, and a few vacation homes.

References

  1. ↑ Placer County Community Association
  2. Placer County Community Association
  3. Placer County Community Association
  4. ↑ Placer County Community Association
  5. Placer County Community Association
  6. Placer County Community Association
  7. ↑ Placer County Community Association
  8. ↑ Placer County Community Association
  9. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Bend, Placer County, California
  10. ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 449. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  11. ↑ Swackhamer, Barry (2017). "Big Bend Historical Marker". HMDb.org. The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved December 22, 2023.


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