State Park · California, United States
Ward Creek Project
Ward Creek Project is a state park in California, United States.
Photo: Michael Nevins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Placer, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 39.1288° N, 120.1560° W |
| Managed by | California state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Ward Creek Project
Ward Creek is a 6.1-mile (9.8 km) eastward-flowing stream in Placer County, California, United States. The creek flows into Lake Tahoe 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south of Tahoe City, California, and has undergone extensive restoration to reduce sediment and surface run-off to maintain the purity of Lake Tahoe.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
Getting there
| Nearest town | Tahoe City, California |
|---|---|
| Getting there | about 2.7 miles south of Tahoe City |
Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) · Reno, United States · 32.9 miles away
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF) · Sacramento, United States · 82.8 miles away
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) · Oakland, United States · 148.2 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in California
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ward Creek Project?
Ward Creek Project is in California, United States (39.1288° N, 120.1560° W).
How do I get to Ward Creek Project?
The nearest town is Tahoe City, California. about 2.7 miles south of Tahoe City.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks — Wikipedia list of California state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Creek_(Lake_Tahoe) — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).