Big Bend, Placer County, California

Big Bend - Rainbow[1]
Unincorporated community
Big Bend - Rainbow[1] is located in California
Big Bend - Rainbow[1]
Big Bend - Rainbow[1]
Location in California
Big Bend - Rainbow[1] is located in the United States
Big Bend - Rainbow[1]
Big Bend - Rainbow[1]
Big Bend - Rainbow[1] (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
[2]
5,738 ft (1,749 m)

Big Bend or Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[2] Big Bend is located on the South Yuba River, 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Cisco Grove.[3] It lies at an elevation of 5738 feet (1749 m).[2]

Big Bend was the site of a travelers' inn and grocery store on the Lincoln Highway. The historic Rainbow Lodge is nearby.[4] Today Big Bend consists of a US Forest Service campground, a fire station, and a few vacation homes.

  1. ^ Placer County Community Association
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Bend, Placer County, California
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Swackhamer, Barry (2017). "Big Bend Historical Marker". HMDb.org. The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved December 22, 2023.