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Portola, California. / 39.81028°N 120.46972°W / 39.81028; -120.46972. Portola ( / pɔːrˈtoʊlə / por-TOH-lə) is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, down from 2,227 at the 2000 census. Portola is located on the Middle Fork of the Feather River and was ...
Portola Redwoods State Park is a 2,800 acres (1,100 ha) state park in California situated in San Mateo County. [ 1] The parks' primary watercourses — Peters Creek, Pescadero Creek and their associated tributaries — converge at Portola Redwoods State Park. Tip Toe Falls is a small waterfall along Fall Creek, a tributary of Pescadero Creek.
Surface elevation. 5,777 feet (1,761 m) [1] Lake Davis is an artificial lake in Plumas County, California near the Sierra Nevada community of Portola. Its waters are impounded by Grizzly Valley Dam, which was completed in 1966 (58 years ago) as part of the California State Water Project. The lake is named for Lester T. Davis (1906–1952).
The Portolá expedition was a Spanish voyage of exploration in 1769–1770 that was the first recorded European exploration of the interior of the present-day California. It was led by Gaspar de Portolá, governor of Las Californias, the Spanish colonial province that included California, Baja California, and other parts of present-day Mexico ...
The Western Pacific Railroad Museum ( WPRM) in Portola, California, known as the Portola Railroad Museum until January 1, 2006, is a heritage railroad that preserves and operates historic American railroad equipment and preserves documents, photos and information. The museum's mission is to preserve the history of the Western Pacific Railroad ...
The neighborhood where the creek exits the hills is now called Portola Hills. 25 – A rest day at Aliso Creek. 26 – Short march northwest along the edge of the foothills, to a spring at the northern edge of today's Irvine, California. From a hill above, the party first sees the broad coastal plain of northwestern Orange County.
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Portola Valley, California. / 37.37500°N 122.21861°W / 37.37500; -122.21861. Portola Valley is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the Bay Area, Portola Valley is a small, wealthy community nestled on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains.