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'''Parker Dam''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]], [[California]], United States. Parker Dam is located along the [[Colorado River]] across from [[Arizona]] {{convert|24|mi|km}} east-northeast of [[Vidal, California|Vidal]]. It is named after [[Parker Dam]], which impounds the Colorado River nearby. Parker Dam has a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 92267.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=92267&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref> The post office opened in 1935 and closed briefly between 1939 and 1940.<ref name="Durham">{{cite book|last=Durham|first=David L. |title=California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State|publisher=Quill Driver Books|year=1998|pages=1453|isbn=1-884995-14-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC}}</ref>
'''Parker Dam''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]], [[California]], United States. Parker Dam is located along the [[Colorado River]] across from [[Arizona]] {{convert|24|mi|km}} east-northeast of [[Vidal, California|Vidal]]. It is named after [[Parker Dam]], which impounds the Colorado River nearby. Parker Dam has a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 92267.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=92267&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref> The post office opened in 1935 and closed briefly between 1939 and 1940.<ref name="Durham">{{cite book|last=Durham|first=David L. |title=California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State|publisher=Quill Driver Books|year=1998|pages=1453|isbn=1-884995-14-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC}}</ref>

Parker Dam is traversed by Parker Dam Road, a [[List of Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byways|Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byway]]. Along the road are multiple BLM-operated campsites and facilities, as well as multiple privately-operated campsites.<ref>https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/83061/112132/137201/LHFO-ROD_ARMP_Complete_492pg.pdf</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.blm.gov/visit/parker-strip-recreation-area Parker Strip Recreation Area] - Bureau of Land Management
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Revision as of 04:45, 7 July 2024

Parker Dam, California
Unincorporated community
Parker Dam, California is located in California
Parker Dam, California
Parker Dam, California
Coordinates: 34°17′14″N 114°08′35″W / 34.28722°N 114.14306°W / 34.28722; -114.14306
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
92267
Area codes442/760
GNIS feature ID1656594[1]

Parker Dam is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Parker Dam is located along the Colorado River across from Arizona 24 miles (39 km) east-northeast of Vidal. It is named after Parker Dam, which impounds the Colorado River nearby. Parker Dam has a post office with ZIP code 92267.[2] The post office opened in 1935 and closed briefly between 1939 and 1940.[3]

Parker Dam is traversed by Parker Dam Road, a Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byway. Along the road are multiple BLM-operated campsites and facilities, as well as multiple privately-operated campsites.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parker Dam, California
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1453. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/83061/112132/137201/LHFO-ROD_ARMP_Complete_492pg.pdf


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