Meadow Vista, California

About Meadow Vista

Meadow Vista, CA is a small unincorporated community located in northern California.

Meadow Vista holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.28 square miles.

📰 Meadow Vista News Today

• 14-month-old child dies after hit by dad's truck in Placer County driveway, CHP says KCRA · Aug 4
• Meadow Vista Walkway Project Placer County (.gov) · Jun 9
• Child, hit by father’s truck, dies in Meadow Vista FOX40 · Aug 4
• 14-month-old child fatally struck by truck in family’s Placer County driveway Sacramento Bee · Aug 4
• Meadow Vista Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Meadow Vista Unique

• The only place in America named Meadow Vista — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Meadow Vista

• The Local Café — coffee shop (café)
• Tin Lantern Bar & Grill — new american
• Mountain Mike's — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Meadow Vista

• 🏞️ Auburn State Recreation Area · National Park reviews ★
• Meadow Vista Park reviews ★
• Prayer Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Meadow Vista

• Sierra Hills Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Meadow Vista

🏘️ Nearby Communities