Oroville, CA

united states

Oroville lies 60 miles north of Sacramento via Highway 70, serving as Butte County's seat at the base of one of America's tallest earthen dams. The town sits where the Feather River emerges from the Sierra Nevada foothills, with Route 162 connecting west to Highway 99. Popular with visitors heading to Lake Oroville for recreation or continuing northeast into the mountains, the city gained national attention in 2017 when spillway damage at Oroville Dam triggered the largest emergency evacuation in California history.