About Buck Meadows CDP, California
Buck Meadows CDP, California is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 1,130 at the 2010 census, up from 1,043 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Buck Meadows is located in eastern Mariposa County at an elevation of 2,781 feet (847 m). It is bordered to the north by the town of El Portal and to the south by Yosemite National Park. U.S. Route 140 passes through Buck Meadows, leading east 5 miles (8 km) to Yosemite Village in Yosemite Valley and west 9 miles (14 km) to Mariposa, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Buck Meadows CDP has a total area of 17.3 square miles (44.9 km2), all of it land.