| Baxter | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Placer |
| Coordinates: | 39.2131°N -120.7811°W |
| Elevation M: | 1186 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3891 |
Baxter is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Baxter is located 3miles east of Dutch Flat. It lies at an elevation of 3891 feet (1186 m).
Baxter started as a travelers' rest stop on the Lincoln Highway, later US 40. Food, lodging, and gasoline were available at the site, which remained a service stop into the 1980s. Baxter was also the point at which US 40 was closed over Donner Pass during heavy snow. The townsite was destroyed by a wildfire in 1998.[1]
The Baxter post office opened in 1935.