| Michigan Bluff | |
| 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 County |
| Coordinates: | 39.0431°N -120.7414°W |
| Elevation M: | 1070 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3510 |
Michigan Bluff (formerly, Michigan Bluffs and Michigan City) is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Michigan Bluff is 4.35miles east-northeast of Foresthill.[1] It is at an elevation of 3510feet.The original settlement was called Michigan City, but after erosion threatened the town it was moved up-slope and renamed Michigan Bluff.[1] The Michigan City post office operated from 1854 to 1943.[1]
The town was founded by gold miners. Mining began in earnest in 1853, and town was shipping $100,000 in gold per month by 1858. Leland Stanford ran a store in the town from 1853 to 1855. After hydraulic mining was banned, the town entered decline.[2] The town is now registered as California Historical Landmark #402.