| Nelson Bar | |
| Settlement Type: | Former settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | California |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Butte County |
| Coordinates: | 39.6958°N -121.5614°W |
| Elevation M: | 297 |
| Elevation Ft: | 974 |
Nelson Bar is a former settlement in Butte County, California. It was located 5.25miles southeast of Paradise on the West Branch of the Feather River, at an elevation of 974 feet (297 m). It is now under Lake Oroville. The Nelson Bar bridge spanned the West Branch of the Feather River until Oroville Dam was built. It was submerged under Lake Oroville.[1]