| Secret | |
| 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: | 39.1572°N -120.8778°W |
| Elevation M: | 885 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2904 |
Secret Town was a historical mining town in Placer County, California. It was located 5miles northeast of Colfax, at an elevation of 2904 feet (885 m).
After gold was discovered in this area, miners wanted to keep the location a secret, hence the unusual name.[1]
Secret Town was the site of a very long trestle railroad bridge. The 1100 ft (335 m) long and 95 ft (29 m) high Secret Town wooden trestle on the Central Pacific Railroad's grade, like most of the other trestles of the line, was filled in with earth and rock after the railroad opened to traffic and could afford to send Chinese laborers back to improve the right-of-way by reducing the risk of catching fire from smokestack sparks as steam locomotives crossed.[1]