{"id":427,"date":"2022-08-03T13:32:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T20:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/?p=427"},"modified":"2022-10-14T21:43:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T04:43:55","slug":"yuba-river-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/yuba-river-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuba River California"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North fork Yuba River @ Union Flat Campground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yuba River<\/h3>\n

Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains
\nTahoe\u00a0National Forest
\nNorth Gold Country @ Historic Highway 49
\nMarysville, California<\/p>\n

Historic ‘gold rush’ mining camps and towns line this popular recreation river in the Northern Sierra. Numerous State Parks, museums, and campgrounds can be found along this route, in which\u00a0Tahoe National Forest<\/a> land encompasses the whole region.<\/p>\n

North fork of the Yuba River<\/strong> lines Historic Highway 49, on the way to Downieville and Sierra City, CA. Plenty of camping in these parts. \u00a0Lakes Basin Recreation Area \u00a0is located up behind the impressive granite spires called\u00a0Sierra Buttes and this area is the headwaters for this portion of the river.<\/p>\n

New Bullards Bar Reservoir<\/a><\/strong> is also located in these parts, and offers camping and boating w\/ very limited shoreline access.<\/p>\n

Middle fork of the Yuba River<\/strong> cuts through the residential mountain community on Moonshine Road, and ends up in Lake Bullards Bar; The rest of the middle fork flows through remote forest lands and is only crossed by one dirt road #191 in Tahoe NF.<\/p>\n

South fork of the Yuba River<\/strong> flows from the far heights of Donner Pass and I-80; near Lake Spaulding. Passing Washington Ridge; northeast of Nevada City; and\u00a0North Bloomfield<\/a> @ Malakoff Diggins continuing down to Bridgeport @ South YUBA – where the longest wooden, covered bridge is located. Numerous old, one-lane bridges cross this southern fork of the river, and the region can take years to explore. Lots of residential and private properties.<\/p>\n

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a campground way back here, the CHEAPEST CAMP around<\/strong>; Look for signs, along the dusty North Bloomfield Rd (graded dirt road) about a mile UP hill from rickety Edwards Crossing (pictured below).<\/p>\n

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Edwards Crossing Bridge, built 1898<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"soyubaBLMsign\"<\/p>\n

South Yuba State Park<\/a>, located along the Golden Chain Hwy 49, is a short drive up Hwy 4 from Nevada City and a very popular spot for sightseeing, day hiking, backpacking,\u00a0mountain biking and riverside picnics. The parking lot at the large curved bridge fills up fast, daily. Pedestrians and hikers are always seen here, so slow down driving along this portion of the highway.<\/p>\n

The big river forks all join west of Grass Valley, heading down the mountains, paralleling Hwy 20 to Marysville, CA<\/p>\n

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North Yuba near Downieville, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yuba River Recreation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Backpacking\"hiker\"<\/strong>
\nCamping<\/strong>
\nFishing<\/strong>
\nHiking<\/strong>
\nKayaking
\nReservoirs<\/strong>
\nMining History
\nMountain Biking<\/strong>
\nOff-Roading\"\"
\nPicnics<\/strong>
\nRafting<\/strong>
\nTubing<\/strong>
\nSightseeing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forests, Lakes & Parks along this River:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tahoe National Forest<\/a>
\nLakes Basin Recreation Area
\nMalakoff Diggins\u00a0State Historic Park
\nBLM South Yuba Recreation
\nBridgeport Covered Bridge
\nKentucky Mine Museum
\nLakes Basin Recreation Area<\/a>
\nNew Bullards Bar\u00a0Reservoir<\/a>
\nEnglebright Lake
\nSouth Yuba River State Park\"yubariver\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Yuba River Camping<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Campgrounds along Yuba River:\"camp\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fiddle Creek Campground<\/a>
\nIndian Valley Campground<\/a>
\nRocky Rest Campground
\nRamshorn Campground
\nUnion Flat Campground<\/a>
\nLoganville Campground
\nWild Plum Campground<\/a>
\nMalakoff Diggins State Historic Park
\nChute Hill (Shooter Hill Campground)
\nSouth Yuba BLM Campground<\/a><\/p>\n

Lakes Basin Campgrounds<\/a>:<\/strong> Gold Lake, Sardine, Salmon, Snag<\/a>, Goose, Packer, Long,\u00a0Big Bear, Jamison, Smith<\/p>\n

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Main Street in Sierra City, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The historic river town of Sierra City is defined by the North Yuba River that cuts through the granite, forested canyon. Granite towers above and snow is around more than half the year.<\/p>\n

The river is free-running up here; Sierra City is only about 10 miles below the headwaters of the Yuba, at Lakes Basin Gold Lake California. In spring, runoff is pure Class 5 whitewater. Wild Plum Campground is walking distance to town.<\/p>\n

\"camptruck\"Free primitive camping on dirt roads<\/strong>, can be found way up near the Bassetts intersection. Opposite from Gold Lake Hwy – turn RIGHT (south) on to logging roads: Forest Rd #54 (long ridge route, all dirt) and club into the forest. Drive a several miles up to any large dirt pulls out. Passenger car accessible road; No low riders. Carry a good forest map. Many primitive camp spots have wide openings with views of the Sierra Buttes and crystal clear night skies. Wind can get bad on this mountain ridge, so pick your camp spot with that in mind.<\/p>\n

Epic view camp – or expensive river camp?\u00a0<\/strong>(you choose). Campfire permit are required for camping outside of developed campgrounds. Bring your own water and shovel!<\/p>\n

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Looking North to Sierra Buttes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Towns nearby & along Yuba River:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allegheny, CA<\/a>
\nBridgeport, CA
\nBrown’s Valley
\nDownieville, CA<\/a>
\nGoodyears Bar
\nGold Lake California<\/a>
\nMarysville, CA
\nNevada City, CA<\/a>
\nNorth Bloomfield<\/a>
\nNorth San Juan
\nSierra City, CA<\/a>
\nYuba City, CA<\/a><\/p>\n

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Downieville, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"southyubariver\"<\/a>
south yuba river map USDA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maps near this River:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tahoe National Forest Map<\/a>
\nSouth Yuba River Map<\/a>
\nLakes Basin Recreation Map<\/a>
\nNatGeo Sierra Buttes Map<\/a>
\nTahoe Forest 4×4 Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bridgeport Covered Bridge, South Yuba River SP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Yuba River, California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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