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The South Yuba Wild & Scenic River Recreation Area and National Trail is located approximately 10 miles northeast of Nevada City, California. The Recreation Area is administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service (USFS); and California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks/DPR). This 15 mile trail is open to hiking, horseback riding, trail running and mountain biking. The trail is closed to motorized vehicles. The South Yuba Trail takes hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders through historic foothill river canyons. Expect to see evidence of California's rich gold rush history.
The South Yuba Wild & Scenic River is approximately one mile from the campground.
From Nevada City: Follow Highway 49 to North Bloomfield Road and travel ten (10) miles to South Yuba Recreation Lands. From the one lane bridge at Edwards Crossing it is approximately 1 1/2 miles on a dirt/gravel road to the campground.
PLEASE NOTE: the bridge at Edward Crossing has a 4 ton limit. RV's, trailers and vehicles over 4 tons not recommended. For RV's/Trailers/Vehicles over 4 tons: Recommended Route - Follow Highway 49 to Tyler Foote Crossing. Turn right onto Grizzly Hill Road to the intersection with North Bloomfield Road and make a left turn. Proceed through a small residential area and make a right hand turn into the campground.
Campsites, $5.00 per night, per site. Recreation Pass $2.50 per night, per site.
Pay camp fee within 30 minutes of occupying site.
Self-pay Iron Ranger.
Check-out is by 12 noon.
First come first serve basis.
No reservation system is available.
Eight people maximum per site. Two car maximum per site.
Fourteen (14) day camp limit within a 90-day period.
Keep everything in the bear bins!!! Woke up to a bear right at my tent. Toilets are pretty dirty, loud even on weekdays, not a lot of space or privacy, better to just get an air bnb
ILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL FOR THE BLM STAFF, AND RANGERS that oversee this place ! Always !!! They keep it clean and clean up after those who can’t seem to do it themselves! It is a fair distance from the actual river. And probably best if you bring your own drinking water 💧
Bear lockers for food USE THEM!!! Be bear aware at this camp… LOCK ALL SMELLS IN THE LOCKER !
Trails are moderate.. narrow !
I had no reception and if you’re coming from nevada city , coyote road is the last place for really good reception.
4 ton limit coming across bridge if you’re coming from nevada city. So if you’re planning to camp, it may be wise to carry emergency car tools/plugs/fixaflat, because if you use AAA they would have to take the long route around due to bridge limit… Campgrounds are fairly close together… but you can find a couple with privacy there’s one or two double spots and the price here is pretty amazing considering THE amount most campgrounds are charging now days
Perfect for camping and the river is just a 35 minute walk from the campsite. Perfect for a morning walk.
