Auburn State Recreation Area

Auburn State Recreation Area

Located in the heart of the gold country, the Auburn State Recreation Area (Auburn SRA) is made up of over 38,000 acres, along 40 miles of the North and Middle Forks American River. Once teeming with thousands of gold miners, the area is now a natural area offering a wide variety of recreation opportunities to nearly a million visitors a year.Major recreational uses include hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, camping, mountain biking, gold panning and off-highway motorcycle riding. Whitewater recreation is also very popular on both forks of the river, with class II, III, and IV runs. Nearly 40 private outfitters are licensed to offer whitewater trips in Auburn SRA.