Off Road Vehicles
- Mammoth Bar OHV Area
- Mammoth Bar OHV Area is part of the Auburn State Recreation Area. It is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills about thirty miles northeast of Sacramento. This motorcycle/ATV riding
Historic
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
- Many other "Gold Country" attractions are within a short distance of the park, including historic Old Town Auburn. The Placer County Visitor Information Center provides information on these attractions
Trail
- Foresthill Divide Loop Trail
- Distance: 8.2 miles; 3.7 hours (hiking) Shorter loops are also possible. Add 1 mile (0.4 hrs) from Trail-head (West)
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Slope:
- Lake Clementine Trail
- Distance: 1.9 miles; 1 hr each way (hiking)
Difficulty: Easy, except for short stretch where trail narrows due to wash out
Slope: 3½% avg; 11% max. (see below)
Trailhead / Parking: (N38-54-941;
- Olmstead Loop Trail
- Distance: 8.6 miles; 4 hours (hiking), but a variety of shorter trail options/ cutoffs are also possible
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Slope: 2% avg; 14% max. (see below)
Trailhead / Parking: (N38-53-335;
- Quarry Road Trail
- Distance: 5.6 miles; 2¼ hours each way (hiking)
Difficulty: Easy
Slope: 0.5% avg; 15% max. (see below)
Trailhead is 2 miles south of ASRA Park Head-quarters. Take Hwy 49 south from Auburn,
- Robie Point FB Trail
- Distance: 3.6 miles; 1½ hours each way (hiking), but a variety of shorter options are available
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Slope: 3% avg; 10% max. (see below)
Trailhead (north) is on Hwy
- Stagecoach Trail
- Distance: 2 miles; 1½ hrs. up, ¾ hrs down (hiking)
Difficulty: Moderate up, easy down
Slope: 8% avg; 23% max. (see below)
Trailhead is at confluence area, 1¾ miles south of ASRA
- Stevens Trail
- Distance: 3.2 miles to river; 1½ hours down, 3 hours up (hiking)
Difficulty: Easy down, moderate up
Slope: 6% avg; 40% max.
Parking is on N. Canyon Way in Colfax. From Auburn,
Lake
- Lake Clementine
- Lake Clementine was created when the North Fork Dam was completed in 1939 by the Army Corps of Engineers as a debris dam.
The dam rises 155 feet above the
Campground
- Mineral Bar Campground
- MINERAL BAR
(off the Iowa Hill Rd.)
On the east side of the North Fork American River, where the Colfax Iowa Hill Road crosses the river. There are 17 designated campsites
- Ruck-A-Chucky Campground
- RUCK-A-CHUCKY
(Drivers Flat Rd. off Foresthill Rd.)
Five primitive campsites are located on the north side of the river on the Placer County side. Toilets and trash cans are provided. No
- Boat-In-Camping at Lake Clementine
- BOAT-IN CAMPING AT LAKE CLEMENTINE
(Lake Clementine Rd. off the Foresthill Rd.)
Boat-in camping in 15 primitive sites with pit-toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings. Open May 15th - Oct.
- River-Trail Camps
- RIVER-TRAIL CAMPS
Permits are available for camping in some areas outside of the designated campgrounds. River Permit camping prohibited July 1st- Oct. 15, due to high fire danger.
