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TAKEOUT<br />
HISTORICAL<br />
LANDMARK<br />
HISTORICAL<br />
LANDMARK<br />
.<br />
BUILT IN 1973<br />
730 FEET HIGH<br />
HIGHEST BRIDGE<br />
IN CA .<br />
BUILT IN 1973 • 730 FEET HIGH<br />
HIGHEST BRIDGE IN CA .<br />
I<br />
I<br />
FOLSOM<br />
S.R.A.<br />
EAGLES<br />
NEST LN.<br />
OREGON BAR TR L.<br />
PIONEER<br />
EXPRESS<br />
RATTLESNAKE<br />
BAR<br />
(5 MILES)<br />
TO<br />
FOLSOM<br />
5<br />
Fairy<br />
Lantern<br />
SACRAMENTO<br />
EAGLES NEST<br />
CANYON RIM<br />
PRESERVE<br />
GATE<br />
174<br />
OREGON BAR<br />
AUBURN S.R.A.<br />
PRIVATE<br />
MAI DU DR.<br />
FOLSOM<br />
AUBURN<br />
CARDI AC BYPASS<br />
CANAL TRL.<br />
CARDI AC TRAI L<br />
OREGON<br />
HI LL<br />
LUKEN’S CREEK<br />
AUBURN<br />
AUBURN- FOLSOM RD.<br />
CHINA<br />
BAR<br />
ACCESS<br />
TRL.<br />
GATE<br />
173<br />
GATE<br />
171<br />
GATE<br />
172<br />
GRASS VALLEY<br />
TO<br />
SACRAMENTO<br />
(33 MILES)<br />
SACRAMENTO ST.<br />
GATE<br />
145<br />
GATE<br />
144<br />
CHINA BAR<br />
OREGON HILL<br />
COOL<br />
4<br />
OLMSTEAD LOOP TRL.<br />
PLACERVILLE<br />
PACI FI C<br />
AVE.<br />
PLACER COUNTY<br />
COURTHOUSE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
BERNHARD PIONEER<br />
FARM HOUSE<br />
& WINERY MUSEUM<br />
ARD<br />
CANYON VIEW<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
CENTER<br />
KNI CKERBOCKER CREEK<br />
RAILHEAD<br />
PARK<br />
GATE<br />
142<br />
GATE<br />
147<br />
ROBI E PT./FUEL BREAK TRL.<br />
BIRDSALL<br />
TAKEOUT<br />
KNICKERBOCKER<br />
FALLS<br />
GOLD<br />
COUNTRY<br />
FAIRGROUNDS<br />
AMERICAN<br />
RIVER CANYON<br />
OVERLOOK<br />
ROCKY<br />
R O B IE<br />
P O IN T<br />
GATE<br />
130<br />
GATE<br />
136<br />
K N I C K E R B O C K E R C R E E K A R E A<br />
GATE<br />
158<br />
PLEASANT AVE.<br />
PCWA<br />
PUMP<br />
STATION<br />
PORTAGE<br />
TRAIL<br />
TO COLOMA<br />
I SLAND R API DS<br />
AUBURN<br />
CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
WESTERN<br />
STATES<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
3<br />
SALT CREEK LOOP TRAI L<br />
PLACER COUNTY<br />
VISITORS BUREAU<br />
530-887-2111<br />
www.visitplacer.com<br />
SCHOOL PARK<br />
PRESERVE<br />
WST<br />
NORTHSIDE<br />
SCHOOL<br />
GATE<br />
157<br />
PLACER<br />
HIGH<br />
SCHOOL<br />
WST<br />
GATE<br />
134<br />
TAM AROO BAR TRL.<br />
HIGH ST.<br />
LINCOLN WY.<br />
ELM AVE.<br />
BORLAND AVE.<br />
ROBI E POINT<br />
RI VER VI EW<br />
FUEL BREAK TRL.<br />
PARDNERS<br />
ELM AVE.<br />
EXIT<br />
GATE<br />
155<br />
AUBURN S.R.A.<br />
GATE<br />
135 GATE<br />
TRL.<br />
N. FORK AMERI CAN RI VER<br />
SALT CREEK<br />
PAVED DAM<br />
WESTERN S TATES TRL.<br />
ROCK TRAIL<br />
OLM S TEAD<br />
TO NEVADA CITY<br />
(28 MILES)<br />
GOLD<br />
RUSH<br />
MINING<br />
MUSEUM<br />
2<br />
ROAD TRL.<br />
AUBURN STATE<br />
RECREATION AREA<br />
HEADQUARTERS<br />
(530) 885-4527<br />
Maps/Passes/Info<br />
OLMSTEAD<br />
LINCOLN WAY<br />
& MTN. QUARRI ES R/R BED<br />
1<br />
Class II & III<br />
whitewater from<br />
Confluence<br />
to Oregon Bar<br />
COOL<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
STAGING<br />
AREA<br />
Welcome to the American River<br />
The <strong>Auburn</strong> State Recreation Area*, an<br />
extraordinary recreational, historical and<br />
scenic gem, is located in the Sierra Nevada<br />
Foothills along 48 miles of the North and<br />
Middle Forks of the American River<br />
stretching from <strong>Auburn</strong> to Colfax and<br />
Foresthill. The <strong>Auburn</strong> SRA provides high<br />
quality open space, wildlife habitat and<br />
diverse recreational opportunities deep in<br />
California’s legendary Gold Country. The<br />
American River’s rich cultural tapestry<br />
includes influences from the Maidu<br />
Nisenan Indians, Spanish settlers and Gold<br />
Rush miners. The river was named Rio de<br />
los Americanos by the Spanish. Today, the<br />
pristine river and canyon trails offer<br />
visitors a variety of recreational activities<br />
to responsibly enjoy. Major recreational<br />
uses include hiking, mountain biking,<br />
horseback riding, whitewater boating,<br />
fishing, swimming, gold panning,<br />
picnicking, and much more.<br />
Native American<br />
River History<br />
A RE A M A P<br />
The <strong>Auburn</strong> State Recreation Area Map is a collaborative effort<br />
between PARC and the community of American River experts and<br />
dedicated volunteers who are stewards of the <strong>Auburn</strong> SRA.<br />
The acorn grinding rocks in the<br />
Confluence area are visible reminders<br />
of the many Maidu Nisenan Indian village sites<br />
that flourished along the American River and the<br />
canyon rim. The Maidu Nisenan fished for<br />
salmon, hunted game, and gathered acorns. Both<br />
edible and medicinal plants were collected as well.<br />
Their rich seasonal calendar marked time with<br />
“Big Time” dance ceremonies in the village<br />
round house called the “k’um”. The Maidu<br />
Interpretive Center, located in<br />
Roseville (916-774-5934), provides<br />
programs and exhibits that<br />
illustrate the connection between<br />
the people, their culture, and the<br />
natural world.<br />
Gold Rush River History<br />
In 1848 the discovery of gold by James<br />
Marshall at Sutter’s Mill on the<br />
South Fork in Coloma, spread a<br />
Gold Rush to the North and Middle<br />
Forks. The “world rushed in” to pan<br />
and dig the precious metal from the<br />
river and canyons. Both the North and<br />
Middle Forks were intensively mined,<br />
and sizeable towns and camps grew up within the<br />
canyons and along the rivers to support the<br />
mining operations. Today, the supply roads and<br />
trails the miners used are the nucleus of the<br />
recreational trail system in the <strong>Auburn</strong> State<br />
Recreation Area. The Gold Rush Mining<br />
Museum is located in the historic <strong>Auburn</strong> Depot,<br />
(see Local Museums) and offers a glimpse into<br />
Placer County’s Gold Rush history.<br />
Mountain Quarries<br />
Railroad Bridge<br />
The Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, also<br />
known locally as “No Hands Bridge,” is the most<br />
recognizable historical monument in the Confluence<br />
area. The Pacific Portland Cement Company<br />
completed the 170 foot long, triple-arch span<br />
concrete bridge in 1912. At that time it was the<br />
longest concrete arch railroad bridge in the world.<br />
The bridge and connecting rail line were built to<br />
haul limestone from the Portland Cement Quarry,<br />
located a mile up river on the Middle Fork, to the<br />
Southern Pacific main line in <strong>Auburn</strong>. In 2004<br />
the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge was<br />
added to the National Register of Historic Places.<br />
In 2014, the bridge was designated<br />
California Historic Landmark #1051.<br />
Mountain Quarries<br />
Railroad Bridge<br />
*The <strong>Auburn</strong> State Recreation Area is managed by California State Parks & Recreation for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.<br />
CLIFFS<br />
CANYON<br />
CRK. FALLS<br />
COOL<br />
FORESTHI LL<br />
AVE.<br />
STAGECOACH<br />
PRESERVE<br />
GATE<br />
131<br />
GATE<br />
138<br />
TRAINING<br />
HILL<br />
POI NTED ROCKS<br />
RUSSELL RD<br />
M ANZANI TA TR L.<br />
PI G FARM TRAIL<br />
SHORTCUT TRL.<br />
WST<br />
FIRE<br />
STATION<br />
CANYON CK.<br />
DIVIDE CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
530-208-3262<br />
DE TA IL OF CONLUENCE A RE A<br />
MOUNTAIN<br />
QUARRIES DANGER!<br />
RAILROAD<br />
BRIDGE<br />
GATE<br />
131<br />
TRAINING<br />
HILL<br />
BRIDGE DEBRIS<br />
RAPIDS<br />
GATE<br />
150<br />
GATE<br />
151<br />
0<br />
GATE<br />
137<br />
GATE<br />
112<br />
GATE<br />
139<br />
TRL.<br />
WESTERN STATES TRL.<br />
STAGECOACH TRL.<br />
MOUNTAIN<br />
QUARRIES DANGER!<br />
RAILROAD BRIDGE DEBRIS<br />
BRIDGE<br />
19<br />
GATE<br />
150<br />
GATE<br />
151<br />
GATE<br />
153<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
137<br />
EL DORADO<br />
COUNTY<br />
CLARK’S<br />
POOL<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
BRIDGE<br />
GATE<br />
113<br />
RAPIDS<br />
L EGEND<br />
Paved Roads<br />
Dirt Roads<br />
Trails<br />
Creeks<br />
Park Boundaries<br />
Primitive Trails<br />
Parking Areas<br />
Restrooms<br />
Horse Routes<br />
Hiking Routes<br />
Steep Trail Section<br />
Bike Routes<br />
Put Ins & Take Outs<br />
River Rapids<br />
Preserves<br />
River Miles<br />
Fee Areas<br />
Fee areas require a CA State<br />
Parking Pass or a day usage fee.<br />
Gates<br />
Seasonal Gates<br />
For seasonal road closure info, call ASRA.<br />
Landmarks, Mines<br />
GATE<br />
112<br />
GATE<br />
139<br />
GATE<br />
152<br />
PARC proposed California<br />
State Wild & Scenic River<br />
designation: for a 16 mile<br />
stretch of river from Mineral Bar to<br />
Upper Clementine.<br />
0<br />
QUARRY<br />
TEICHERT<br />
QUARRY<br />
EXIT<br />
FORESTHI LL ROAD<br />
BOWMAN<br />
19<br />
CONFLUEN C E TRL.<br />
ROAD TRL.<br />
PG&E R OAD<br />
CAVE<br />
VALLEY<br />
QUARRY<br />
and<br />
ROCK<br />
CLIMBING<br />
AREA<br />
EXIT<br />
CLARK’S<br />
POOL<br />
GATE<br />
113<br />
23<br />
WESTERN STATES TRAI L<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
BRIDGE<br />
GATE<br />
114<br />
OLD FORESTHI LL RD.<br />
M. FORK AMERI CAN<br />
HAWVER<br />
MINE<br />
CAVE<br />
PRIVATE<br />
AUBURN S.R.A.<br />
18<br />
FORESTHI LL RD.<br />
GATE<br />
108<br />
MAMMOTH<br />
BAR RD.<br />
MURDERER’S<br />
BAR<br />
DANGER! HIGHLY<br />
RECOMMEND<br />
PORTAGE<br />
CA Dept. of Forestry<br />
and CALStar<br />
22<br />
WENDE L T. R OBI E TRA<br />
N. FORK AMERI C AN RI VER<br />
STO N<br />
GATE<br />
140<br />
LOWER CL EMENTI NE RD.<br />
FUEL BREAK TRL.<br />
CULVERT TRAIL<br />
QUAR RY R O AD TRAI L<br />
I L<br />
CLI PPER CREEK<br />
EWALL<br />
NORTH<br />
FORK<br />
DAM<br />
Mammoth Bar<br />
Off-Highway<br />
Vehicle (OHV) Area<br />
MAMMOTH<br />
BAR<br />
TAKEOUT<br />
MAMMOTH<br />
BAR<br />
TEXAS BAR<br />
GATE<br />
146<br />
SHORT CUT<br />
RI VER BAR<br />
BOAT RAMP<br />
AND MARINA<br />
(GAS SEASONAL)<br />
CASTLE ROCK<br />
FORESTH<br />
BROWNS BAR TRL.<br />
American<br />
Dipper Bird<br />
L A K E C L E M E N T IN E<br />
BROWNS<br />
BAR<br />
BROWNS<br />
RAVINE<br />
KENNEBECK<br />
BAR<br />
AUBURN LAKE TRAILS<br />
(GATED ACCESS)<br />
Protect American River Canyons<br />
• Placer ARTs<br />
• California Arts Council<br />
• National Endowment for the Arts<br />
• Placer County Water Agency<br />
Placer County<br />
Courthouse Museum<br />
101 Maple Street<br />
530-889-6507<br />
Bernhard<br />
Museum Complex<br />
291 <strong>Auburn</strong> Folsom Rd.<br />
530-888-6891<br />
• California State Park’s <strong>Auburn</strong><br />
State Recreation Area Headquarters,<br />
<strong>Auburn</strong> Office, 530-885-4527<br />
• SOWARWE-WERHER and<br />
Tom Peterson for the base map info<br />
CANYON VIEW<br />
PRESERVE<br />
This map is a special project by PARC, an <strong>Auburn</strong>-based,<br />
non-profit river conservation group dedicated to the protection<br />
of the North and Middle Forks of the American River and its<br />
canyons for all to care for and responsibly enjoy.<br />
P.O. Box 9312, <strong>Auburn</strong>, CA 95604<br />
www.parc-auburn.org<br />
Funding for this Project<br />
Local Museums<br />
Gold Rush<br />
Mining Museum<br />
601 Lincoln Way<br />
530-889-6500<br />
Joss House<br />
Chinese Museum<br />
200 Sacramento St.<br />
530-823-0723<br />
Special Thanks<br />
Western Tiger<br />
Swallowtail<br />
RANCH<br />
21<br />
Placer County<br />
Visitors Bureau<br />
1103 High Street<br />
530-887-2111<br />
Forest Hill<br />
Divide Museum<br />
24601 Harrison St.<br />
530-367-3988<br />
H<br />
BR OWN’S CREEK<br />
I LL RD.<br />
LLSI DE<br />
EASTSIDE<br />
O N E W A Y<br />
GATE<br />
116<br />
• John Muir Laws for donating his<br />
flora & fauna illustrations from<br />
Law’s Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada<br />
• Mystic Design: Cover illustration<br />
& design, www.mysticdesign.net<br />
NORTH AND MIDDLE FORKS<br />
GATE<br />
115<br />
17<br />
CONN ECTOR TRAI L<br />
DI VI DE LOOP<br />
CASTLE<br />
ROCK<br />
KEN NEBECK<br />
QUARRY ROAD TRAI L<br />
WILD CAT<br />
CANYON<br />
PILGRIM CT.<br />
HOOSIER<br />
BAR<br />
ENDURAN C E<br />
Class II Whitewater<br />
from Ruck-a-Chucky<br />
Campround to Mammoth<br />
Bar<br />
TO COLOMA<br />
20<br />
OEST RANCH/<br />
COLD SPRINGS<br />
PRESERVE<br />
O N E W A Y<br />
GRIZZLY<br />
TEVI S CUP WST<br />
R UNNERS’ WST<br />
PRIVATE<br />
AUBURN<br />
LAKE TRL.<br />
GATE<br />
SWEETWATER TRL. RD.<br />
American<br />
River<br />
Watershed<br />
Profile<br />
ALPINE<br />
BAR<br />
FOOTHILL<br />
WOODLAND<br />
TRIBUTARIES<br />
CHAPARRAL<br />
SAVANNAH<br />
RIPARIAN<br />
AQUATIC<br />
SQUAW FLAT<br />
HOOSI ER BAR<br />
GROUNDWATER<br />
PLACER<br />
COUNTY<br />
LIME ROCK<br />
FLOATING<br />
TOILETS<br />
GATE<br />
118<br />
19<br />
GATE<br />
149<br />
G R<br />
16<br />
GARDEN VALLEY<br />
DIVIDE CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
530-208-3262<br />
LAKE VI EW C O NNECTOR TRL.<br />
FORESTH<br />
M. FORK AMERI CAN RI VER<br />
BARBARA<br />
SCHOENER<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
BENCH<br />
IZ Z L Y B E A R<br />
M AI NE BAR TRL.<br />
AMERI CAN CANYON CREEK<br />
AMERI CAN C A NYON TR.<br />
BOAT-IN<br />
CAMPING<br />
BOAT-IN<br />
CAMPING<br />
I LL DI VIDE LOOP TR L.<br />
RAINBOW ROCK<br />
VISTA POINT<br />
WESTERN STATES TRAI L<br />
M A<br />
WES TERN STATES TRL.<br />
IN E<br />
B A<br />
R<br />
RI VER BAR TRAI L<br />
WATERFALL<br />
DEAD<br />
18<br />
15<br />
POVERTY<br />
BAR<br />
SLI GER MINE RD.<br />
EL DORADO<br />
COUNTY<br />
CLIPPER GAP EXIT<br />
TRUC K TR<br />
WST<br />
TO MEADOW<br />
VISTA<br />
GATE<br />
119<br />
BUSHWACKER<br />
L.<br />
HOBOKE N<br />
GATE<br />
120<br />
17<br />
UPPER<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD ROAD<br />
FRENC H HI LL TR<br />
BUFFALO<br />
HILL<br />
GEORGETOWN<br />
DIVIDE CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
530-208-3262<br />
CERRO VI STA DR.<br />
14<br />
LAKE CLEMENTI NE RD.<br />
L.<br />
FORES<br />
CENTENNIAL<br />
MINE<br />
WESTER N S TATES TRL.<br />
CREEK<br />
TO CHILI BAR<br />
THI LL DI VI DE LOOP TRL.<br />
GATE<br />
123<br />
FORESTH<br />
POVERTY BAR TRAI L<br />
HISTORIC<br />
LIMESTONE<br />
KILN<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD ROAD<br />
SLI GER MINE RD.<br />
DI GGI NS<br />
CHEROKEE BAR<br />
APPLEGATE ROAD<br />
GATE<br />
163<br />
13<br />
SLI GER MI NE RD.<br />
SPANI SH DRY<br />
TO HWY. 193<br />
MAMELUKE HILL RD.<br />
VI DE LOOP TRAI L<br />
I LL D<br />
WENTWORTH SPRI NGS RD.<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
VISTA<br />
POINT<br />
I LE HI LL CREEK<br />
M<br />
GATE<br />
APPLEGATE-LONG POI NT TRAI L<br />
FORESTHILL RD.<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
LONG POINT<br />
PRESERVE<br />
DRI VERS FLAT<br />
16<br />
GRIT<br />
MINE<br />
ROBI E-CANYON CREEK TRAI L<br />
WST<br />
12<br />
EIGHT MILE<br />
CURVE<br />
GATE<br />
170<br />
GATE<br />
127<br />
ROAD<br />
WESTER N S TATES TRL.<br />
ROBI E-CANYON CREEK TRL.<br />
Great Blue<br />
Heron<br />
15<br />
GATE<br />
170<br />
TEXAS<br />
CHAI NSAW-MAMA<br />
PARALLEL<br />
PARKING<br />
CANYON CR EEK<br />
PRIVATE<br />
PROPERTY<br />
14<br />
APPL<br />
PRIVATE<br />
GATE<br />
DRIVERS<br />
FLAT<br />
STAGING<br />
AREA<br />
GATE<br />
100<br />
GATE<br />
101<br />
PRIVA<br />
PROP<br />
ASSASSI N’S TR<br />
N. FORK AM<br />
LONG POI NT FUEL BR<br />
RUCK-A-<br />
CHUCKY<br />
CHUNDER<br />
RUCK-A-CHUC<br />
CAMPGROUN<br />
HYDRO<br />
PLANT<br />
PARC<br />
PRESE<br />
G A S<br />
FL<br />
FRANCISCO<br />
PARAD<br />
CAN<br />
GATED<br />
EMERGEN<br />
ACCESS R<br />
13<br />
CEMENT<br />
HILL<br />
DA H<br />
RECO<br />
PO<br />
Crayfish
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