Auburn State Recreation Area
Placer and El Dorado Counties, California · State Recreation Area
A rugged canyon area along the North and Middle Forks of the American River near Auburn, California, offering hiking, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, fishing, and gold-rush-era history.
Current alerts
- Golden Mussel Prevention
- Yankee Jims - Closure
- Ponderosa Way - Closure
Campgrounds
- Boat-In Sites 1-16 — May – September · 16 sites · Primitive · Boat-in · reserve
- Mineral Bar — May – September · 16 tent sites · Drive-in · reserve
- Ruck-A-Chucky — Open (checked 2026-08-04) · Primitive · Drive-in
Top trails
- Clementine Trail to Lake Clementine — 4.4 mi · 435 ft gain · 1h 41m · Out & back
- Olmstead Loop Trail — 8.8 mi · 926 ft gain · 3h 24m · Loop
- Wendell T. Robie Trail — 5.5 mi
- Western States Trl-Tevis Route — 4.5 mi
- Foresthill Divide Loop Trail — 10.6 mi · 1,353 ft gain · 4h 13m · Loop
More trails here: American Canyon Trail, Riverview Trail, Confluence Trail, Windy Point Trail, Pointed Rocks FBT, Codfish Falls Trail, Indian Creek Trail, Cardiac Bypass Trail, Manzanita Trail, Culvert Trail, Waterfall Trail, Maine Bar Trail, Pennyweight Trail, Shortcut 1 Trail, Browns Bar Trail/WST Route, Pioneer Express Trail, Mossy Rock Trail, Dead Truck Trail, Pig Farm, Overlook, Coffer Dam Trail, Short Cut Two Trail, Flood Trail, Tinkers Cut-off Trail, Western States Trail, Cardiac Trail, Cardiac Bypass Trail Alternate.
Coordinates: 38.9037, -121.0556.
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