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.

Campgrounds

• Mineral Bar — May – September · 16 tent sites · reserve
• Boat-In Sites 1-16 — May – September · 16 sites · reserve

Top trails

• Clementine Trail to Lake Clementine — 4.4 mi one way
• Olmstead Loop Trail — 8.8 mi loop
• Wendell T. Robie Trail — 5.5 mi
• Western States Trl-Tevis Route — 4.5 mi
• Foresthill Divide Loop Trail — 10.6 mi loop

Coordinates: 38.9037, -121.0556.

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