4 days ago · South Yuba River State Park offers many scenic vistas. Visitors can view swift moving water carving the granitic canyon that is peppered with seasonal native blooms in springtime, and experience refreshing swimming holes that dot the 20 mile length of the Yuba River in late summer.

The deep, rugged canyons of South Yuba River State Park host a rich variety of wildlife. Black bears seek plant foods, insects, and even carrion; coyotes and mountain lions hunt deer and small game. The park is a bird­ watcher’s paradise, with raptors, waterfowl, and songbirds among the winged residents. The most impressive season at the park is

The deep, rugged canyons of South Yuba River State Park host a rich variety of wildlife. Black bears seek plant foods, insects and even carrion; coyotes and mountain lions hunt deer and small game. The park is a bird-watcher’s paradise, with raptors, waterfowl and songbirds among the winged residents. The most impressive season at the park is

3 days ago · Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is nestled amongst the pine-studded chaparral forest of the Sierra Nevada Foothills and is home to California’s largest hydraulic gold mine. The 3,000-acre park encompasses the town of North Bloomfield and the historic Diggins site, which allows visitors to step back in time and experience the boom and ...

South Yuba River SP allows gold panning using the “hands and pans” method. Please abide by the following regulations when collecting minerals: Panning for gold is considered to be “rockhounding” as the term is applied in the Department.

The only park passes accepted at South Yuba River State Park are California State Park issued passes (the Golden Poppy Pass and the California Explorer Pass). National Park passes are unfortunately not valid.

South Yuba River State Park is a day use area that includes the longest single-span covered bridge in the country, 4 miles of the steep, rugged canyon of the South Yuba River, and the Independence Trail, a wheelchair accessible trail.

Nov 5, 2021 · PENN VALLEY, Calif.— California State Parks has officially reopened the historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge at South Yuba River State Park to the public following a celebration on Thursday, November 4. The bridge has been closed since 2011 for repairs after a timber survey revealed significant structural damage from previous flooding.

Constructed in 1862 by the Virginia Turnpike Company, the Bridgeport covered bridge located at the South Yuba River State Park in western Nevada County is the only remaining single-span covered wooden bridge of this size in the nation.

South Yuba River State Park is a day use area that includes the longest single-span covered bridge in the country, 4 miles of the steep, rugged canyon of the South Yuba River, and the Independence Trail, a wheelchair accessible trail.