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State Park

South Yuba River State Park

California · CA

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  • Operator:(530) 432-2546
  • Address:17660 Pleasant Valley Rd, Bridgeport, CA · CA
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About

A river canyon park along the South Yuba River, stretching from Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park downstream. Park headquarters is at Bridgeport.

Source: parks.ca.gov

From Wikipedia

South Yuba River State Park is located along the South Fork of the Yuba River in the Sierra Nevada, within Nevada County, in Northern California.

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Trails

All trails in South Yuba River State Park

Buttermilk Bend Trail

0.7 mi
Trail

Buttermilk Bend Trail

0.2 mi
Trail

Hoyt Trail

0.8 mi89 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Independence Trail

2.4 mi49 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Independence Trail East

1.1 mi13 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Independence Trail East

0.6 mi7 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Jones Bars Trail

0.7 mi371 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Point Defiance Loop Trail

1.7 mi79 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Point Defiance Loop Trail

0.7 mi341 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

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Hunting in this park

This park overlaps hunting units

During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the California hunting page

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