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American River - Middle Fork, California

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QUICK STATS
AW Class: IV-V
Length: 2.1 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.02429
Longitude: -120.7195

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.0106
Longitude: -120.74501


Paddling Rivers Near American River - Middle Fork, California:

   American River - Middle Fork, PlacerCounty, 1 miles away
      Class IV-V - 2.1 miles long (Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork)

   American River - Middle Fork, Placer/El DoradoCounty, 1 miles away
      Class II-IV(V+) - 17 miles long (Oxbow Bend to Drivers Flat Road)

   American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 9 miles away
      Class IV-V - 14.5 miles long (Euchre Bar to Colfax-Iowa Hill Road)

   American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II-III - 5 miles long (Colfax-Foresthill Road Bridge to Ponderosa Way Bridge)

   American River - South Fork, El DoradoCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Slab Creek Dam to White Rock Powerhouse)

   American River - Middle Fork, Placer / El DoradoCounty, 14 miles away
      Class I(II) - 7.1 miles long (former Greenwood Bridge to Mammoth Bar)

   American River - South Fork, El DoradoCounty, 15 miles away
      Class II-IV - 20.5 miles long (Route 193 to Folsom Lake)

   American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 15 miles away
      Class IV-V - 4.8 miles long (Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Colfax-Foresthill Road Bridge)

   American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 16 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar)

   Whitewater Outfitter - Whitewater Voyages, El DoradoCounty, 16 miles away
      Whitewater outfitter

   Whitewater Outfitter - Wilderness Adventures, El DoradoCounty, 16 miles away
      Whitewater outfitter

   American River - South Fork, El DoradoCounty, 17 miles away
      Class III+ - 15 miles long (Lotus Campground to Folsom Lake)


Hotels near American River - Middle Fork, California:

Painted Rock Lodge, Olympic Valley
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2.6 miles away
Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast, Placerville
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15.7 miles away
Gold Country Inn, Placerville
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15.7 miles away
Sierra Sun Cloud Inn, Colfax
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15.8 miles away
Albert Shafsky House Bed and B, Placerville
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16.1 miles away
GlenMorey Country House Bed an, Placerville
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16.1 miles away
Fleming Jones Homestead B&B, Placerville
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16.1 miles away
Historic Cary House Hotel, Placerville
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16.3 miles away
Bella Vista Bed And Breakfast, Placerville
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16.3 miles away
Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines
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16.8 miles away
BEST WESTERN PLUS Placerville Inn, Placerville
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18.1 miles away
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
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19.7 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.


Campgrounds near American River - Middle Fork, California:

   Ralston Campground, Placer County, 1 miles away

   Camp Chiquita Campground, Georgetown, 4 miles away

   Chicken Hawk Campground, Placer County, 4 miles away

   Lake Walton Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away

   Forbes Creek Rocky Ridge - Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, 6 miles away

   Forbes Campground, Placer County, 7 miles away

   Starlight Cafe, Foresthill, 7 miles away


Marinas Near American River - Middle Fork, California:

   Matrix Systems, Grass Valley, 17 miles away


Trails near American River - Middle Fork, California:

   Bake Oven Trail, Placer , 3 miles away
       9 hiking miles, 2032 feet elevation difference

   Nevada Point Trail, El Dorado , 4 miles away
      5.3 hiking miles, 2771 feet elevation difference

   Green Valley Trail, Placer , 9 miles away
      2.8 hiking miles, 2371 feet elevation difference

   American Eagle Trail, Placer , 9 miles away
       1.8 hiking miles, 190 feet elevation difference

   Euchre Bar Trail, Placer , 9 miles away
      3.3 hiking miles, 1947 feet elevation difference


Public Lands Near American River - Middle Fork, California:

   Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, California, 16 miles away

   Auburn State Park, California, 22 miles away

   Malakoff Diggins State Park, California, 23 miles away

   Empire Mine State Park, California, 24 miles away

   Eldorado National Forest, California, 28 miles away


Lakes Near American River - Middle Fork, California:

   Oxbow Reservoir, El Dorado , 1 miles away

   Stumpy Meadows Lake, El Dorado , 11 miles away

   Slab Creek Reservoir, El Dorado , 13 miles away

   Lake Valley Reservoir, Placer , 18 miles away



Current weather conditions at American River - Middle Fork, California
WXPort

Local climate location: COLFAX 11 miles away

Hampton Inn Suites Roseville, Roseville

40 miles away

BEST WESTERN PLUS Roseville Inn, Roseville

40 miles away




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