American River - Middle Fork, California <<< Back to American River - Middle Fork main page 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, Placer County, 1 miles away       Class IV-V - 2.1 miles long (Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork)    American River - Middle Fork, Placer/El Dorado County, 1 miles away       Class II-IV(V+) - 17 miles long (Oxbow Bend to Drivers Flat Road)    American River - North Fork, Placer County, 9 miles away       Class IV-V - 14.5 miles long (Euchre Bar to Colfax-Iowa Hill Road)    American River - North Fork, Placer County, 12 miles away       Class II-III - 5 miles long (Colfax-Foresthill Road Bridge to Ponderosa Way Bridge)    American River - South Fork, El Dorado County, 13 miles away       Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Slab Creek Dam to White Rock Powerhouse)    American River - Middle Fork, Placer / El Dorado County, 14 miles away       Class I(II) - 7.1 miles long (former Greenwood Bridge to Mammoth Bar)    American River - South Fork, El Dorado County, 15 miles away       Class II-IV - 20.5 miles long (Route 193 to Folsom Lake)    American River - North Fork, Placer County, 15 miles away       Class IV-V - 4.8 miles long (Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Colfax-Foresthill Road Bridge)    American River - North Fork, Placer County, 16 miles away       Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar)    Whitewater Outfitter - Whitewater Voyages, El Dorado County, 16 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Whitewater Outfitter - Wilderness Adventures, El Dorado County, 16 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    American River - South Fork, El Dorado County, 17 miles away       Class III+ - 15 miles long (Lotus Campground to Folsom Lake) Hotels near American River - Middle Fork, California: Gold Country Inn, Placerville 15.7 miles away Sierra Sun Cloud Inn, Colfax 15.8 miles away Historic Cary House Hotel, Placerville 16.3 miles away Bella Vista Bed And Breakfast, Placerville 16.3 miles away Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines 16.8 miles away Best Western Plus Placerville Inn, Placerville 18.1 miles away Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City 19.7 miles away Eden Vale Inn, Placerville 20.1 miles away Quality Inn Auburn - Foresthill, Auburn 22.9 miles away Best Western Golden Key, Auburn 22.9 miles away Super 8 Auburn, Auburn 23.1 miles away Red Lion Inn & Suites Auburn, Auburn 23.2 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    Oxbow Reservoir, Georgetown, 1 miles away    Camp Chiquita Campground, Georgetown, 4 miles away    Chicken Hawk Campground, Placer County, 4 miles away    Dru Barner Park, Georgetown, 5 miles away    Lake Walton Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away    Sugar Pine Staging Area, Alta, 6 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    Chiquita Lake, El Dorado , 4 miles away    Stumpy Meadows Lake, El Dorado , 11 miles away    Slab Creek Reservoir, El Dorado , 13 miles away Current weather conditions at American River - Middle Fork, California Local climate location: COLFAX 11 miles away River Ranch Lodge And Restaurant, Tahoe City 38 miles away Holiday Inn Express & Suites ROSEVILLE - GALLERIA AREA, Roseville 38 miles away The Historic Hotel Leger, Mokelumne Hill 39 miles away   All California Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in California. 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