American River - North Fork, California <<< Back to American River - North Fork main page QUICK STATS AW Class: IV-V Length: 14.5 miles Average Gradient: 54 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 39.185 Longitude: -120.75 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 39.1044 Longitude: -120.933 Paddling Rivers Near American River - North Fork, California:    American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 7 miles away       Class IV-V - 14.5 miles long (Euchre Bar to Colfax-Iowa Hill Road)    American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 7 miles away       Class IV-V - 4.8 miles long (Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Colfax-Foresthill Road Bridge)    American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 7 miles away       Class II-III - 5 miles long (Colfax-Foresthill Road Bridge to Ponderosa Way Bridge)    Bear River, Nevada / PlacerCounty, 8 miles away       Class II-V - 11 miles long (Highway 174 Bridge to Lake Combie)    American River - Middle Fork, Placer/El DoradoCounty, 10 miles away       Class II-IV(V+) - 17 miles long (Oxbow Bend to Drivers Flat Road)    American River - Middle Fork, PlacerCounty, 11 miles away       Class IV-V - 2.1 miles long (Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork)    American River - Middle Fork, Placer / El DoradoCounty, 11 miles away       Class I(II) - 7.1 miles long (former Greenwood Bridge to Mammoth Bar)    Yuba River - South Fork, NevadaCounty, 12 miles away       Class IV - 14 miles long (Washington to Edwards Crossing)    Yuba River - South Fork, NevadaCounty, 14 miles away       Class IV - 4 miles long (Edwards Crossing to Purdon Crossing)    Yuba River - Middle Fork, Sierra/ Nevada/ YubaCounty, 16 miles away       Class III-V - 22 miles long (Plumago Crossing to Route 49)    Yuba River - South Fork, NevadaCounty, 17 miles away       Class IV-V - 4 miles long (Purdon's Crossing to Route 49)    American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 18 miles away       Class II - 3 miles long (Confluence with Middle Fork to Folsom Lake) Hotels near American River - North Fork, California: Sierra Sun Cloud Inn, Colfax 8 miles away Painted Rock Lodge, Olympic Valley 8.9 miles away Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City 11.1 miles away Nevada City Inn, Nevada City 13.5 miles away Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City 13.9 miles away Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley 14.2 miles away Golden Chain Grass Valley, Grass Valley 14.8 miles away Holiday Lodge Grass Valley, Grass Valley 15 miles away Stagecoach Motel, Grass Valley 15.6 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites GOLD MINERS INN-GRASS VALLEY, Grass Valley 15.7 miles away Grass Valley Courtyard Suites, Grass Valley 15.8 miles away Sierra Mountain Inn, Grass Valley 16.2 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near American River - North Fork, California:    Dutch Flat RV Resort, Gold Run, 2 miles away    Forbes Campground, Placer County, 4 miles away    Monzarita Day Use Campground, Placer County, 4 miles away    Holiday Adventure Resorts, Colfax, 6 miles away    Baxter RV Campground, Alta, 6 miles away    Forbes Creek Rocky Ridge - Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, 7 miles away    Peninsula Camping and Boating Resort, Grass Valley, 7 miles away Marinas Near American River - North Fork, California:    Matrix Systems, Grass Valley, 8 miles away Trails near American River - North Fork, California:    Green Valley Trail, Placer , 4 miles away       2.8 hiking miles, 2371 feet elevation difference    Euchre Bar Trail, Placer , 7 miles away       3.3 hiking miles, 1947 feet elevation difference    American Eagle Trail, Placer , 9 miles away        1.8 hiking miles, 190 feet elevation difference    Bake Oven Trail, Placer , 12 miles away        9 hiking miles, 2032 feet elevation difference    Italian Bar Trail, Placer , 12 miles away        4 hiking miles, 2437 feet elevation difference Public Lands Near American River - North Fork, California:    Malakoff Diggins State Park, California, 14 miles away    Empire Mine State Park, California, 14 miles away    Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, California, 18 miles away    Auburn State Park, California, 19 miles away    Folsom Lake State Park, California, 28 miles away Lakes Near American River - North Fork, California:    Oxbow Reservoir, El Dorado , 10 miles away    Lake Theodore, Placer , 15 miles away    Lake Vera, Nevada , 15 miles away    Halsey Forebay, Placer , 16 miles away Current weather conditions at American River - North Fork, California Local climate location: NEVADA CITY 12 miles away   Wind River Range Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Wind River Range. 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