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Fordyce Creek, California

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QUICK STATS
AW Class: IV-V
Length: 12 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.37969
Longitude: -120.49531

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.3371
Longitude: -120.63411


Paddling Rivers Near Fordyce Creek, California:

   Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ PlacerCounty, 3 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)

   Fordyce Creek, NevadaCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)

   American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar)

   Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ PlacerCounty, 10 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)

   Yuba River - North Fork, SierraCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville)

   American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 16 miles away
      Class IV-V - 14.5 miles long (Euchre Bar to Colfax-Iowa Hill Road)

   Yuba River - South Fork, NevadaCounty, 16 miles away
      Class IV - 14 miles long (Washington to Edwards Crossing)

   Yuba River - Middle Fork, Sierra/ Nevada/ YubaCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III-V - 22 miles long (Plumago Crossing to Route 49)

   Pauley Creek, SierraCounty, 20 miles away
      Class III-IV - 4 miles long (Second Divide Turnout to Downieville)

   Lavezzola Creek, SierraCounty, 20 miles away
      Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (2nd Divide Bridge to Downieville)

   American River - Middle Fork, PlacerCounty, 21 miles away
      Class IV-V - 2.1 miles long (Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork)

   Yuba River - North Fork, SierraCounty, 21 miles away
      Class II-V - 4 miles long (Downieville to Goodyears Bar Bridge)


Hotels near Fordyce Creek, California:

Painted Rock Lodge, Olympic Valley
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19.3 miles away
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
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19.8 miles away
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
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22.5 miles away
Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE, Truckee
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23.3 miles away
Olympic Village Inn, Olympic Valley
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24.1 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
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24.3 miles away
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
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24.3 miles away
Inn At Truckee, Truckee
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24.5 miles away
Red Wolf Lodge at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
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25.7 miles away
Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley
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26 miles away
Larkspur Hotel Truckee Tahoe, Truckee
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27.9 miles away
Hampton Inn & Suites Tahoe-Truckee, CA, Truckee
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28.6 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.


Campgrounds near Fordyce Creek, California:

   Indian Springs Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away

   Cisco Grove Campground & Recreational Vehicle, Cisco Grove, 3 miles away

   Kelly Lake Campground, Placer County, 3 miles away

   Silver Tip Campground, Placer County, 3 miles away

   Grouse Ridge Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away

   Canyon Creek Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away

   Sterling Lake Campground, Nevada County, 5 miles away


Trails near Fordyce Creek, California:

   Grouse Ridge Trail, Nevada , 1 miles away
       6.2 hiking miles, 1886 feet elevation difference

   Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada , 2 miles away
       9 hiking miles, 770 feet elevation difference

   Spaulding Lake Trail, Nevada , 4 miles away
       3.6 hiking miles, 601 feet elevation difference

   Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada , 4 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference

   Mears Lake Valley Trail, Placer , 5 miles away
      2.1 hiking miles, 863 feet elevation difference


Public Lands Near Fordyce Creek, California:

   Tahoe National Forest, California, 15 miles away

   Donner Memorial State Park, California, 23 miles away

   Malakoff Diggins State Park, California, 24 miles away

   Plumas-Eureka State Park, California, 24 miles away

   Burton Creek State Park, California, 31 miles away


Lakes Near Fordyce Creek, California:

   Kelly Lake, Placer , 3 miles away

   Faucherie Lake, Nevada , 4 miles away

   Lake Valley Reservoir, Placer , 4 miles away

   Lake Sterling, Nevada , 5 miles away



Current weather conditions at Fordyce Creek, California
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Local climate location: DOWNIEVILLE 4 miles away

Lake of the Sky Inn, Tahoe City

31 miles away

Nevada City Inn, Nevada City

32 miles away

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, Truckee

32 miles away



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