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Rubicon River, California

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QUICK STATS
AW Class: V
Length: 20.3 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.9603
Longitude: -120.4814

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.98989
Longitude: -120.68711


Paddling Rivers Near Rubicon River, California:

   Rubicon River, Placer/ El DoradoCounty, 7 miles away
      Class V - 20.3 miles long (Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Afterbay)

   American River - Middle Fork, PlacerCounty, 10 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 II-IV(V+) - 17 miles long (Oxbow Bend to Drivers Flat Road)

   American River - South Fork, El DoradoCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.4 miles long (Peavine Ridge Road to Forebay Road)

   American River - North Fork, PlacerCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar)

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

   American River - South Fork, El DoradoCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3.5 miles long (Riverton to Peavine Ridge Road)

   Camp Creek, El DoradoCounty, 15 miles away
      Class IV+ - 10.1 miles long (Fleming Meadows trailhead to Happy Valley Road)

   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, Nevada/ PlacerCounty, 18 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)

   American River - South Fork, El DoradoCounty, 20 miles away
      Class II-IV - 20.5 miles long (Route 193 to Folsom Lake)

   Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ PlacerCounty, 21 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)


Hotels near Rubicon River, California:

Painted Rock Lodge, Olympic Valley
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11 miles away
Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines
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11.8 miles away
Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast, Placerville
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18.6 miles away
Gold Country Inn, Placerville
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18.9 miles away
Albert Shafsky House Bed and B, Placerville
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19.8 miles away
GlenMorey Country House Bed an, Placerville
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19.8 miles away
Fleming Jones Homestead B&B, Placerville
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19.8 miles away
Historic Cary House Hotel, Placerville
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20.1 miles away
BEST WESTERN PLUS Placerville Inn, Placerville
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22.6 miles away
Bella Vista Bed And Breakfast, Placerville
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23.3 miles away
Sierra Sun Cloud Inn, Colfax
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26.3 miles away
Olympic Village Inn, Olympic Valley
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26.8 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.


Campgrounds near Rubicon River, California:

   Vista Overflow Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away

   Black Oak Stumpy Meadows - Eldorado National Forest, Placerville, 4 miles away

   Big Tree Grove Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away

   Middle Meadows - Eldorado National Forest, Placerville, 9 miles away

   Ralston Campground, Placer County, 10 miles away

   Camp Chiquita Campground, Georgetown, 11 miles away

   Dewey Campground, Placer County, 11 miles away


Trails near Rubicon River, California:

   Pigeon Roost Trail, Placer , 1 miles away
      1.4 hiking miles, 763 feet elevation difference

   Grizzly Canyon Trail, Placer , 2 miles away
      2 hiking miles, 381 feet elevation difference

   Belix Trail, Placer , 5 miles away
      6.9 hiking miles, 1141 feet elevation difference

   Slide Point Trail, Placer , 6 miles away
      1.2 hiking miles, 1512 feet elevation difference

   Nevada Point Trail, El Dorado , 7 miles away
      5.3 hiking miles, 2771 feet elevation difference


Public Lands Near Rubicon River, California:

   Eldorado National Forest, California, 18 miles away

   Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, California, 23 miles away

   Tahoe National Forest, California, 28 miles away

   Indian Grinding Rock State Park, California, 30 miles away

   Donner Memorial State Park, California, 30 miles away


Lakes Near Rubicon River, California:

   Stumpy Meadows Lake, El Dorado , 4 miles away

   Oxbow Reservoir, El Dorado , 11 miles away

   Slab Creek Reservoir, El Dorado , 13 miles away

   Salmon Lake, Placer , 17 miles away



Current weather conditions at Rubicon River, California
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Local climate location: COLFAX 4 miles away






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