California whitewater - Fordyce Creek, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County
Nevada
county,
Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V 12 miles
I worked with a man named Charlie Shelton in the seventies. He spent his child hood at Fordice mining and fishing with his father. He went to war in world war two and was captured by the Germans. When he came back he went to work for PG&E. Charlie passed away about 1985 or 1986. Charlie is buried in the new Auburn cemetery. To get to the point Charlie had a map of that region that his dad made comments on. Charlie and his dad spent years mining and fishing this area. One cabin at the base of Old Man Mountain was built by them. The map is on the north side
of Old Man Mountain. If you look at the bottom of the tailings under a large quartz rock. It is in a Prince Albert tobacco tin. All parts on the map are named and labeled. This includes the name of the old miners and points of mining interest. The last time I saw the map was
1981. I have a picture of it taken at that time. Says Clint
The average California whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be harder to run than those in other states, so don't forget that rivers here are less forgiving. This stretch of Fordyce Creek in California is 12 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class IV-V section. The natural beauty of Nevada County and the playfulness of the water beats anything. Great exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors are great attractions for lots of people. If
you're coming from Truckee-Grass Valley it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, and if you make reservations in advance you're all
set. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking there are lots of good spots for that around here. The Northern Sierra Nevada scenery is wonderful. This section has enough mileage for an overnight trip, so pack
your sleeping bag. There are no other stretches to paddle along Fordyce Creek than the Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding stretch.
Briefly about the general area: On a glorious day at Fordyce Creek you can take a hike along the Grouse Ridge Trail; there is a delightful hiking
trail close by called the Glacier Lakes Trail. Fordyce Creek sees pretty high levels of rain; the month with most of the rain is January while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This spot, the Northern Sierra Nevada, has so much outdoors cool things.
For the duration of the days of summer here at Fordyce Creek, high temperatures generally get into the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 40's. During the winter the highs are commonly in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 20's for Fordyce Creek.
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