California whitewater - Yuba River - North Fork, Northern Sierra Nevada, Sierra County Sierra county, Downieville to Goodyears Bar Bridge section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS II-V     4 miles   The beautiful scenery of Sierra County and the water flowing gracefully down Yuba River - North Fork make the trip here worthwhile. The starting location is a reasonable drive from Truckee-Grass Valley, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. The average whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit harder to master in this state than those in other states, so you'd better keep in mind that a lot of the rivers here are not suitable for beginners. When you're paddling down a Northern Sierra Nevada river like     this one you always get great scenery along the way too. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. This section of Yuba River - North Fork in Sierra County is 4 miles long and it is classified as a class II-V section by American Whitewater. On this section you do get some distance, you can easily run it on an afternoon. There are plenty of other stretches in this river system that can be paddled as well. Getting a good workout and a chance to spend some time outdoors have a lot of people coming here. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling rivers. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby. Briefly about the general area: While staying at Yuba   River - North Fork you could always look at Snake Bar, and do take a hike on the Halls Ranch Trail. Yuba River - North Fork is a rather wet place mostly with a large amount of rainfall; most of the rain falls through January, and July meanwhile is the driest month. At Yuba River - North Fork all through the warm days of summer highs are in the 80's. Summer night lows dip down to the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 40's, and overnight lows in the 20's for Yuba River - North Fork. Just can't get enough of the Northern Sierra Nevada. Yuba River - North Fork, Downieville to Goodyears Bar Bridge road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked. QUICK STATS AW Class: II-V Length: 4 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 39.5596 Longitude: -120.82831 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 39.54059 Longitude: -120.88491 Paddler input for Yuba River - North Fork, California: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at Yuba River - North Fork, Northern Sierra Nevada, California Local climate location: STRAWBERRY VALLEY 17 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river. 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Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.       These outdoors activities are available near Yuba River - North Fork.   Whitewater Near Yuba River - North Fork: Pauley Creek, Sierra County , 3 miles away, Class III-IV - 4 miles long (Second Divide Turnout to Downieville) Lavezzola Creek, Sierra County , 3 miles away, Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (2nd Divide Bridge to Downieville) Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County , 6 miles away, Class IV - 8.5 miles long (Goodyears Bar Bridge to Highway 49 Bridge) Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville) Yuba River - Middle Fork, Sierra/ Nevada/ Yuba County , 9 miles away, Class III-V - 22 miles long (Plumago Crossing to Route 49) Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada County , 11 miles away, Class IV - 14 miles long (Washington to Edwards Crossing) Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada County , 16 miles away, Class IV - 4 miles long (Edwards Crossing to Purdon Crossing) Feather River - South Fork, Plumas County , 16 miles away, Class IV - 8.3 miles long (Little Grass Valley Reservoir to South Fork Diversion Dam) Feather River - Middle Fork, Plumas County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Sloat to Nelson Point) Feather River - Middle Fork, Plumas/ Butte County , 19 miles away, Class V+ - 32.5 miles long (Nelson Point to Milsap Bridge)   Ski Areas Near Yuba River - North Fork: Royal Gorge, California , 32 miles away, 1600 vertical feet Soda Springs, California , 35 miles away, 652 vertical feet Boreal, California , 37 miles away, 500 vertical feet Donner Ski Ranch, California , 38 miles away, 750 vertical feet Sugar Bowl, California , 38 miles away, 1500 vertical feet Tahoe Donner, California , 43 miles away, 600 vertical feet Squaw Valley, California , 47 miles away, 2850 vertical feet Alpine Meadows, California , 47 miles away, 1802 vertical feet Northstar at Tahoe, California , 53 miles away, 2280 vertical feet Granlibakken, California , 53 miles away, 300 vertical feet   Hotels Near Yuba River - North Fork: Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City , 11 miles away Nevada City Inn, Nevada City , 19 miles away Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City , 19 miles away Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley , 21 miles away Holiday Lodge, Grass Valley , 22 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Yuba River - North Fork: Cannon Point Campground, Sierra County, 2 miles away Union Flat Campground, Sierra County, 8 miles away Rocky Rest Campground, Sierra County, 8 miles away   Trails Near Yuba River - North Fork: Halls Ranch Trail, Sierra County , 6 miles away, 6.3 hiking miles, 2105 feet elevation difference Lafayette Ridge Trail, Sierra County , 6 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 1583 feet elevation difference Second Divide Trail, Sierra County , 7 miles away,  7.2 hiking miles, 1442 feet elevation difference Third Divide Trail, Sierra County , 7 miles away, 2.5 hiking miles, 2062 feet elevation difference Bayes Cabin Road, Nevada County , 8 miles away,  3.4 hiking miles, 1568 feet elevation difference Bedbug Smith Trail, Sierra County , 9 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 1927 feet elevation difference Butcher Ranch Trail, Sierra County , 10 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 2125 feet elevation difference   National Parks Near Yuba River - North Fork: Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA , 65 miles away