Cheap Things To Do in Nevada City, California

The largest hydraulic mine site in the world, a rather shocking and strangely beautiful remnant of gold mi... More on Fun with the Family: Northern California

Camping Information Campground and Group Camp are open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend 2010.... More on Parks

This is a nice, flat trail suitable for hikers of all abilities; much of it is wheelchair accessible. The natural vegetation and banks of the South Yuba River are simply stunning.

This regions South Yuba River Project is a California state park in the making, slowly taking shape out of independently owned public and private lands. The wide trails remain nearly flat, despite ... More on Trails

Pioneer Park offers an activity for everyone in the family; visitors can picnic, play horseshoes, tennis, or sand volleyball, or make use of the playground. A public pool is open for swimming duri...

Nice twenty mile banger. Trail begins with 5-6 miles gentle upslope that abutts highway 20. Not very technical but fast and fun. Cross Hwy 20 at mile 5.8 for 4.5 miles of sinlge track that runs aja... More on trails.mtbr.com

Site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, the Tahoe National Forest offers fishing, water sports, horseback riding, hiking, camping, skiing and scenic drives through historic gold mining towns. The forest,... More on LLBean.com

I have been exploring California's great National forests for over 30 years and my favorite in N. CA is Tahoe. Most people are blazing up Lake Tahoe and miss this jewel called Grouse Lakes Basin in... More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. This was a major hydraulic operation in California. Its vast system of canals and flumes using a drainage tunnel 7800 feet long was termed a feat of engineering skill. It was the princ... More on HMDB

This easy, graded road travels from Nevada City past the northern shore of Bowman Lake to finish on Northern Sierra #21: Henness Pass Road at Jackson Meadow Reservoir. From Nevada City, the trail d... More on Trails

This tour combines northern Sierra scenery with historic sites like Nevada City, Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, North Bloomfield, Alleghany, ... More on Trails

Beautiful scenary, interesting gold rush sites, off road trail was easily n More on Trails

Eight miles northwest of Nevada City on Highway 49, the South Yuba River State Park is a major State Park i... More on Epinions.com

Or just head down Highway 49 until you hit the river. More on igougo

Bullards Bar Reservoir is located 35 miles east of Marysville in the beautiful Tahoe National Forest at an elevation of 2,005 feet. Bullards has 55 miles of rugged shoreline with 4,700 surface acre... More on AnglerWeb.com

I started this ride from the little dirt parking area on Old Toll Road with the intent of doing as big a loop as possible. More on trails.mtbr.com

Inscription. Headquarters for the largest network of water flumes and ditches in the state. The South Yuba Canal Water Company was the first incorporated to supply water for hydraulic mining. The original ditch was in use in May, ... More on HMDB

In a much-photographed building, circa 1860, with a bell tower and gingerbraed trim, two floors of Gold Rush and Native American artifacts, from Donner ... More on Fun with the Family: Northern California

The Firehouse Museum is so named because it is located in a 1861 Firehouse. The 50-year-old museum contains Indian and Chinese ... More on MuseumsUSA.org