Parks in Grass Valley, California

Empire Mine State Historic Park is the site of one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gol... More on Parks.ca.gov

It is one of many State Historical Parks where the visitor can delve into California's Gold Rush history, a... More on Epinions.com

The Grass Valley Skatepark kicks ass!!!! This is the only Skatepark around besides Ripon that would be worth driving a couple hours to go skate. The bowls are sweet everything flows perfect lots of speed through the whole park. There's ... More on skateboardpark.com

Explore the enticing and curvaceous shorelines of three granite-ringed high mountain lakes, and admire each lakes special grassy, granitic islands. Vistas of valleys and ridges, glaciated mountain terrain, alpine meadows, high elevation ... More on Trails

The Empire Mine is the site of the oldest, largest, and richest gold mine in California. From 1850 to its closing in 1956, it produced 5.8 million ounces of gold.This 5.8 million ounces of gold wou... More on Empiremine.org

This is not a pristine forest hike, but a bosky ramble of considerable historical interest. The Empire Mine was the richest hard-rock mine in California. During its 106year working life, miners dug... More on Trails

The Hardrock Trail loops around the 800acre Empire Mine State Historic Park, guiding hikers through the relics of the regions richest gold-mining area. Additional loops adjoin this trail, ... More on Trails

Over six million ounces of gold were removed from these hills during the 100 years the mines were in operation. A walk through the park along the two-mile Hardrock Trail takes you by mines, machine... More on Trails

For the skilled kayaker, this is paradise. This section has one portage. The gradient varies considerably throughout the 12-mile canyon, and correspondingly there are stretches ranging from class IV+ to class ... More on Trails

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.

West trail offers a 4. 3-mile loop along swimming trail to Jones Bar Road, up to Excelsior Canal and back to start. Degree of difficulty: Both 2. 5-mile sections are rated 1. West Loop: 5. Wheelch... More on Nevadacitychamber.com

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

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

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 live in Nevada City now, and I would not bother to return to this trail again unless I happened to be camping along it. More on trails.mtbr.com