Federal, State, Parks, Camps & Trails Links

                                                               FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY DISTRICTS PARKS, CAMPS AND TRAILS
                                                                          Sacramento, Yuba, Nevada, Placer and El Dorado counties.
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Click on any green link below for more information! Specific Parks and Trails information is below the General Trail Information group.

GENERAL TRAIL and CAMP INFORMATION
ALL USGS QUAD MAPS, downloadable and free from National Geographic
81 Horse Camp and Trail reports and reviews by Bob Sydnor 
All Horse Camps in California
(NEW) All Pacific Crest Trail Interactive MAP
All Federal Lands, Trails Interactive Map 2.0, drills down to individual trails
All Trails.com Interactive Map for the Mother Lode and Sierra trails
Back Country Horsemen Trail Resource and Eduction Library
Bay Area Trail Center
Bear Yuba Land Trust trail cards
Bear Yuba Land Trust trail map and links page for Nevada County and beyond
Best Running and Hiking Trails in Placer and Nevada Counties List
BLM Maps and Brochures, Mother Lode Division
BLM Maps of California Trails
BLM California Wild Flowers Bloom Calendar
California State Horsemen List of Horse Camps and Information
California State Parks Gold Country Region Trail Guide
California Hiking Trails, organized by county
Cool Horse Trails
Database of all hiking trails in the U.S.
Day Hikes around Donner Summit
El Dorado County Recreation - Trails and Camps
Equestrian Campgrounds - Interactive Google Map
Equestrian Campgrounds in El Dorado county and out of the area
Far northern California Trail Heads
The Hiking Project - trail maps for all trails 
NEW! Horse Camping map for the U.S.
Horseback Riding and Horse Camping around Donner Summit
Kevn's Hiking Page
List of Horse Camping and Day Use Sites in Northern and Central California, produced by Sandy Greenblat
Loomis Basin Horsemen Trail Maps of Placer, Sacramento and Nevada counties
Meadow Vista Trails Asso. Trail maps of Placer and Nevada counties
NEW! Mt. Biking around Donner Summit
Northern California Hiking Trails Blog and Resource
National Trailmeister List of horse camps and trails (COMPREHENSIVE)
The OGRE Mt. Bike Trail Guide to the Central Sierras
Placer County trails, including in the American River Canyon and Trails in the American River Ranger District of the Tahoe National Forest,
Tahoe Horse Trails
Trail chart and information for 12 popular trails
Yuba-Sutter Trails Wiki

SPECIFIC CAMPS, PARKS AND TRAILS
American River Parkway Sacramento CO website and interactive map
American River Parkway directions and review
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Auburn SRA - main California State Parks website​
Auburn SRA - EveryTrail map
Auburn SRA - Auburn Overlook Staging Area Review
Auburn SRA - Confluence and Old Lime Stone Quarry Review
Auburn SRA - Foresthill Divide Loop Trail Review
Auburn SRA - Foresthill California Loop
Auburn SRA - Omstead Loop Trail, Map and Review
Auburn SRA - Quarry Trail Loop and Review
Auburn SRA - White Oak Flat Staging Map for WST and Review

Baldwin Lake Trails and Review

Bayview Horse Trailhead - Emerald Bay

Big Meadow Trailhead and Review

Black Swan Ranch Hike Report and Map

BLM trails and recreation, Mother Lode District

Cache Creek Ridge Natural Area Report and Review
Cache Creek Ridge Natural Area BLM website

Camp Far West and Review

Caples Creek Horse Camp and Equestrian Trailhead
Caples Creek map and information

Cool Horse Trails

Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park, BLM Guide, Cronan Ranch Trailhead
Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park, BLM Guide Magnolia Staging
Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park, Coloma Valley Recreation Guide
Cronan Ranch, Magnolia Equestrian Staging Review (coming back soon, being updated)
Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park - Cronan to Magnolia connector trail

2019 Deer Creek Hills - Sacramento Valley Conservancy - Review and pictures

Downieville Big Boulder IMBA EPIC trail

Dru Barner Equestrian Park REVIEW AND REPORT
Dru Barner Equestrian Park Horse Camp Information
NEW!! Dru Barner Equestrian Park Camp Site Detail Map
Dru Barner Equestrian Park Horse Camp Info and Map
Dru Barner Equestrian Park Directions, Bandana Map, Review

Eldorado National Forest Visitor Guide
Eldorado National Forest - all 61 non-motorized trails list, including distance, elevation, difficulty, use types and comments
Eldorado National Forest - Bayview Horse Trailhead, Emerald Bay Review and pictures
Eldorado National Forest - BLM trails and recreation
Eldorado National Forest - Caples Creek Horse Camp and Equestrian Trailhead
Eldorado National Forest - Equestrian Camping facilities (Dru Barner, Loon Lake, Tells Creek, and Wrights Lake)
Eldorado National Forest, Equestrian Trails and camps
Eldorado National Forest - Wright's Lake Equestrian Camp review

Empire Mine
Empire Mine Map and Brochure
Empire Mine Osborn Loop trail review
Empire Mine Trails and Review
NEW! Empire Mine - Sierra Gold Parks Foundation information

Far Northern California Trail Heads (Siskiyou, Shasta, Trinity and Del Norte counties)

Folsom Lake SRA - Main California State Parks Website
Folsom Lake SRA - 100 miles of trails
Folsom Lake SRA - Trails Map in proposed General Plan 
Folsom Lake SRA - Official Trails Map, Lake Natoma and detail for Folsom Powerhouse
Folsom Lake SRA - Official Trails Map, Main Body Folsom Lake and detail for Beals Point and Dikes 4-6
Folsom Lake SRA - Official Trails Map, North Fork arm and detail for Granite Bay
Folsom Lake SRA - Official Trails Map, South Fork arm detail for South Granite Bay and Monte Vista
Folsom Lake SRA Trails Map
Folsom Lake SRA - Avery's Pond, North Fork of the American River, Pioneer Express Trail, Milepost 47.5 and Review
Folsom Lake SRA - Falcon Crest Trails, review and lots of pictures
Folsom Lake SRA - Falcon Crest (Monte Vista) Directions and Review
Folsom Lake SRA - Granite Bay Assembly Area pictures and review
Folsom Lake SRA - Granite Bay to Beals Point on the Pioneer Express Trail Review
Folsom Lake SRA - Sterling Pointe Equestrian Staging Area Photos and Review
Folsom Lake SRA - Lake Natoma and Negro Bar Equestrian Staging Area, Folsom Lake SRA
Folsom Lake SRA and Placer County Parks - Peregrine Trail Pictures and Review
Folsom Lake SRA - The Middle Trail, Granite Bay area, Folsom Lake SRA and Review
Folsom Lake SRA - Pioneer Express Trail at Folsom Dam Crossing Review
Folsom Lake SRA - Beeks Bight Trail, Granite Bay area, Folsom Lake SRA and Review
Folsom Lake SRA - The historic 1854 North Fork Ditch visible along the Beach Trail between Sterling Pointe and Beeks Bight, Folsom Lake SRA and Review
NEW! Folsom Lake SRA - Salmon Falls Bridge Trail (Darrington Trail) Review and pictures
Folsom Lake SRA, South Fork American River Trail MAP
Folsom Lake SRA - South Side Trail (Browns Ravine to Old Salmon Falls) Map

Foresthill Divide Loop and Review

Gold Country Trails Council Equestrian Trailhead - Nevada County
Gold Country Trails Council supplies for Highway 20 area - Harmony Ridge Market

Grass Valley and Nevada City area trails map and list by Nevada County Land Trust

Hidden Falls Regional Park Map
Hidden Falls Regional Park, Blue Oaks Loop Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park, Canyon View Trail
Hidden Falls Regional Park, Creekside Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park - Deer Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park, Gold Finch Trail and the Great Egret Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park, Golden Eagle Loop Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park Gray Squirrel Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park, Pheasant Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park - Poppy Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park, River Otter Loop Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park, Seven Pools Trail Review
Hidden Falls Regional Park WEBCAM for parking

High Sierra Horse Camp and trails (privately run, open to the public)

Historic Donner Trail

Lake Oroville SRA main 
Lake Oroville SRA brochure and map
Lake Oroville SRA Loafer Creek Horse Camp Report and Review
Lake Oroville SRA Loafer Creek Horse Camp Trailmeister maps and review
Lakeland Equestrian Area at Lake Oroville SRA

Lake Tahoe Trails and Reviews

Little Lasier Meadows Horse Camp

Loney Meadow Horse Camp, Trails and Review
Loney Meadow - Grouse Lakes Area and Review

Malakoff Diggins SHA
NEW! Malakoff Diggins SHA - Sierra Gold Parks Foundation information

Meadow Vista Trails
Winchester Trail (Meadow Vista) and Review

Nevada County trails and recreation

Northern California Hiking Opportunities in State Parks

Northern California Hikes and Reviews

North Yuba Trail Reviews

Pacific Crest Trail TRAIL CLOSURE WEBSITE

Placer County Trails, a complete guide
Placer County trails, parks and recreation information 
Placer County Land Trust Trails

Plumas National Forest - Bucks Lake, Whitehorse Campground and trails, short MOVIE

Point Reyes and Stewarts Horse Camp is out of our area, but visited frequently by our community:
TWELVE Pt. Reyes Maps - free!
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Pt. Reyes Trail Maps
Pt. Reyes - Five Brooks Horse Camp (privately run, open to the public, previously Stewarts) Call Andy 415-663-1570

Rice's Crossing Preserve

Robie Equestrian Park information and review (privately run, open to the public)
Robie Equestrian Park Foundation Guide
Robie Equestrian Park Trail Map

Sacramento Regional Parks - Main website
Sacramento Regional Parks - American River Parkway
Sacramento Regional Parks - Regional Parks main page
Sacramento Regional Parks - Elk Grove Regional Park main page
Sacramento Regional Parks - Dry Creek Parkway main page
Sacramento Regional Parks - Gibson Ranch Regional Park main page
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Silver Lake Trails and Review

Skillman Horse Camp
Skillman Horse Camp Facebook community

Spenceville Wildlife Area
Spenceville Wildlife Preserve, Equestrian Trails, Review
Spenceville Wildlife Area, Friends of - maps, information

South Fork American River Trail MAP

South Yuba Recreation Area MAP - BLM .   
South Yuba Recreation Area BLM information
South Yuba Trails​
South Yuba IMBA EPIC mt. bike trail
NEW! South Yuba River State Park - Sierra Gold Parks Foundation information

Sly Park Recreation Area
Sly Park Recreation Area - Main website
Sly Park Recreation Area - Trail Maps
Sly Park Recreation Area - Black Oak Horse Camp
Sly Park and Review
Sly Park Recreation Area - Jenkinson Lake
Sly Park Trails

Stevens Trail in Colfax

Tahoe Donner Land Trust free trails map app
Tahoe Donner Equestrian Center trails - Euer Valley - PRIVATE

Tahoe National Forest
Tahoe National Forest - Trail maps and descriptions for the American River Ranger District Tahoe National Forest - Burlington Trails Map (Pioneer, Skillman, Overlook, etc.)
Tahoe National Forest motorized and non-motorized trails on the Highway 20 corridor
Tahoe National Forest - Castle Peak Directions and Review
Tahoe National Forest - Horse Camps and Trail Maps
Tahoe National Forest - Little Lasier Meadows Horse Camp
NEW! Tahoe National Forest - Little Lasier Meadows Horse Camp CSHA information
Tahoe National Forest - Lone Grave and Gold Country Trails Council Staging and Review
Tahoe National Forest - Lone Grave Map and trails description
Tahoe National Forest - Loney Meadow Horse Camp, Trails and Review
Tahoe National Forest - Loney Meadow Horse Camp area, trails and lakes, SF Chronicle review
Tahoe National Forest - Omega Overlook road bypass trail
Loney Meadow - Grouse Lakes Area and Review
Tahoe National Forest - Packsaddle Horse Campground Review, maps, photos
Tahoe National Forest - Robinson Flat Equestrian Camp information and review
Tahoe National Forest - Robinson Flat, Foresthill Road, Little Bald Mountain Loop Rail Review
Tahoe National Forest - Scotts Flat Trail (mt. bike trail) map
Tahoe National Forest - Skillman Horse Camp review
Tahoe National Forest - Skillman Horse Camp
Tahoe National Forest - Skillman Horse Camp trails map
Tahoe National Forest - Skillman Horse Camp Facebook page
Tahoe National Forest - Truckee, Sawtooth Trail Review
Tahoe National Forest Camp Information List

Tahoe Horse Trails
Tahoe Rim IMBA EPIC Trail
Tahoe Rim Trail
Tahoe 5 Lakes Trail SF Chronicle REVIEW

NEW! Tahoe Pyramid Trail - Truckee Canyon to Verdi maps

Traylor Ranch Nature Preserve Trails and Review

Webber Lake - Trail Map and information

Weimar Institute (privately owned, open to the public)
Weimar Institute Trails Review

Western States Trail - MAP
Western States Trail - the California Loop Review
Western States Trail - Deadwood to Michigan Bluff Review
Western States Trail - Michigan Bluff to El Dorado Bridge section, trail review

Yuba River Park Trails
Yuba Sutter Trails Wiki


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