Historic Colfax 
 Downtown view of the historic railroad town of Colfax.
Downtown view of the historic railroad town of Colfax. Photo: Wayde Carroll

South-Central Sierra Nevada:

The Central Sierra spans a large geographic area; so we divided our backyard into the North-Central which is based around the Tahoe National Forest and the South-Central which overlies the Eldorado National Forest. We use the Middle Fork of the American River as the natural line between the two Central Sierra regions.

We use the North Fork of the Mokelumne River as the break between the Northern Sierra and the Southern Sierra. The Mokelumne is as far south as www.SierraOutdoorRecreation.com currently goes.

Major River Drainages Include:

1. Middle Fork American River
2. South Fork American River
3. Cosumnes River
4. North Fork Mokelumne River

Major Communities Include:

1. Georgetown
2. Placerville
3. Camino
4. Plymouth
5. Amador City
6. Sutter Creek
7. Jackson
8. Pine Grove
9. Pioneer
10. Kirkwood

Public Land Management Units:
Federal:

1. Eldorado National Forest
2. Desolation Wilderness
3. Mokelumne Wilderness

State of California:
1. Marshall Gold SHP

Sub-Areas

Communities