Illinois Crossing Primitive Camping
DESCRIPTION:
The site serves as swimming access plus provides 4 primitive camping sites, tables, and pit toilet. Bring drinking water or purify river water.
Use of dredges for gold prospecting is presently only permitted on BLM lands above Overlook Point upriver to the National Forest boundary which is about a mile upriver of the South Yuba River Primitive Camping Area.
| Units | Season | Reservations | Max Stay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Tents | RVs | Trailers | Max Length | Year round. | No | 14 days |
| 4 | Yes | No | No | Not Applicable | |||
| Hookups | Groups | Fees | Tables | Firerings | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | No |
No |
Yes | No | No | 2000 feet |
| Toilet | Water | Camp Dump |
|---|---|---|
| Pit | Unpurified Stream |
DIRECTIONS:
To Illinois Crossing Primitive Camping
From signed parking and trailhead along road into South Yuba Campground, follow the South Yuba Trail for 0.5 mile veering right at signed intersection and follow old road another 0.5 mile along the small creek to Illinois Crossing.
Camping (Rating: Good)
