South Yuba River Park Association

January 21, 2020 – The Save Our Bridge Campaign Committee wishes to keep the community, who has been so supportive of the project to restore and re-open the iconic Covered Wood Bridge in the South Yuba River State Park, informed of developments in the project.  To that end we would like to share, in part, […]

March 7, 2019 – A new program in the park this year is a guided walk along the Buttermilk Bend Trail that points out the interesting geology of the South Yuba River State Park. Meet at South Yuba River State Park’s north Parking Lot. Wear weather appropriate clothing and bring an interest in learning about […]

March 5, 2019 – When spring arrives in the Nevada County foothills there is no better way to welcome its arrival than with a walk among the beautiful wildflowers at South Yuba River State Park. Docents will provide guided wildflower walks beginning on March 19 and will continue every Saturday at 10:00am and Sunday 11:00 […]

PENN VALLEY, CA, Jan. 8, 2019 – The longest, historic covered single span wood bridge left in the world, located right here in Nevada County, is about to be fully restored! The Project, located in the South Yuba River State Park, is fully funded, all permits are in place, a qualified contractor (the Spectra Company) has […]

The Buttermilk Trail. Photo by John Field May 29, 2018 – Like a surgeon, the South Yuba River has cut an incision across the Sierra Foothills topographic surface to expose the inner anatomy of the Sierra Nevada.  The 20-mile long scenic river canyon within the park provides a cross-section of the ancient oceanic-continental tectonic plate […]

May 21, 2018 – Docents at Bridgeport provide step-by-step panning lessons, share stories about the history of our area, and describe other ways the precious metal was extracted during the California Gold Rush, such as hard rock mining and hydraulic mining. Gold panning demonstrations at Bridgeport will go from 12 pm to 2 pm every […]

JOIN US FOR SPRING BIRD WALKS AT SOUTH YUBA RIVER STATE PARK By Robert Slyker Spring at SYRSP is the time of the year when a large number of birds arrive to nest and raise their young or, in some cases to just rest and then continue their migration.  Some of the more notable arrivals […]

February 13, 2018 – Do you enjoy Nevada County’s unparalleled scenery and history? Are you retired, or simply looking for a new hobby, or like-minded people to enjoy nature and history with? Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, South Yuba River State Park, and Empire Mine State Historic Park are looking for enthusiastic new volunteers; no […]

January 9, 2018 – Expect to see American Dippers, Bald Eagles, Various Wood Peckers, Blue Birds, Kinglets, Phoebes and the many spring migrants in the park (Warblers, Grosbeaks, Swallows and more). WHEN:  Saturday January 13 Saturday February 10 Saturday March 10 Saturday April 14 Friday May 4 Saturday May 19 Saturday June 9 Saturday July […]

PENN VALLEY, CA, May 8, 2017 – Interested in trying your hand at Gold Panning? When you visit Bridgeport in South Yuba River State Park this summer, be sure to stop by the troughs near the Visitors Center.  Learn from docents how the old 49ers used simple pans to find hidden treasure in the shallows […]