Rocky Rest

Overview

Rocky Rest Campground is located off of Highway 49, in the North Yuba River area near Downieville. Visitors enjoy a wide variety of recreational activities in the area, including hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, white water boating, and gold panning.

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

Tent

Reservations

Reservable online

Phone

(530)478-6253

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Rocky Rest, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• Bullards Bar TrailHike · 12.8 mi long · 6.2 mi from camp

  A loop trail.

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• South Yuba TrailHike · 20.0 mi long · 11.8 mi from campShow on map
• Red Feather CaliforniaHike · 15.4 mi from campShow on map
• Pioneer TrailHike · 24.8 mi long · 14.1 mi from campShow on map
• PCT - California Section MHike · 91.1 mi long · Long-distance trail · 17.2 mi from camp

  A long-distance route from Hwy 49 to Hwy 70.

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• Independence TrailHike · 2.4 mi long · 16.6 mi from campShow on map

Scenic sights

• Bald MountainPeak · 5,515 ft · 6.0 mi from campShow on map
• Cape HornPeak · 2,746 ft · 6.1 mi from campShow on map
• West Diggins ViewpointViewpoint · 10.5 mi from campShow on map
• Feather FallsWaterfall · 18.2 mi from camp

  Feather Falls is a waterfall located on the Fall River, a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River, within the Plumas National Forest in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Butte County… Wikipedia

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• Hackmans FallsWaterfall · 18.9 mi from campShow on map

Climbing and snow sports

• Rediscovery Dome LeftClimbing · 17.6 mi from campShow on map
• Rediscovery Dome RightClimbing · 17.6 mi from campShow on map
• The Gum DropClimbing · 17.8 mi from campShow on map

Trail and sight data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Recreation.gov. Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened.

Reviews

Data sources

• Recreation.gov (RIDB) — Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.