This is a guide to some of the best outdoor activities, trails and hiking areas in Nevada County and neighboring Sierra County. If your favorite local trail or hiking area is not yet listed please click on the "new user" link above, register for a free wiki account, learn how to edit on the wiki, then post your hiking trail information here.
Hiking trails and hiking areas in Nevada County
- Blair Trail
- Camp Far West Lake
- Church Trail
- Coldstream Trail
- Diggins Loop Trail
- Donner Lake Loop Trail
- Donner Lake Nature Trail
- Donner Memorial State Park
- Empire Mine State Historic Park
- Hardrock Trail
- Hiller Tunnel
- Humbug Creek Trail
- Jones Bar Trail
- Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
- Marten Ranch Trail
- Mount Lola Highest point in Nevada County (elevation 9,148 feet)
- North Bloomfield Trail
- Old Flume Trail
- Overland Emigrant Trail
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
- Point Defiance Loop Trail
- Rim Trail
- Round Mountain Trail
- Slaughterhouse Trail
- Snowshoe Adventure Trail
- South Yuba Independence Trail (wheelchair accessible)
- South Yuba River State Park
- South Yuba Trail
- Spenceville State Wildlife Area
- Spring Creek Trail
- Tahoe National Forest
- Troost Trail
- Truckee River Wildlife Area
- Upper Coldstream Trail
- Upper Humbug Trail
Lists
- Dog Park Directory - Nevada County
- virtualsierra - Nevada County hiking. US National Forest Truckee District & Yuba River South District, Granite Chief Wilderness, South Yuba River Trails, Empire Mine Trails, Malakoff Diggins Trails.
- Waterfalls of California - Nevada County. Bowman Lake Falls, Deer Creek Falls, Faucherie Lake Falls, Fordyce Falls, Humbug Creek Falls, Kenebec Creek Falls, Killer Fang Falls, Middle Kenebec Creek Falls, Rattlesnake Creek Falls, Rush Creek Falls, Scotchman Creek Falls, Shingle Falls, South Deer Creek Falls, Split Falls, Upper Canyon Creek Falls, Upper Kenebec Creek Falls, Yuba River Falls.
Hiking trails and hiking areas in Sierra County
Northern neighbor of Nevada County. Sierra County doesn't yet have a wiki of its own.
- Antelope Valley Wildlife Area
- Bullards Bar Trail at Bullards Bar Reservoir
- Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area
- Mount Lola-North Ridge Peak. Highest point in Sierra County (elevation 8,844 feet)
- Pacific_Crest_National_Scenic_Trail
- Plumas National Forest
- Sierra Buttes
- Smithneck Creek Wildlife Area
- Tahoe National Forest
Lists.
- Dog Park Directory - Sierra County
- maxtrails - Hiking Trails in Sierra County. Bedbug Smith Trail, Bee Ranch Trail, Butcher Ranch Trail, Commodore Trail, Cottonwood Botanical Trail, Cottonwood Fisherman Trail, Cottonwood Overlook Trail, Dark Canyon Trail, Deer Lake Trail, Deer Lake Trail, Donner Trail, Downie River Trail, Dry Flat Trail, Empire Creek Trail, Fiddle Creek Trail, Halls Ranch Trail, Haskell Peak Trail, Haypress Creek Trail, Lafayette Ridge Trail, Lilliput Trail, Long Point Trail, Mount Lola Trail, Ramshorn Trail, Second Divide Trail, Sunshine Trail, Third Divide Trail, Upper Salmon Lake Trail.
- virtualsierra - Sierra County hiking. Downieville Area, Indian Valley area, and Bullards Bar Reservoir area
- waterfallswest - Sierra County. Big Springs Falls, Fiddle Creek Falls, Loves Falls, Pauley Falls, Webber Falls.
Hiking Trails in Other Nearby Counties
- Hiking in Butte, Glenn, Plumas, & Tehama Counties - Chico Wiki.
- California Hiking Trails Directory National, State & County Parks, Hiking Trails List, Hiking Clubs, & Photos.
Maps
- Acme Mapper provides dynamic online road, topographic and satellite maps. It shows coordinates for any point on the map. Enter coordinates or a landmark name and jump to that location on the map. Instructions for using Acme Mapper.
- NevadaCounty Map. Sierra County Map. Map of Counties in California.
