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The native plant community of Oak Valley is yellow pine forest.
History
The History of Yuba County, California (Chapter XXXIII: Slate Range Township) by Thompson & West, 1879, described Oak Valley this way:
| This little mining town is situated on the head waters of Oak Valley Creek, two miles from North Yuba River, and six miles northeast from Camptonville. It received its name on account of oak timber growing in the vicinity. Gold was discovered here about the same time as at the other diggings, and quite a town sprang up. In 1855, there were one hundred men here, a store, saloon, restaurant, hotel, etc. For ten years the town thrived and then went down as did most of the other places. There are about twenty men at work now, and a store and saloon combined kept by a Frenchman. |
Main Roads
- Highway 49
- Oak Valley Road
