{"id":1139,"date":"2010-09-03T07:18:39","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T14:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2023-03-03T16:37:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T23:37:34","slug":"north-fork-american-river-hiking-trails-and-swimming-holes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/03\/north-fork-american-river-hiking-trails-and-swimming-holes\/","title":{"rendered":"North Fork American River Hiking Trails and Swimming Holes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/urban-trails-sacramento-hiking-walking-running-guidebook\/\">North Fork American River has many hiking trails<\/a> that lead to some of the best swimming holes in the Sierra Nevada foothills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>Best Hiking Trails in and near Sacramento!<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6812\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/urban-trails-sacramento-hiking-book-300.jpg\" alt=\"Urban Trails Sacramento: details of the all-color guidebook to the best hiking, walking, and running trails in the greater Sacramento area and nearby.\" width=\"215\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/urban-trails-sacramento-hiking-book-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/urban-trails-sacramento-hiking-book-300-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>My compact, all-color guidebook features the best trails:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater Sacramento region<\/li>\n<li>Auburn State Recreation Area<\/li>\n<li>Sierra foothills<\/li>\n<li>Davis and nearby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Includes trailhead directions and detailed maps and trail descriptions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy it:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3uaiVeT\">on Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/22742\/9781680512847\">on Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Available at regional REI and Barnes &amp; Noble stores<\/strong> (call first)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Hiking and Swimming the North Fork of the American River<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Gambolin' man\" href=\"http:\/\/gambolinman.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gambolin&#8217; Man<\/a> writes long essays about his hikes complete with philosophy and natural history. His latest post covers a recent summer sojourn\u00a0 North Fork American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>One early evening, with the wind whipping up into swirls of dancing dust devils, I&#8217;m enjoying a moment of quiet respite sitting on a rock writing my bear memoir when, suddenly, Gambolin&#8217; Gal &#8211; approaching from the river &#8211; lets out a startled gasp, which causes me to drop my pen and whirl around just in time to see a bear tear off faster than possible for such a lumbering animal, leaving scattered sets of giant paw prints and clear indentations of five inch long claw marks scarring the trail. Ursula, bad girl!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"North Fork American River. (Photo by Gambolin' Man)\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_CtDhX6-5ywo\/THxmk-mPCjI\/AAAAAAAAEQk\/XLDyNOMEZzY\/s400\/IMG_1662.JPG\" alt=\"North Fork American River. (Photo by Gambolin' Man)\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Fork American River. (Photo by Gambolin&#8217; Man)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rattlesnake near the North Fork American River in the Sierra Nevada. (Photo by Gambolin' Man)\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_CtDhX6-5ywo\/TH2s--pTp-I\/AAAAAAAAETA\/dsi3WBMbt68\/s1600\/IMG_1764.JPG\" alt=\"Rattlesnake near the North Fork American River in the Sierra Nevada. (Photo by Gambolin' Man)\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rattlesnake near the North Fork American River in the Sierra Nevada. (Photo by Gambolin&#8217; Man)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another fascinating post. Be sure to check it out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>Camp for Free in California National Forests<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6295\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300.jpg\" alt=\"Camp for Free: Dispersed Camping &amp; Boondocking on America's Public Lands book cover. Free camping in the United States.\" width=\"250\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300-31x50.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><strong>California&#8217;s national forests and BLM lands have thousands of miles of dirt roads with lots of spots for dispersed camping (boondocking).<\/strong> My book provides all the info you need to get started (but is not a guide to specific sites):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researching the best locations<\/li>\n<li>Finding the best camping spots<\/li>\n<li>Backcountry safety and ethics<\/li>\n<li>What to take<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CPMlbP\">Buy it on Amazon<\/a><br \/>\nBuy it on <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/3RnavL\">Apple, Kobo, and Nook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Subscribe to the Northern California Hiking Trails Blog<\/h2>\n<script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.12.3 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-3226 mc4wp-form-theme mc4wp-form-theme-green\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"3226\" data-name=\"Subscribe for Email Updates\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><p>\r\n<strong>Get notified of new articles and updated info, 1-4 times per month. <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<label>First Name:<\/label> \r\n\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"FNAME\" placeholder=\"Your first name\"> \r\n<\/p>\r\n\t<label for=\"mc4wp_email\">Email address: <\/label>\r\n\t<input type=\"email\" id=\"mc4wp_email\" name=\"EMAIL\" required placeholder=\"Your email address\" \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Sign up\" \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n  <strong>Your address will never be shared.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1778878453\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"3226\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \/><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Fork American River has many hiking trails that lead to some of the best swimming holes in the Sierra Nevada foothills. 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