Auburn Confluence (Quarry Road Trail)
Auburn State Recreation Area · near Auburn · Gold Country & Central Valley
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- easy
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 11.2 miles
- Elevation gain
- 400 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Spring (green hills, flowers, high water) and fall · Hot and shadeless in summer
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- Yes
- How the permit works
- Auburn SRA $10/vehicle day-use fee (iron ranger at the Confluence lots). Trails are shared with equestrians and cyclists.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 1 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Confluence of the North & Middle Forks American River · Nearly flat riverside grade · Historic 'No Hands' Bridge · Western States / Tevis Cup trail junction · Swimming holes
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Start early and combine with a walk across No Hands Bridge; the whole area bakes with almost no shade by midday.
The guide
The Confluence is the beating heart of the Auburn canyons and the region's most accessible marquee — a nearly flat gravel road-…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Auburn Confluence (Quarry Road Trail) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.9145, -121.035