Yankee Jims Road California

[infotraker]

Does anyone know the condition of Yankee jims road going down to the n. Fork American river ? I heard that the road was in bad shape after all of the rain. Is it drivable from both sides ? Thanks for any info.

 

[MadMarshall]

Has anyone been able to cross shirttail creek at Yankee jims bridge currently ?

Yes.. Its no problem..

 

[b-a-r]

Hi all, newbie to the site here... Just spent the day on Shirtail yesterday. Came down Yankee Jims from the Colfax side, left up through Forest Hill side. I drive a 2008 RAM 2500 4x4.. the road down from Colfax is ok, but much rougher than the Forest Hill side.. Forest hill side has larger, more frequent turnouts. Spoke with a ranger giving tickets down at the bridge, said it was fine to park in the turn-outs up the Forest Hill side, no fee needed..
First trip of the year, packed in a sluice and spent some time exploring about 1/2 mi of the road side of Shirt tail... got about 7-8 flakes of flood gold.. did find an old long shovel someone left as well as an old alum ladder someone left in the creek that was a good foundation for my sluice.
Water is warm and decent flow for sluicing. Poison oak is still young and not sapping much yet. Almost no mosquitoes to speak of. Temp was perfect all day. Great first trip of the season..

 

[infotraker]

We got across shirttail creek by wading and held on to a rope someone strung across. Path is good upstream but lots of poison oak . Water is still high and fast. Do not fall in. So no fee by the bridge on the forest hill side ?

 

[russau]

Haha, here in the Colorado mountains we'd call that a highway!

HA HA HA ! In Misery I'd call that the way to the still!

 

[Reed Lukens]

Even the road to the still is smoother then this old pothole filled road
When I was a kid it was dirt and 4 x 4 or truck in some spots, today, after that the greenies complained it was to rough, it's mostly graveled and they can drive their BMW's down it now