Yankee Jims road

[infotraker]

Anyone know if yankee jims road on the north fork of the american river is open during the shutdown ? Also is the dirt parking still open ?
Thanks for any info.

 

[goldenmojo]

I don’t know if it’s open but the self pay kiosk is shut down and has been for awhile. They usually setup a folding table in the summer on the weekends and collect the parking fee. I went down to Ponderosa bridge about two weeks ago and the Ranger was there for a few minutes and there were a few vehicles.

 

[Reed Lukens]

Did they gate Yankee Jim's Rd?

They've started a Northern California Mining History Facebook page.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/96087...ctivity&notif_id=1587839412095916&ref=m_notif

And I've found a few articles on Yankee Jim's. I used to take my wooden sluice down there in the 70s and pull over 1/4ozt a day with just a home made wood sluice box. I had the old fake green grass astroturf for carpet, and 1/2 x 1" strips of wood cut in for riffles...
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PH19050...4dn2CgwOxYiiFIX9HqIEwM6-n3wcNsZUUahUOa8uAeE30

 

[infotraker]

The road is open per blm office

 

[goldenmojo]

The road is open and the bridge area had hikers and miners as of last Sunday. Color spotty.