Current Events
Help shape the future of Auburn State Recreation Area by filling out the online survey State Parks has provided for the new General Plan. The “ONLINE ALTERNATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE” can be found part way down the page at http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24325. By clicking on the survey link, a multi-section questionnaire will pop up. You may choose to fill out any or all sections or “Management Zones.” PARC has created a list of survey recommendations for your consideration.

The Auburn City Council adopts a resolution protecting the American River and opposing an Auburn Dam.
2017 Scholarship High School Essay Contest
The winners have been selected!
See the winners and read their essays here
Thanks for your help with the Fall Great American River Cleanup!!
Saturday, September 16, 2017
American River Trails Bandana Map featuring the popular trails in the Cool, China Bar and Confluence areas - New updated version now available for purchase here
China Bar - PARC has submitted detailed recommendations for China Bar recreational improvements as part of the process currently underway to create a new general plan/resource management plan for Auburn SRA. Read more here.
New Codfish Creek Discovery Trailhead sign installed
Auburn State Recreation Area Trails & River Map
Public Open House on the Auburn State Recreation Area General Plan

Save the date for a public open house on the
Auburn State Recreation Area General Plan/Resource Management Plan Alternatives
on December 7, 2017

The public also has an opportunity to submit comments using the online survey that divides the Auburn SRA into eleven management areas with a final question regarding the balance of future resource protection and recreation development. The link to the online survey is: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29768. 

Let’s make sure State Parks hears our wishes!

California State Parks and the Bureau of Reclamation have prepared several possible alternatives for the Auburn State Recreation Area General Plan/Resource Management Plan. You’re invited to a public open house to learn about the alternatives and provide your feedback:
  • Where: Gold Country Fairgrounds, Sierra Building, 209 Fairgate Road, Auburn, CA
  • When: Thursday, December 7, 2017; anytime between 5 and 8 pm

Information on the alternatives will be available prior to the workshop on the Auburn State Recreation Area  General Plan/Resource Management Plan website: www.parks.ca.gov/planASRA. In the meantime, please save the date and join us on December 7th.
 
Please share this message with your friends, customers, and neighbors, so they can participate, too!
 
If you have questions or would like to share your ideas, suggestions, or comments, please:
 
Email:
plan.general@parks.ca.gov
 
Write:
ASRA General Plan/Resource Management Plan
c/o Cheryl Essex, California State Parks
One Capitol Mall, Suite 410
Sacramento, CA 95814
New Codfish Creek Discovery Trailhead sign Has Been Installed

The Washington Ridge Fire & Work Crew installed a new Codfish Creek Discovery Trailhead sign complete with a self-guided interpretive trail brochure box. The sign was donated by PlacerArts, PARC and the Placer Land Trust.