Whitewater Rafting, North Fork Yuba River
View of North Yuba
Entrance sign
View of Campsites
Summer Campers

Featured amenities

River Access River Access

Available sites

15 total sites

About Indian Valley

Indian Valley Campground is located alongside the North Yuba River just off Highway 49, about 11 mi west of Downieville. Visitors enjoy a wide variety of recreational activities in the area, including hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, white water boating, and gold panning. This facility is operated and maintained by the Tahoe National Forest.

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

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Currently open - Oct 16 to Oct 31

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

River Access River Access
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
Water Access

Water Access

  • River Access
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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15 Sites Available

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Price
🚐 001, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 003, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 004, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 005, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 006, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 007, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 008, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 009, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 010, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 011, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 012, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 014, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 015, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 016, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 017, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site

Reviews (145)

What Guests Are Saying

Indian Valley Campground offers a serene and beautiful experience, especially early in the season when it's quiet and clean. Camp hosts, Steve and Cash, are frequently praised for their friendliness and attentiveness, enhancing the overall stay. While some campsites are close together, the well-maintained facilities, stunning river views, and excellent hiking trails make it a favorite for many visitors.

Review Summary

4.3
145 reviews
5
67.6%
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4
14.5%
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3
6.9%
10
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5.5%
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Bob O

Verified

September 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

5

Campground was clean, orderly and camp hosts were amazing

Charles C

Verified

August 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

5

Steve and Chase are wonderful hosts. The river is glorious. The bathrooms are clean, the fire pits prepard. We come back every year.

Marshall H

Verified

August 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

3

Normally very quiet but this time the helicopter flying logs out from 6:30am to 3:30pm was tiring. Site was clean and long enough for us. Campground host was very neighborly. Little to do with the raging river. Just get rid of the helicopter.

Carly G

Verified

August 25, 2026 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

5

Our site was *very* close to the neighboring site, which was blessedly empty, because otherwise there would have been zero privacy between the two. Perfect for a family gathering, not so much for individual parties.

The campground was very well kept, clean and lovingly maintained.

Dianna P

Verified

August 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

5

We loved how close everything was to the Indian River. Tubing was so much fun and the water was refreshing. The camp host was great and these were the cleanest campsite bathrooms I've ever used.

Elizabeth S

Verified

August 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

5

The camp hosts are incredibly lovely. They took care of my daughter and her friends when they were their camping and made sure they had a lovely time.

Di P

Verified

August 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

1

This campsite was so bad we got there and decided to leave. It was small, crowded, loud (someone with a generator right next to us. There was very little river access, kinda tricky to maneuver down and tbh not a very impressive river (may have been lower this year? Idk.) I did check it all out as we were weighing the options of trying to drive around and find a first come first serve site at another campground (which we did.) We would have been miserable here, surprised the reviews did not mention any of this. Our site was number 10 and i had reserved it for two nights, so had to forfeit the $, but I was glad we chose to leave (in case anyone is curious, we ended up at schoolhouse which was at least bigger campsite and more quiet.)

Nigel C

Verified

July 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

5

Site 5 was excellent with views of the river.

Thomas A

Verified

July 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

4

Indian Valley is a great place to relax. The weather was cool at night and warm enough to swim in the daytime. We fell asleep to the sound of the river and woke up to the birds singing! The camp sights are spacious and the campers were friendly.

Kenneth D

Verified

July 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY

5

Indian Valley Campground is the most enchanted and idyllic getaway! Serenity, inner tubing, fishing, campfires, friendship, it has it all. Off grid with no cell service, family bonding time that is the best recreation. Come prepared for an escape to Nature..,

Location & Directions for Indian Valley

Yuba River Ranger Station, Nevada City, CA 95959 United States

Elevation: 700 ft

Getting There

From Downieville, take Highway 49 south for about 11 mi. The campground is on the left side of the highway.

From Nevada City, take Highway 49 north for just over 30 mi. The campground is on the right side of the highway.

Nearest town

Nevada City, CA - 31 mi

About 46 min to downtown

Highway access

The campground is accessible via Highway 49, which connects Downieville and Nevada City.

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Last updated: October 21, 2026

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