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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.
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
Steve S
VerifiedJune 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
Small campground by the Yuba River. 16 sites total with water, no electric or dump station. The camp was clean including the 4 roomy vault toilets which were very clean in my opinion. The camp hosts were friendly. Unfortunately because of the huge snow and rain access was a bit limited to the river, but other campers said normally in June the river is much more accessible. We would go again, we stayed June 1-4.
Brian S
VerifiedJune 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
In the past we have stayed at Cal-Ida simply because we could easily get a last minute spot there. I have always wanted to camp at Indian Valley but it is really hard to score a site there and now I understand why. It was awesome a totally different experience than Cal-Ida. It was full but the campers were very respectful and quiet. The host kept the bathrooms clean and stocked with TP. You could hear the river at night and it was pretty cool. Next year we will be trying real hard to score more spots at Indian Valley!
Brian S
VerifiedJune 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
In the past we have stayed at Cal-Ida simply because we could easily get a last minute spot there. I have always wanted to camp at Indian Valley but it is really hard to score a site there and now I understand why. It was awesome a totally different experience than Cal-Ida. It was full but the campers were very respectful and quiet. The host kept the bathrooms clean and stocked with TP. You could hear the river at night and it was pretty cool. Next year we will be trying real hard to score more spots at Indian Valley!
Donald M
VerifiedOctober 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
Beautiful site on the Yuba River, BUT unsafe! We went mountain biking for the day and came back to a cleaned out campsite.....everything in the bear locker was stolen. There is no onsite campground host so if you stay here, take everything with you that you don't want stolen( by humans not bears). Have been camping for over 50 years and Indian Valley is the only place this has happened.
Donald M
VerifiedOctober 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
Beautiful site on the Yuba River, BUT unsafe! We went mountain biking for the day and came back to a cleaned out campsite.....everything in the bear locker was stolen. There is no onsite campground host so if you stay here, take everything with you that you don't want stolen( by humans not bears). Have been camping for over 50 years and Indian Valley is the only place this has happened.
Maxwell W
VerifiedOctober 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
The bathrooms were disgusting the last few times Iv been there. Decent area but wouldn’t really recommend
Maxwell W
VerifiedOctober 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
The bathrooms were disgusting the last few times Iv been there. Decent area but wouldn’t really recommend
William W
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
Lots of mosquitoes and the vault toilets smelled throughout the camp. Especially in the morning. The views were great and the river refreshing. The town of Downieville is cute and really nice folks.
William W
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
Lots of mosquitoes and the vault toilets smelled throughout the camp. Especially in the morning. The views were great and the river refreshing. The town of Downieville is cute and really nice folks.
Daniel M
VerifiedAugust 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AREA INDIAN VALLEY
2022 Camp hosts very friendly and helpful. Bathrooms were clean. Close to river is a plus. But if you have toddlers you should pick a site number farther from the river. There is a steep bank a small child could tumble down at a few of the spots. Beautiful setting.
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.
Highway access
The campground is accessible via Highway 49, which connects Downieville and Nevada City.
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Last updated: October 21, 2026