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Union Flat

North Fork Yuba River
N. Yuba
North Fork Yuba River
North Fork Yuba

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly
Pet Friendly
River Access
River Access

About Union Flat

Union Flat Campground is located on the North Yuba River, near Highway 49. Visitors enjoy a wide variety of recreational activities in the area, including hiking, hunting, fishing, canoeing and gold panning.

Number of accommodations: 10

Campground Amenities

  • Pet Friendly
    Pet Friendly
  • Potable Water
    Potable Water
  • River Access
    River Access

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
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Currently open - Apr 16 to Oct 15

Sites & Availability

10 Sites Available

Site
Price
001, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$48.00
/ per night
🚐 002, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 004, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
005, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
12 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$48.00
/ per night
🚐 006, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 007, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
🚐 008, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
009, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$48.00
/ per night
🚐 010, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
No Hookups
$24.00
/ per night
011, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$24.00
/ per night

Reviews (39)

What Guests Are Saying

Union Flat offers a beautiful, quiet campsite with lovely tree coverage and proximity to the Yuba River, ideal for relaxation. However, some sites can feel crowded due to nearby mining groups and noise from Hwy 49 and mountain bikers. Notably, there is currently no potable water on-site, which can be a significant drawback for campers.

Review Summary

3.0
39 reviews
5
28.2%
11
4
17.9%
7
3
10.3%
4
2
10.3%
4
1
33.3%
13

Tony C

Verified

June 26, 2022 Stayed at: 009, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

1

Lots of loud bikers partying all night. It's great if you like campers next to you playing music till 3am.

Colleen S

Verified

June 25, 2022 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

5

Easy access. Right by the river.

Joseph S

Verified

October 3, 2021 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

5

Clean, convenient facilities, and very nice to be able to dip our feet in the river after a long day of riding.

Marissa M

Verified

October 3, 2021 Stayed at: 009, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

5

Such a beautiful, secluded campground on the river. Absolutely will be back.

Forest P

Verified

October 2, 2021 Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

5

Nice place, very large campsites. Convenient location for Downieville mtb riding

Charles L

Verified

August 19, 2021 Stayed at: 009, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

2

Great location, my second time staying here. Nothing like going to sleep with the sound of a river 30 feet away.

Brett D

Verified

July 27, 2021 Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

5

This place is terrible don't go there

David P

Verified

October 4, 2020 Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

5

great place

Stephen B

Verified

September 18, 2020 Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

3

I always love camping at Union Flat. Ive been camping there for over 28 years. I am disappointed with your reservation system portal. First the map is wrong. The pictures associated with some sites are wrong. Also its disappointing that you dropped more Fcfs sites. (Down to 1) however even with the messed up online reservation system, its always good to stay at Union Flat.

Katherine C B

Verified

September 15, 2020 Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA UNION FLAT

3

The biggest problem with this campground is the element of insiders controlling who camps here and what sites they have. I was very specific when booking sites in January (2020) because I knew we needed two adjacent sites for our group of 9 people (we have camped at Indian Valley for years) and so I was very familiar with the campground. Imagine my surprise when we arrived to find that site #4 seemed to be missing, site #6 was in its place, and the sites we had reserved had been shuffled. By the other campers? By the group of "mining claim" people who had taken over the sites at the far end of the loop? Who knows... what was clear was that the mining people (and most of the campers in the campground) all knew each other and, to my dismay, it seemed that the shuffling of the campsite numbers was done with the approval (?) of the forest service. All that said, people were very respectful and we did not feel any negative vibes from the other campers, although the forest service people did hassle us about where our tent was pitched (apparently they didn't care that the site numbers had been shuffled...) We will not be going back to this campground, although the location is beautiful and the sites we did book and were able to secure (by dint of rearranging the campground site numbers to their proper locations) were lovely. We camped here in July. It took me a long time to decide to write this review, but I think it is important that unsuspecting campers know what they are getting into when they book here.

Location Union Flat

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

Latitude & Longitude: 39.5681 / -120.745

Elevation: 1028 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

In accordance with standard industry practices, we will be assessing a $5 additional vehicle fee on the 'second vehicle' in each single family campsite, and on the 'third and fourth vehicle' in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. In the case of motorcycles, the first two are considered to be one vehicle and the third and fourth are also considered to be one vehicle. No additional vehicle fees are collected for bicycles.

General

Bears frequent the area; all food must be kept in approved containers

General

Utility hookups and showers are not available

General

Click here for more information on the Tahoe National Forest

General

Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. For current fire conditions or weather closures contact the Yuba River Ranger District (530) 288-3231(voice), (530) 288-3656 (TDD).

General

Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.

General

No Show Policy
A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival). 
* No-show customers are only recorded at staffed facilities. At most remote facilities, all customers are noted as automatically checked-in on the date of arrival.
* It is recommended that staffed facilities hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date.
* It is recommended that staffed facilities hold group day-use facilities until check-in time on the arrival date.
There is no change fee if a customer extends or shortens a reservation if the change includes dates from the original reservation. If they choose to depart early, they may forfeit some or all of the recreation fees. 
There is no change fee if the customer changes campsites that are the same price and on the same reservation dates in the same campground. If the campsite the customer is changing to has a price difference, the customer will be responsible for any additional fees or be provided with a refund, based on the price difference. 
Where recorded, no-show customers are assessed a $20.00 no-show fee and forfeit the first night's recreation fee for a campsite or forfeit the entire day-use recreation fee for a day-use facility. We recommend customers contact the facility if they are en route to their reservation but cannot make it by the check-in date. In these cases, no refund will be issued, but the facility can ensure that a "no-show" fee is not assessed.

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