Destinations · California
Colfax
CA · 39.1005, -120.9534
Tahoe National Forest and Eldorado National Forest lie within 30 miles of Colfax, California.
Get in
Amtrak's California Zephyr stops at once per day each direction, on its way between Chicago and the Bay Area, with stops in between including Sacramento, Truckee, Reno, and Denver. The train is scheduled to stop in Colfax at 12:50pm going west and 11:49am going east, but delays are common.
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Public land
- Tahoe National Forest · 8 mi
- Eldorado National Forest · 10 mi
- Plumas National Forest · 22 mi
Campgrounds
- Forbes Group Campground · 9 mi
- Giant Gap Campground · 9 mi
- Shirttail Campground · 9 mi
- Parker Flat Staging Area - (530)-478-6254 x228 · 10 mi
- Sugar Pine Staging Area · 10 mi
- Big Reservoir Campground · 11 mi
- China Wall Staging Area - (530)-478-6254 x228 · 15 mi
- Dru Barner Campground · 15 mi
Named places
- Heritage Museum · 0 mi
- Colfax Hill · 1 mi
- cave · 2 mi
- Windy Point · 2 mi
- Old Bear River Bridge · 2 mi
- Howell Hill · 3 mi
- Mount Olive · 3 mi
- Indian Knoll · 3 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Grass Valley · 10 mi
- Placer County · 12 mi
- Auburn · 16 mi
- Coloma · 21 mi
- Rocklin · 26 mi
- Placerville · 27 mi