1951 Map of Goodyears Bar

About this map

The North Fork Yuba River cuts a deep course through this Sierra County landscape, marking a terrain defined by the legacy of the California Gold Rush. Evidence of hydraulic and hard-rock mining is visible everywhere, from the Eureka Diggings and Scales Mine in the north to the Brush Creek Mine near the river. The small settlement of Goodyears Bar serves as the primary outpost in a region largely subsumed by the Tahoe National Forest and Plumas National Forest. Local history is preserved at sites like the Eureka Cem and the Old Mtn House (Site), while the presence of the Halls Ranch Guard Sta reflects mid-century forest management. This 1951 field check records a transitional era when early mining infrastructure, such as the Head Dam (Site), was already being reclaimed by the forest.