Mother Lode Field Office

The BLM Mother Lode Field Office manages over 230,000 acres of public land in Central California. These lands are scattered within Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa,  Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Yuba counties.

Areas of interest include the Cosumnes River Preserve; Pine Hill Preserve; Red Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern; the North Fork American and Merced Wild & Scenic Rivers; as well as highly visited recreation areas along the South Fork American River, the South Yuba River, and the Mokelumne River.

Major programs within the office include Recreation, Geology & Minerals, Lands & Realty, Botany & Wildlife, Fire & Fuels, and Forestry.

BLM Recreational Opportunities Interactive Map
Find recreation locations in the BLM  Motherlode Field Office.

QUICK LINKS

• Report a Trail Issue
• BLM California
• Information Center
• California Public Room

• California Campfire Permits
• Camping on Public Lands
• BLM California Fire Information
• Special Recreation Permit Application (2930-1)

• Hunting and Target Shooting
• BLM National Interactive Map Viewer
• Recreation Passes
• On-line Fuelwood Permits

Get current river levels, flow info, and real-time maps.

• Dreamflows (DF)
• CA Data Exchange Center (DWR)

RECREATION AREAS

Cosumnes River

• Cosumnes Visitor Center 
• Cosumnes River Preserve

Merced River

• Briceburg Visitor Center
• Recreation Management Area

North Fork American River

• North Fork American
• Stevens Trail

Pine Hill ACEC

• Pine Hill Preserve

Red Hills ACEC

• Recreation Management Area

South Yuba River

• South Yuba Recreation Area

South Fork American River

• Cronan Ranch
• Magnolia Ranch
• Greenwood Creek River Access
• Dave Moore Nature Area
• Old Flume Trail
• South Fork American