Site information:

SE side of Wolf Creek Bridge, State Hwy 49 (P.M. 3.61), 10 mi S of Grass Valley

Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.

39.061868,-121.088649

Plaque information:

State plaque

Plaque text:

Overland Emigrant Trail

At this point the Old Overland Trail approaches the present highway. More than a hundred years ago the trail resounded to creaking wheels of pioneer wagons and the cries of hardy but footsore travelers buoyed by the realization their long trip to the gold fields was about over.

Plaque placedby the State Department of Parks and Recreation in Cooperation with the Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission. October 23, 1976

OHP description:

Over a hundred years ago, this trail resounded to creaking wheels of pioneer wagons and the cries of hardy travelers on their way to the gold fields. It is estimated that over thirty thousand people used this trail in 1849. Here the old trail approaches the present highway.

Registered 9/16/1964