Access
Entrance from the west is through Yuba Pass on State Route 49. Entrance from the east is through Beckwourth Pass, the lowest mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada. The valley is crossed by state State Route 89, State Route 70 and State Route 49, (the gold rush trail), which terminates at State Route 70 in Vinton where it then terminates at the Hallelujah Junction with U.S. Route 395 after passing through Chilcoot.
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