Town or lake

Downieville

Gold Rush town on SR-49 along the North Yuba River.
motorcycle crashes within a mile, 2021–2026
1
motorcycle crashes within a mile, 2021–2026
serious or fatal
0
serious or fatal
riding roads within 5 mi
1
riding roads within 5 mi

Road conditions to Downieville today

As of Sat, Nov 14, 3:48 PM Pacific, Caltrans lists 2 closures on SR-49 within 25 miles of Downieville today. No chain controls are listed.

  • One-way traffic control
    Cleveland Ave → Sleighville Cir · Utility Work · North / South
    Sat 7:01 AM – Sat 8:30 PM · Caltrans
  • One-way traffic control
    Sleighville Cir → Forest Service Rd 34 · Utility Work · North / South
    Sat 7:01 AM – Sat 8:30 PM · Caltrans
5 more closures listed later this week
  • One-way traffic control
    Dr To "Shangri-La" → Union Flat Camp Ground · Emergency Work · North / South
    Mon 6:01 AM – Mon 4:59 PM; Tue 6:01 AM – Tue 4:59 PM · Caltrans
  • One-way traffic control
    Unnamed Rd · Tree Work · North / South
    Mon 7:01 AM – Mon 5:01 PM · Caltrans
  • One-way traffic control
    Ramshorn Tract Rd · Tree Work · South
    Mon 7:01 AM – Mon 5:01 PM · Caltrans
  • 2 more listings
    • One-way traffic control
      Cemetery Rd · Tree Work · North / South
      Mon 7:01 AM – Mon 5:01 PM · Caltrans
    • One-way traffic control
      Ladies Canyon · Tree Work · North / South
      Mon 7:01 AM – Mon 5:01 PM · Caltrans

Checked Sat, Nov 14, 3:48 PM Pacific, from Caltrans. These lists don't include every closure: Forest Service gates and fire closures can be missing, so check Caltrans QuickMap or call 1-800-427-7623 before you go. All riding roads this week

Weather at Downieville this week

Weather
TodayWidespread Fog56° / 29°3 mph3%
SunLight Rain Likely54° / 30°6 mph98%
MonLight Rain Likely49° / 20°3 mph74%
TueWidespread Frost then Sunny51° / 24°3 mph95%
WedLight Snow43° / 25°6 mph100%
ThuRain And Snow45° / 22°2 mph83%
FriChance Rain And Snow50° / 20°3 mph30%

National Weather Service forecast at Downieville (3,189 ft). Mountain weather changes with height.

Is it safe to ride a motorcycle to Downieville?

We don't rate places, roads or trails as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and places riders like draw more riders, so they see more crashes. What the records show: 1 motorcycle crash was reported within a mile of Downieville from 2021–2026. The riding roads that lead there: Highway 49, Gold Country (282 crashes along 359.8 mapped miles). What to watch for on Highway 49, Gold Country: Slow traffic through towns, tourists, and tight river-canyon sections.

Riding roads that get you there

Where motorcycle crashes cluster near Downieville

No spot within a mile of Downieville has 3 or more reported motorcycle crashes.

Common questions about Downieville

Where is Downieville?
Gold Rush town on SR-49 along the North Yuba River. Its location is 39.56044, -120.82822.
Which riding roads go to Downieville?
Riding roads within 5 miles of Downieville: Highway 49, Gold Country (right by it). Each has a page with what the road is like, what to watch for and its crash record.
What are the road conditions to Downieville today?
As of Sat, Nov 14, 3:48 PM Pacific, Caltrans lists 2 closures on SR-49 within 25 miles of Downieville today. No chain controls are listed. These lists don't include every closure (Forest Service gates and fire closures can be missing), so check Caltrans QuickMap (quickmap.dot.ca.gov) or call 1-800-427-7623 before you go.
How long does it take to ride to Downieville?
It depends where you start. On our motorcycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.
Where does this data come from?
Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted where they have map coordinates or could be placed from the street names on the report. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.

Other places nearby

Picked by us. Location from OpenStreetMap. Crashes: motorcycle crashes reported within a mile, 2021–2026, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), counted where the report has map coordinates or could be placed from its street names. Weather: National Weather Service. Check opening hours and closures before you go. How the data works.