Explore  /  North America  /  California

California

Lower Bear River

Johnson's Ranch reach

Riverbank Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Old bottlesOld bottles

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1849-1885

Johnson's Ranch (first overland-trail settlement) and Camp Far West (1849-52) documented; no documented digs.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.