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Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area - Yuba County
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Location and Access: Type C Area.
17 miles E of Marysville.
Phone Number: (916) 358-2900
Maps: Directional Map (PDF) Donovan Hill & Daugherty Hill Units (PDF) Darby Road Unit (PDF)
Topographic Maps: Daugherty WA (PDF) Donovan Hill Unit (PDF) Daugherty Hill Unit (PDF) Darby Road Unit (PDF)
Daugherty Hill Unit, 2,638 acres: The parking lot for the Daugherty Hill unit is located one mile east of Marysville Road on Dolan Harding Road. Fee access to the Daugherty Hill Unit is also available through the Collins Lake Recreation Area.
Donovan Hill Unit, 1,762 acres: Take Highway 20 to Marysville Road; proceed north (left) on Marysville Road about 8.3 miles to the second Dolan Harding Road intersection. The Donovan Hill Unit begins here.
Description of Daugherty Hill & Donovan Hill Units: Rolling hills covered with blue and live oak, gray pine, ceanothus, and poison oak.
Darby Road Unit: Going north on Marysville Road from Highway 20, turn west on Loma Rica Road for 1.4 miles. Turn north on Los Verjeles Road for 5 miles to Bangor. Turn north on La Porte Road and go three miles to Darby Road. Parking lot is located .2 miles east of South Honcut Creek crossing.
*WARNING*: During periods of high water the concrete road crossing over South Honcut Creek will be impassable as vehicles could be washed off the road. If water is flowing over the road crossing, return to La Porte Road, turn east for 4.2 miles and turn right on Vierra Road for 3.8 miles to reach the parking lot.
Description of Darby Road Unit: 689 acres of rolling hills covered with blue and live oak, gray pine, ceanothus, and poison oak.
*Special Note* Homes are located near some of the wildlife area boundaries.
Recreational Use
- Hunting is allowed July 1-January 31 for all legal species, and spring turkey season when only turkey may be taken. Good populations of coyote, black-tailed deer, jackrabbits, cottontails, mourning dove, valley quail, tree squirrels, and wild turkey.
- Deer: Zone D-3. Small resident population; Columbian black-tailed deer migrate down from higher elevations in Plumas and Sierra counties in late October.
- Wild turkey:
- Fall Hunting - Open the entire season without reservation.
- Spring Hunting - Open for entire season.
- Darby Unit Only: Horses and bicycles are not allowed on this unit.
- Darby Unit Only: Dogs are allowed with a licensed hunter only while hunting.
- Daugherty Hill Unit Only: Horses and bicycles are allowed from May 5 through September 15 on the Daugherty Hill Unit of the wildlife area only.
- All Units: Camping is not allowed on the wildlife area. Overnight parking is allowed in the parking lots.
Collins Lake Recreation Area - Privately operated campgrounds where fishing, RV hookups, hot showers, laundry and a general store are available. For entry hours and campground info call 1-800-286-0576 or visit www.collinslake.com.
Motels are located in Marysville and Yuba City. Contact the Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce at (530) 743-6501 for motel information.
PLEASE NOTE: Area regulations are subject to change. Special restrictions on recreational uses, hunt days and methods of take are listed in the current year's issue of Hunting and Other Public Uses on State and Federal Areas, available at Fish and Game offices and places where licenses are sold.
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