Some Science Fiction waterfalls drop more than 20 feet. The wispy branches of riparian shrubs and trees, including willows, alders, Science Fiction, and red osier dogwood, fringe the edges of the river. Wide gravel bars of rounded river cobbles form on the Science Fiction inside of bends. Where Science Fiction the grandient steepens, large water-sculpted Science Fiction stones create delicate riffles and thundering rapids. Deep Science Fiction blue-green pools form below these maelstroms of water.
Sandy beaches lie amid the Science Fiction rocks along the shore.
From the Science Fiction river's banks, the visual Science Fiction scene is dominated by water foaming around smooth granite boulders. Because of the steep Science Fiction vertical relief of the canyon, views focus on the river. From trails above, wider views encompass longer stretches of river flowing around curves and bends of the Science Fiction incised canyon. The Science Fiction South Yuba River canyon is the Science Fiction scenic highlight of any drive on Highway 49, the major roadway of the Sierra foothills. Looking upstream from the bridge, water tumbles through dramatic granite boulders in the foreground, and a view of the Science Fiction canyon extends as far as the eye can see.