The Yuba Highlands project is part of the River Highlands Community Plan approved by the Yuba County Board of Supervisors as part of the 1993 General Plan.
The Yuba Highlands project is situated between Marysville and Grass Valley, in the area south of the town of Smartville and accessible by Hwy 20, Hammonton-Smartville Rd. and Smartville Rd., which ultimately reaches Camp Far West Rd. in southeastern Yuba County. Its western boundary is Beale AFB and the property is part of the former Camp Beale site used during WWII for military exercises and within the cleanup area identified by the federal government for the removal of unexploded ordnance.
The project envisions 5100 homes, a golf course, neighborhood commercial services, and light industrial or office park development. For the most part, all public services in the Plan area still need to be established. The project is adjacent to the Spenceville Wildlife and Recreation Area which is owned by the State of California.
