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Published Soil Surveys for California

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

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For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

State Conservationist
430 G Street #4164
Davis, CA 95616-4164
Phone: 530-792-5600
FAX: 530-792-5790

Soil Survey Request Form

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Alameda Area 1966 No Yes Yes No
Alameda Area Current No No No Yes
Alameda County, Western Part 1981 Yes Yes Yes No
Alameda County, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Alturas Area 1931 No No No No
Amador Area 1965 No No No No
Amador Area Current No No No Yes
Anaheim Area 1919 No No Yes No
Angeles National Forest Area 1980 Yes No No No
Angeles National Forest Area Current No No No Yes
Antelope Valley Area 1970 No No No No
Antelope Valley Area Current No No No Yes
Around Fresno 1900 No No No No
Around Imperial 1901 No No No No
Auburn Area 1928 No No Yes No
Bakersfield Area 1904 No No Yes No
Bakersfield Area 1945 No No No No
Barstow Area 1937 No No No No
Benton-Owens Valley Area, Parts of Inyo and Mono Counties 2002 Yes Yes Yes No
Benton-Owens Valley Area, Parts of Inyo and Mono Counties Current No No No Yes
Big Valley 1924 No No No No
Bishop Area 1928 No No No No
Brawley Area 1923 No No No No
Butte Area, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties 2006 No Yes Yes No
Butte Area, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties Current No No No Yes
Butte Valley 1909 No No Yes No
Butte Valley-Tule Lake Area, Parts of Siskiyou and Modoc Counties 1994 Yes No Yes No
Butte Valley-Tule Lake Area, Parts of Siskiyou and Modoc Counties Current No No No Yes
Capistrano Area 1929 No No No No
Carson Valley Area 1971 No No No No
Central Southern Area, Reconnaissance 1921 No No Yes No
Channel Islands Area, Parts of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles Current No No No Yes
Channel Islands National Park 2007 No Yes Yes No
Chemehuevi Wash Off-Highway Vehicle Area 2005 No No Yes No
Chico Area 1929 No No Yes No
Clark Mountain, Jean Lake, and Crescent Peak Grazing Allotments 2007 No Yes No No
Clear Lake Area 1927 No No Yes No
Coachella Valley Area 1928 No No Yes No
Coalinga Area 1952 No No Yes No
Coleville-Bridgeport Area, Parts of Alpine and Mono Counties Current No No No Yes
Colorado Desert Area Current No No No Yes
Colorado River Indian Reservation, Parts of La Paz County, Arizona and Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California 1986 No No Yes No
Colorado River Indian Reservation, Parts of La Paz County, Arizona, and Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California Current No No No Yes
Colusa Area 1907 No No No No
Colusa County 2006 Yes Yes Yes No
Colusa County Current No No No Yes
Contra Costa County 1939 No No No No
Contra Costa County 1977 Yes Yes Yes No
Contra Costa County Current No No No Yes
Dixon Area 1931 No No No No
Eastern Fresno Area 1971 No Yes Yes No
Eastern Fresno Area Current No No No Yes
Eastern Santa Clara Area 1974 No No Yes No
Eastern Santa Clara Area Current No No No Yes
Eastern Stanislaus Area 1964 No Yes Yes No
Eastern Stanislaus Area Current No No No Yes
Edwards Air Force Base, Parts of Kern, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties Current No No No Yes
El Cajon Area 1930 No No No No
El Centro Area 1922 No No Yes No
El Dorado Area 1974 No Yes Yes No
El Dorado Area Current No No No Yes
El Dorado National Forest Area, Parts of Alpine, Amador, El Roado, and Placer Counties 1984 Yes No No No
Eldorado National Forest Area, Parts of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, and Placer Counties Current No No No Yes
Eureka Area 1925 No No Yes No
Fresno 1900 No No Yes No
Fresno Area 1914 No No Yes No
Fresno County, Western Part 2006 No No Yes No
Fresno County, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Gilroy Area 1927 No No No No
Glenn County 1968 No No No No
Glenn County Current No No No Yes
Golden Gate National Recreation Area 2013 No No Yes No
Grass Valley Area 1921 No No Yes No
Hanford Area 1901 No No Yes No
Healdsburg Area 1917 No No Yes No
High Sierra Area Current No No No Yes
High Sierra National Forest Area 1995 Yes No No No
Hollister Area 1927 No No No No
Honey Lake Area 1917 No No Yes No
Humboldt and Del Norte Area Current No No No Yes
Humboldt County, Central Part Current No No No Yes
Humboldt County, South Part Current No No No Yes
Imperial 1901 No No Yes No
Imperial Area 1903 No No Yes No
Imperial County, Imperial Valley Area 1981 No Yes Yes No
Imperial County, Imperial Valley Area Current No No No Yes
Indio Area 1903 No No Yes No
Intermountain Area, Parts of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, and Siskiyou Counties 2000 Yes Yes Yes No
Intermountain Area, Parts of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, and Siskiyou Counties Current No No No Yes
Inyo National Forest Area, Eastern Part 1994 Yes No No No
Inyo National Forest Area, Western Part 1995 Yes No No No
Inyo National Forest, Eastern Part Current No No No Yes
Inyo National Forest, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Jawbone-Butterbredt ACEC Area 2008 No Yes No No
John Muir National Historic Site 2013 No No Yes No
Joshua Tree National Park 2013 No No Yes No
Joshua Tree National Park Current No No No Yes
Kern County, Northeastern Part and Southeastern Part of Tulare County 2007 No Yes Yes No
Kern County, Northwestern Part 1988 Yes No Yes No
Kern County, Northwestern Part Current No No No Yes
Kern County, Southeastern Part 1981 Yes No No No
Kern County, Southeastern Part Current No No No Yes
Kern County, Southwest Part 2009 No Yes Yes No
Kern County, Southwest Part Current No No No Yes
Kings City Area 1924 No Yes No No
Kings County 1946 No No No No
Kings County 1986 Yes No Yes No
Kings County Current No No No Yes
Klamath River National Forest Area 1982 Yes No No No
Klatmath National Forest Area, Parts of Siskiyou County, California, and Jackson County, Oregon Current No No No Yes
Lake County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Lake County Current No No No Yes
Lancaster Area 1926 No No Yes No
Lassen National Forest Area 1982 Yes No No No
Lassen National Forest, Parts of Lassen, Plumas, Butte, Shasta, and Siskiyou Counties Current No No No Yes
Lassen Volcanic National Park 2010 No No Yes No
Lassen Volcanic National Park Current No No No Yes
Livermore Area 1910 No No Yes No
Lodi Area 1937 No No No No
Los Angeles Area 1903 No No Yes No
Los Angeles Area 1919 No Yes No No
Los Angeles County, West San Fernando Valley Area 1980 Yes No No No
Los Angeles County, West San Fernando Valley Area Current No No No Yes
Los Banos Area 1952 No No No No
Los Padres National Forest Area Current No No No Yes
Los Padres National Forest Area, Southern Part 1980 Yes No No No
Lower Salinas Valley 1901 No No Yes No
Lower San Joaquin Valley, Reconnaissance 1918 No No Yes No
Madera Area 1910 No No Yes No
Madera Area 1962 No No No No
Madera Area Current No No No Yes
Manzanar National Historic Site 2013 No No Yes No
Marin County 1985 Yes No No No
Marin County Current No No No Yes
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms Current No No No Yes
Mariposa County Area 1974 No No Yes No
Mariposa County Area Current No No No Yes
Marysville Area 1909 No No No No
Mendocino County, Eastern Part and Southwestern Part of Trinity County 1991 Yes No No No
Mendocino County, Eastern Part and Southwestern Part of Trinity County Current No No No Yes
Mendocino County, Western Part 2002 Yes No Yes No
Mendocino County, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Mendocino National Forest Area 1977 Yes No No No
Mendocino National Forest Area Current No No No Yes
Mendota Area 1956 No No No No
Merced Area 1916 No No Yes No
Merced Area 1962 No No No No
Merced Area Current No No No Yes
Merced County, Western Part 1990 Yes No Yes No
Merced County, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Middle San Joaquin Valley, Reconnaissance 1919 No No No No
Modesto-Turlock Area 1908 No No Yes No
Modoc County, Alturas Area 1980 Yes No No No
Modoc County, Alturas Area Current No No No Yes
Modoc National Forest Area 1982 Yes No No No
Modoc National Forest Area Current No No No Yes
Mojave Desert Area Current No No No Yes
Mojave Desert Area, Northeast Part Current No No No Yes
Mojave Desert Area, Northwest Part Current No No No Yes
Mojave Desert Area, West Central Part Current No No No Yes
Mojave National Preserve Area Current No No No Yes
Monterey County 1978 No Yes Yes No
Monterey County Current No No No Yes
Napa Area 1938 No No No No
Napa County 1978 No No No No
Napa County Current No No No Yes
National Training Center, Fort Irwin Current No No No Yes
Nevada County Area 1975 No Yes Yes No
Nevada County Area Current No No No Yes
Newman Area 1948 No No No No
Northern Santa Barbara Area Current No No No Yes
Oceanside Area 1929 No No No No
Orange County and Part of Riverside County 1978 Yes Yes Yes No
Orange County and Part of Riverside County Current No No No Yes
Oroville Area 1926 No No No No
Pajaro Valley Area 1908 No No No No
Palo Verde Area 1926 No No No No
Palo Verde Area 1974 No No Yes No
Palo Verde Area Current No No No Yes
Pasadena Area 1917 No Yes Yes No
Paso Robles Area 1928 No No No No
Pinnacles National Monument 2008 No Yes Yes No
Pinnacles National Monument Current No No No Yes
Pixley Area 1942 No No No No
Placer County, Western Part 1980 Yes No No No
Placer County, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Placerville Area 1927 No No No No
Plumas National Forest Area 1988 Yes No No No
Plumas National Forest Area Current No No No Yes
Portersville Area 1908 No No No No
Red Bluff Area 1912 No No Yes No
Redding Area 1908 No No Yes No
Redwood National and State Parks 2008 No Yes Yes No
Redwood National and State Parks Current No No No Yes
Riverside Area 1917 No No Yes No
Riverside County, Coachella Valley Area 1980 Yes No No No
Riverside County, Coachella Valley Area Current No No No Yes
Rogue River National Forest Area 0 Yes No No No
Sacramento Area 1904 No No Yes No
Sacramento Area 1954 No No No No
Sacramento County 1993 Yes No Yes No
Sacramento County Current No No No Yes
Sacramento Valley, Reconnaissance 1915 No No Yes No
Sacramento, San Joaquin Delta Area 1941 No No No No
Salinas Area 1925 No No No No
San Benito County 1969 Yes No Yes No
San Benito County Current No No No Yes
San Bernardino County, Mojave River Area 1986 Yes No Yes No
San Bernardino County, Mojave River Area Current No No No Yes
San Bernardino County, Southwestern part 1980 Yes No No No
San Bernardino County, Southwestern Part Current No No No Yes
San Bernardino National Forest Area 1979 Yes No No No
San Bernardino National Forest Area Current No No No Yes
San Bernardino Valley 1905 No No Yes No
San Diego County Area 1973 Yes Yes Yes No
San Diego County Area Current No No No Yes
San Diego Region, Reconnaissance 1918 No No Yes No
San Fernando Valley Area 1917 No No Yes No
San Francisco Bay Region, Reconnaissance 1917 No No Yes No
San Gabriel Area 1901 No No Yes No
San Joaquin County 1992 Yes Yes Yes No
San Joaquin County Current No No No Yes
San Jose Area 1903 No No Yes No
San Luis Obispo Area 1928 No No No No
San Luis Obispo County, Carrizo Plain Area 2003 No Yes Yes No
San Luis Obispo County, Carrizo Plain Area Current No No No Yes
San Luis Obispo County, Coastal Part 1984 Yes No No No
San Luis Obispo County, Coastal Part Current No No No Yes
San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles Area 1983 Yes No No No
San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles Area Current No No No Yes
San Mateo Area 1961 No Yes Yes No
San Mateo Area Current No No No Yes
San Mateo County, Eastern Part, and San Francisco County 1991 Yes No Yes No
San Mateo County, Eastern Part, and San Francisco County Current No No No Yes
Santa Ana 1900 No No Yes No
Santa Barbara Area 1958 No No No No
Santa Barbara Area, Northern 1972 No Yes Yes No
Santa Barbara County, South Coastal Part 1981 Yes No Yes No
Santa Barbara County, South Coastal Part Current No No No Yes
Santa Catalina Island 2008 No No Yes No
Santa Clara Area 1958 No No No No
Santa Clara Area, Eastern 1974 Yes No No No
Santa Clara Area, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Santa Cruz Area 1944 No No No No
Santa Cruz County 1980 Yes Yes No No
Santa Cruz County Current No No No Yes
Santa Maria Area 1919 No No Yes No
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area 2006 No Yes Yes No
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Current No No No Yes
Santa Ynez Area 1927 No No No No
Sequoia National Forest Area 1979 Yes No No No
Sequoia National Forest, Parts of Fresno, Kern, and Tulare Counties Current No No No Yes
Sequoia National Park 1979 Yes No No No
Sequoia National Park, Central Part 1985 Yes No No No
Shasta County Area 1974 No Yes Yes No
Shasta County Area Current No No No Yes
Shasta Valley Area 1923 No No No No
Shasta-Trinity National Forest Area, Parts of Humboldt, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama, and Trinity Counties 1983 Yes No No No
Shasta-Trinity National Forest Area, Parts of Humboldt, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama, and Trinity Counties Current No No No Yes
Sierra National Forest Area, Parts of Fresno 1983 Yes No No No
Sierra National Forest Area, Parts of Fresno Current No No No Yes
Sierra Valley Area, Parts of Sierra, Plumas, and Lassen Counties 1975 No No Yes No
Sierra Valley Area, Parts of Sierra, Plumas, and Lassen Counties Current No No No Yes
Siskiyou County, Central Part 1983 Yes No No No
Siskiyou County, Central Part Current No No No Yes
Six Rivers National Forest Area 1993 Yes No No No
Six Rivers National Forest Area Current No No No Yes
Solano County 1977 No Yes Yes No
Solano County Current No No No Yes
Sonoma County 1972 Yes Yes No No
Sonoma County Current No No No Yes
Stanislaus County, Northern Part 2007 No Yes Yes No
Stanislaus County, Northern Part Current No No No Yes
Stanislaus County, Western Part 2002 Yes No No No
Stanislaus County, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Stanislaus National Forest Area, Western Part 1981 Yes No No No
Stanislaus National Forest, Parts Current No No No Yes
Stockton Area 1906 No No Yes No
Stockton Area 1951 No No No No
Suisun Area 1930 No No No No
Surprise Valley-Home Camp Area, California and Nevada 1974 No Yes Yes No
Surprise Valley-Home Camp Area, California and Nevada 2006 No No Yes No
Surprise Valley-Home Camp Area, California and Nevada Current No No No Yes
Susanville Area, Parts of Lassen and Plumas Counties 2004 Yes Yes No No
Susanville Area, Parts of Lassen and Plumas Counties Current No No No Yes
Sutter County 1988 Yes No Yes No
Sutter County Current No No No Yes
Sutter County, Reconnaissance 1965 No No No No
Tahoe Basin Area, California and Nevada 1974 Yes No No No
Tahoe Basin Area, California and Nevada 2007 No Yes Yes No
Tahoe Basin Area, California and Nevada Current No No No Yes
Tahoe National Forest Area 1993 Yes No No No
Tahoe National Forest Area Current No No No Yes
Tehama County 1967 No No No No
Tehama County Current No No No Yes
Toiyabe National Forest Area 2006 Yes No Yes No
Toiyabe National Forest Area Current No No No Yes
Tracy Area 1943 No No No No
Trinity County, Weaverville Area 1998 Yes No Yes No
Trinity County, Weaverville Area Current No No No Yes
Tulare County, Central Part 1982 Yes No No No
Tulare County, Central Part Current No No No Yes
Tulare County, Southeastern Part and Northeastern Part of Kern County 2007 No No Yes No
Tulare County, Western Part 2003 Yes No No No
Tulare County, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Tuolumne County, Reconnaissance 1964 No No No No
Ukiah Area 1916 No No Yes No
Upper San Joaquin Valley, Reconnaissance 1921 No No Yes No
Ventura Area 1901 No No Yes No
Ventura Area 1920 No No Yes No
Ventura Area 1970 No No No No
Ventura Area Current No No No Yes
Victorville Area 1925 No No No No
Visalia Area 1940 No No No No
Wasco Area 1942 No No No No
Western Riverside Area 1971 No Yes Yes No
Western Riverside Area Current No No No Yes
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2013 No No Yes No
Willits Area 1920 No No Yes No
Woodland Area 1911 No No Yes No
Yolo County 1972 Yes No No No
Yolo County Current No No No Yes
Yosemite National Park 2006 No Yes Yes No
Yosemite National Park Current No No No Yes
Yuba County 1998 Yes No No No
Yuba County Current No No No Yes
Yuma Area, Arizona-California 1905 No No Yes No
Yuma-Wellton Area 1929 No No No No
Yuma-Wellton Area, Parts of Yuma County, Arizona and Imperial County, California Current No No No Yes