Xingu State Park Xingu State Park Xingu State Park () is a state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Xingu State Park is in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Xingu and has an area of . The park is in the Xingu River basin. It includes a section of the Xingu River that was outside the Xingu Indigenous Park. The park is important in helping protect the Xingu Indigenous Park, inhabited by fourteen ethnic groups, which is now surrounded by agricultural developments. The park is to the south of the Menkragnoti Indigenous Territory, which is on the other side of
American River just south of where U.S. Route 50 makes a sharp curve northward to descend into Tahoe Valley. The South Fork has multi-use recreational areas, including the Rubicon Trail for motorized adventuring and whitewater rafting venues. The South Fork also features the historic town of Coloma, where the California Gold Rush began in 1848. Trout fishing and recreational gold panning are popular activities on the South Fork. The Silver Fork American River is a tributary of the South Fork American River, that has its origin at Silver Fork Lake The American River watershed crosses multiple climate zones due to the large