Verified 2026-07-02 against the county's live fare page (TechEmpower fact-check corpus — this program also appears in the techempower.org/qualify screener).
Since November 1, 2025, youth ages 6-17 no longer pay a fare on Nevada County Connects — and children 5 and under were already free. The county's fare table lists both groups as free, and youth are not among the Discount-Fare-ID categories, so there's genuinely no paperwork: just board.
Good to know
- Applies on the regular Nevada County Connects routes.
- No card, pass, or proof needed for the youth fare.
- Questions: 530-477-0103 (Nevada County Connects).
Sources
- Nevada County Fares & Passes: https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2259/Fares-and-Passes (verified 2026-07-02)
- Same fare table, accessible one-page PDF: https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/68826/Fares-and-Passes (verified 2026-07-02)