Bestville, CaliforniaBestville is a former settlement on the North Fork Salmon River in Siskiyou County, California, just downstream from Sawyers Bar. Bestville is located at.HistoryBestville, now in Siskiyou County, was a California Gold Rush mining camp, established in 1850. It was named for its founder, Captain John Best. In 1854, Bestville was said to have a saloon and bowling alley; nothing remains today.