Mountain Bike! Northern California

Sierra Buttes Map Lakes Basin California Wild & Scenic River Feather River Wilderness Area Acres Bucks Lake Wilderness 24,023

Plumas Backpacking

Hike the Feather River, Mount Hough, Bucks Lake Wilderness; Camping right next to the lake, at gorgeous alpine lakes in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Yes! Short trails, minimal elevation gain, easy access, great rewards near scenic Lakes Basin. Sierra Buttes is inside Lakes Basin Recreation Area w/ Gold Lake, Packsaddle Lake, Goose Lake, Long Lake, Elwell Lake, Smith Lake, Snag Lake, Grass Lake, Jamison Lake, Eureka Lake, Bear Lake, Salmon Lakes and Frazier Falls

Trailheads located at:

• Berger (Lake Basin)
• Bucks Summmit PCT Access
• Fowler Lake
• Fowler Peak
• Johnsville
• Jamison Mine Grass Lake
• Little North Fork (Feather R.)
• Long & Bear Lakes (Lake Basin)
• Packsaddle (Lake Basin)
• Round Lake (Lake Basin)
• Sand Pond (Lake Basin)
• Smith Gray Eagle (Lake Basin)

Plumas Forest Headquarters 159 Lawrence St P.O. Box 11500 Quincy CA 95971 530-283-2050	Beckwourth Ranger District 23 Mohawk Highway Rd Blairsden CA 96103 530/836-2575	Feather River Ranger District 875 Mitchell Avenue Oroville CA 95965 530-534-6500	Mount Hough Ranger District 39696 Hwy 70 NW Quincy CA 95971 530/283-0555
Plumas Forest gov web site	Challenge Visitors Center 18050 Mulock Rd Challenge CA 95925 530-675-1146	Greenville Work Center 128 Hot Springs Rd Greenville CA 95947 530-284-7126	Plumas County Visitors Hwy 70, W of downtown Quincy CA 95971 800-326-2247 530-283-6345

Plumas Campgrounds

Primitive Camping

Hiking Plumas Forest

All around! This forested region has so much to offer for hiking & back road exploration.

Lake Almanor has level trails that are perfect for families. Lassen Peak inside Lassen NP is a great all day hike rated moderate to strenuous. Bucks Lake Wilderness has creeks and meadows, with great loop trails. Lakes Basin recreation Area (inside Plumas NF) offers numerous old cabin camps, developed campgrounds and trails all leading thru the wildflowers trails to the alpine lake sides.

Lakes near Plumas, Lake Camping

Antelope Lake
To make a reservation at Antelope Lake: Boulder Creek campground, click here
and at Antelope Lake: Lone Rock campground, click here
and at Antelope Lake: Long Point campground, click here

Lake Almanor
To make a reservation at Lake Almanor campground, click here

Bucks Lake Recreation Area
To make a reservation at Hutchins campground, click here

Frenchman Lake
To make a reservation at Frenchman Lake: Cottonwood Springs campground, click here
and near Frenchman Lake, on Little Last Chance Creek, Chilcoot campground, click here

Gold Lake & Lakes Basin Area
To make a reservation at Lakes Basin area campground, click here

Little Grass Valley Reservoir
To make a reservation at RedFeather campground, click here

Lake Oroville

To make a reservation at Lake Oroville campground, click here

Feather Falls

more lakes (with first come camping)

• Mountain Meadows Reservoir
• Sly Creek Reservoir
• Round Valley Reservoir
• Butt Valley Reservoir
• Lake Oroville
• Lake Davis

 

 

Plumas Waterfalls

• Chambers Creek Falls
• Curtain Falls
• Feather Falls
• Frazier Falls
• Seven Falls