Plumas National Forest
Plumas National Forest
Quincy, CA 95971
Phone:530-283-2050
Fax:530-283-7746
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/plumas
Size: 1,146,000 acres.
Location:Northeastern California. Accessible by US 395; CA 70, 89. Nearby cities/towns include Greenville, Portola, Quincy, and Sierraville.
Facilities:49 campgrounds, group camps, dispersed camping, picnic sites, trails (nearly 300 miles), lookouts, boat launch, scenic drives.
Activities:Camping, fishing, boating, rafting, whitewater rafting, swimming, water-skiing, hiking, mountain biking, blackberry picking, hunting, horseback riding, OHV riding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling.
Special Features:Feather Falls, one of the highest (640 feet) and most picturesque waterfalls in the U.S.; Middle Fork of the Feather River, a designated Wild and Scenic River; a 75-mile segment of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (see entry in national trails section); Butterfly Valley Botanical Area, a 500-acre preserve for carnivorous plants; Bucks Lake Wilderness, with elevations ranging from 2,000 feet in Feather River Canyon to 7,017 feet at Spanish Peak.
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