Photo Tour
As visitors travel through the towns of Eastern Plumas
County, they notice the friendliness and hospitality in the true
sense of rural mountain living. Towns that are far enough apart
to have their own characteristics are close enough to share each
other's services and interests. It doesn't matter if you visit Beckwourth,
Blairsden, Chilcoot, Clio, Cromberg/Sloat, Graeagle, Johnsville,
Portola, Vinton or somewhere in between, you will be sure to find
something unique and different.
Graeagle, a former lumber mill, features a quaint array of
identical red buildings that house gift shop and services. Blairsden,
Graeagle and Clio, in the Mohawk Valley, have gained prominence as
planned residential centers for vacation and retirement
residents.
Johnsville, the historic town, is located in the heart of Plumas
Eureka State Park. Johnsville was an elderly mining town now filled with
pictures and non-restored Gold Rush era structures along side modern
homes.
Lakes Basin Recreation Area contains dozens of lakes, most
of them accessible by hiking and horse trails. Gold Lake, (the largest)
is steeped in the lore and legend of the California Gold Rush. Gold Lake
is located south of Graeagle between Highways 89 and 49. There are over
9,000 acres of wilderness, lakes, streams and trees. Because of the high
altitude Quaking Aspen are some of the first trees to turn in the
fall.
The
Union Pacific Railroad and the Middle Fork of the Feather River
intersect Portola, Plumas County's only incorporated city. Nearby Lake
Davis is well known for excellent trophy trout fish.
Sierra Valley occupies a major portion of Eastern Plumas and
plays a major role in the county's cattle producing industry. Here are
situated the towns of Beckwourth, Vinton and Chilcoot, the latter being
the gateway to Frenchman Lake.
