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In the the In route. the of view unique a provides a treasure treasure a Since the advent of the the of advent the Since enjoyed throughout the year. Each season season Each year. the throughout enjoyed Byway is is Byway the Feather River Scenic Byway can be be can Byway Scenic River Feather the River Scenic Scenic River route because of its relatively low elevation, elevation, low relatively its of because route The Feather Feather The Contact these sources for more U.S. Forest Service Information Centers information regarding Feather River Plumas National Forest PNF-Greenville Work Center Scenic Byway attractions. (PNF) Headquarters 128 Hot Springs Road 159 Lawrence Street Greenville, CA 95947 Butte County Plumas County P.O. Box 11500 (530) 284-7126 A guide to Butte County Economic Plumas County Visitors Bureau Quincy, CA 95971 Northern California’s 550 Crescent St. (Hwy. 70) Developnent Corporation (530) 283-2050 PNF-Feather River District (Half mile west of downtown) P.O. Box 496 www.fs.usda.gov/plumas 875 Mitchell Avenue Quincy, CA 95971 Chico, CA 95927 Oroville, CA 95965 Tel: (530) 895-2728 Tel: (530) 283-6345 PNF-Mt. Hough (530) 534-6500 www.experiencebuttecounty.com Toll-free: (800) 326-2247 www.plumascounty.org Ranger District 39696 Highway 70 Lassen National Forest Chico Chamber of Commerce (NW of Quincy) Almanor Ranger District Feather Lake Almanor Area 300 Salem Street Chamber of Commerce Quincy, CA 95971 Hwy. 36 (west of Chester) Chico, CA 95928 529 Main Street (530) 283-0555 P.O. Box 767 Tel: (530) 891-5556 P.O. Box 1198 Chester, CA 96020 Toll-free: (800) 852-8570 River Chester, CA 96020 PNF-Beckwourth (530) 258-2141 www.chicochamber.com Tel: (530) 258-2426 Ranger District www.fs.usda.gov/lassen Toll-free: (800) 350-4838 23 Mohawk Highway Road Gridley Chamber of www.lakealmanorarea.com Scenic Commerce (off Hwy. 70, west of Blairsden) 613 Kentucky Street Eastern Plumas Chamber P.O. Box 7 Gridley, CA 95948 of Commerce Blairsden, CA 96103 Tel: (530) 846-3142 Junctions of Hwys. 89 and 70 (530) 836-2575 Byway www.gridleyareachamber.com P.O. Box 1043 Graeagle, CA 96103 Oroville Chamber of Tel: (530) 836-6811 Produced in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, which Heritage www.easternplumaschamber.com Commerce is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. Reprinted 1789 Montgomery Street 2011. Oroville, CA 95965 Portola Visitors Center Beauty Tel: (530) 538-2542 Williams House Museum 424 E. Sierra Ave. (Hwy. 70) Toll-free: (800) 655-GOLD Portola, CA 96122 www.orovillechamber.net Tel: (530) 832-0671 Resources www.portolavisitorscenter.com Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce Indian Valley Recreation 5550 Skyway, #1 Chamber of Commerce Paradise, CA 95969 408 Main Street Tel: (530) 877-9356 P.O. Box 516 Toll-free: (888) 845-2769 Greenville, CA 95947 www.paradisechamber.com Tel: (530) 284-6633 www.indianvalley.net Quincy Chamber of Commerce 464 W. Main Street Quincy, CA 95971 Tel: (530) 283-0188 www.quincychamber.com See adjacent panel for Plumas County Museum U.S. Forest 500 Jackson Street Quincy, CA 95971 Service Tel: (530) 283-6320 Information www.plumasmuseum.org Centers. CHESTER 36 36 Northern California’s To Mt. Lassen 89 Lake Almanor Feather River Scenic Byway 89 LASSEN CO. Redding Feather River Scenic Byway Feather River PLUMAS CO. BUTTE CO. Reno SIERRA CO. 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It served as a Trailheads to the Pacific Crest Trail are located on private high school in the 1970s and 80s and the Scenic Byway Attractions both sides of Highway 70 near Belden Town, the heart University of the Pacific operated it as an alumni of the Feather River Canyon. The Pacific Crest Trail, camp and conference center until 2005. Following new ownership and a major renovation, the inn 1 2 Feather River Fish Hatchery & Lake which runs from Canada to Mexico, is one of the nation’s most beloved hiking trails. Other recreation plans to reopen as a destination resort once again, Oroville State Recreation Area around Belden Town includes spring kayaking, camp- offering lodging, golf, a theater, spa facilities, shops Lake Oroville is the gemstone of the state water ing, RV hookups, summer music festivals, gold mining, and restaurants. The huge chalet-style lodge build- project. Waters from the Feather River converge to fishing and swimming.