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by hiking and horse trails. Gold Lake, the largest, has a boat landing and nearby stables. A number of quaint lakeside lodges in the area offer rustic accommodations and dining. Formed by glaciers and filled with remnants of the gold rush, the Lakes Basin area offers pristine camping, hiking and mountain biking. The most prominent feature on the landscape is the Sierra Buttes, a series of jagged peaks reminiscent of the Swiss Alps, with a hiking trail to the top. The Gold Lake Highway through the Lakes Basin area is not plowed during the winter, making it a popular playground for snowmobilers and cross-country skiers. Resorts, vacation rentals, motels, bed and breakfast inns and campgrounds are among the choices for vacationers throughout the Graeagle area. The small community of Clio (to the south) offers nearby camping and lodging, and is near the residential and resort developments of Whitehawk Ranch, Valley Ranch Estates and Mohawk Meadows. East of Clio, on County Road A-15, is the resort/residential community of Gold Mountain. The Nakoma Golf Resort clubhouse at Gold Mountain is an original Frank Lloyd Wright design. The small community of Cromberg, to the west, also offers lodging, camping and a restaurant near the Middle Fork of the Feather River. For more information on the Graeagle area, contact the Eastern Plumas Chamber of Commerce, (530) 836-6811.
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La Porte About an hour’s drive south of Quincy is the historic community of La Porte and the nearby Little Grass Valley
Reservoir. A former gold mining town, La Porte today attracts numerous visitors to its superior lakeside campsites, fishing holes, hiking trails and swimming areas. It’s also a favorite destination for motorcyclists, car clubs, winter sports enthusiasts, and family reunions and group retreats. History buffs and off-road adventurers also can take a self-guided auto tour of historic mining town sites along forest service roads surrounding La Porte. The area is well-known for its winter recreation and was the site of the nation’s first organized downhill ski racing
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on 12-foot “snowshoes” in the late 1800s. The La Porte area hosts miles of terrain for snowmobiling and cross-country skiing/snowshoeing as well as staging areas and warming huts. A snowmobile poker run is held each year in February. The community features the historic Union Hotel Sierra Retreat (open for groups), along with cabin rentals, a restaurant/tavern, a general store, deli, gas station, and small museum. A popular Fourth of July parade, one of the world’s smallest, is staged along La Porte’s oneblock downtown. La Porte is accessible from Quincy via the La Porte/Quincy Road (unplowed in winter) or year-round from Marysville via Highway 20 and County Road E-21.
James Hsieh
LA PORTE
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The La Porte-Quincy Road is a popular fall foliage drive.