Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Snowmobiling

This article is a copy from the Plumas County Visitor's guide:

December to April. Depending on snow, trails and snow-parks are open and available at Bucks Lake, La Porte, Lake Davis, the Lakes Basin Recreation Area, and the Lake Almanor Basin near Chester.
Hundreds of miles of groomed snowmobile routes are maintained throughout the winter season. Grooming efforts sponsored through California State Off Highway Vehicle funds. These trails are maintained for snowmobile use only. Use by ATV’s and all other wheeled vehicles is discouraged.
Bucks Lake has three staging areas open during the season – Big Creek, Bucks Lake Summit, and Four Trees. La Porte has a staging area with a warming hut and restrooms and four trailside warming huts. The Chester-Lake Almanor area boasts five staging areas – Chester-Lake Almanor Snowmobile Park, Swain Mountain, Morgan Summit, Jonesville and Fredonyer. The Lakes Basin Recreation Area south of Graeagle has the Gold Lake Staging Area five miles south of Highway 89 on Gold Lake Highway. Free snowmobile maps available at Plumas County Visitors Bureau, (800) 326-2247.

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