Check out the local businesses that support the trails you ride and hike. Here you can find everything you need to plan your next trip to the Lost Sierra.

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The beauty of Mills Peak, Lake Davis, Quincy, that all kind of feeds off Downieville. Go to Downieville. Go to Graeagle. Go to Quincy.
– Greg Williams, Bike Magazine, June 2015

Check out the Lost Sierra Recreation Guide

We built this with you in mind! Mountain biking, Hiking, Jeeping, and exploring amazing places in the Lost Sierra, complete with maps.

Lost Sierra Recreation Guide magazine 2021

Lost Sierra Recreation Guide – Vol 2

More regions, and more fun recreational opportunities!

Download or view PDF of the magazine.

Lost Sierra Recreation Guide

Lost Sierra Recreation Guide — Vol. 1

Specific details for good times in the Lost Sierra

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QUINCY


What To Do:

Hike and ride the trails of Mount Hough and South Park.

Download the Mount Hough and South Park Trail Map

Hike a quick 1/2 mile on the Quincy “Q Trail” for a view of town.

“Q Trail” Arial Map

Visit the Plumas County Museum

Go swimming at a Spanish Creek swimming hole

Visit Bucks Lake Wilderness

View from Mount Hough in Quincy

Quincy Natural Foods & American Valley Baking


GRAEAGLE | LAKES BASIN


What To Do:

Hike and ride world-class trails in the Lakes Basin area.

Purchase the Lakes Basin/Downieville Trail Map

Check out the local’s favorite Mills Peak Trail!

Download a map of the Mills Peak Trail

Johnsville Historic Ski Bowl – backcountry skiing, Longboard races (fun!), sledding

Visit Eureka State Park

Main Street Shops in Graeagle

Brewing Lair Microbrews at Pangea in Quincy

Nakoma Resort Clubhouse in Clio


PORTOLA


What To Do:

Visit Lake Davis for swimming, fishing or Bald Eagle watching

Download the Lake Davis Trail Map

Visit the Western Pacific Railroad Museum

RV & Tent Camping at Lake Davis (Grasshopper Flat)

Visit the Beckwourth Museum and cabin

Skate park and pump track

Lake Davis near Portola


DOWNIEVILLE


Trails:

From 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divide Trails to Butcher Creek, North Yuba and Sunrise…

Downieville is a mountain biking mecca.

Check out Downieville’s epic trails here!

and

Purchase the Downieville/Lakes Basin Trail Map

Visit Yuba Expeditions

Swim in a river swimming hole

Yuba Expeditions Shop and Shuttle – Downieville

Refreshing Swimming Holes Along the Yuba River