Forest Service unit 0511 · California

Trails in Plumas National Forest

Plumas National Forest publishes 397 named trails totalling 654 miles in the Forest Service trail layer. Pages here cover 22 of them, every trail with a national designation or an accessible segment and every trail of at least 4.5 miles. Trails here enter 1 wilderness area.

Plumas National Forest official page ↗ · Plumas National Forest on Wilderness Atlas ↗

By use

Hiking 1 Horse and pack stock 1 Mountain biking 1 Snowmobile 3 Cross-country skiing 3

The Forest Service trail layer records allowed uses for 4 of the 397 trails here and lists the rest as not available, so these counts cover only those 4.

Wilderness areas these trails enter

Bucks Lake Wilderness 9 trails

All 397 trails, longest first

Trail	Miles	Class	Allowed uses
PCT: PlumasBucks Lake Wilderness	69.9	not recorded	not recorded
Lakeshore Trail	14.3	not recorded	not recorded
Tobin-Rock Creek Powerline	12.5	not recorded	not recorded
Hough	10.8	not recorded	not recorded
Antelope/Taylor Lake	10.3	not recorded	not recorded
Mill CreekBucks Lake Wilderness	9	not recorded	not recorded
Tollgate	8.4	not recorded	not recorded
Gold Lake Highway	8	highly developed	Snowmobile, Snowshoeing, Cross-country skiing
Mills Peak Trail	7.5	not recorded	not recorded
Hartman Bar	7.4	not recorded	not recorded
Lake Davis Trail	6.7	not recorded	not recorded
Mt. Jura	6.4	not recorded	not recorded
East Branch Nelson Creek	6	not recorded	not recorded
Freds Creek	5.9	not recorded	not recorded
Indian Falls Ridge	5.7	not recorded	not recorded
Little North Fork	5.7	not recorded	not recorded
Taylor Creek	5.6	not recorded	not recorded
Middle Creek	5.5	not recorded	not recorded
Cascade Trail	5.4	not recorded	not recorded
Mount Elwell Peak Trail	5.2	not recorded	not recorded
Forman Ravine	4.8	not recorded	not recorded
Right Hand Branch Mill CreekBucks Lake Wilderness	4.8	not recorded	not recorded
Feather Falls Upper	4.4	not recorded	not recorded
Westside	4.4	not recorded	not recorded
Bucks Creek Loop	4.3	not recorded	not recorded
Chandler	4.3	not recorded	not recorded
Ben Lomond	4.2	not recorded	not recorded
Bottle SP Claremont Tie	4.2	not recorded	not recorded
Grizzly Ridge	4.2	not recorded	not recorded
East Claremont 4x4	4.1	not recorded	not recorded
Moonlight Ridge	4.1	not recorded	not recorded
Peters Creek	3.9	not recorded	not recorded
Cleghorn Bar	3.8	not recorded	not recorded
Sooner Spur	3.8	not recorded	not recorded
Chambers Creek	3.7	not recorded	not recorded
Boulder	3.6	not recorded	not recorded
Claremont Spur	3.6	not recorded	not recorded
Mt. Fillmore	3.4	not recorded	not recorded
Carey Gulch	3.3	not recorded	not recorded
Turner Ridge	3.3	not recorded	not recorded
Last Chance Ridge	3.2	not recorded	not recorded
Deadman Spring 4WD Trail	3.1	not recorded	not recorded
Long Lake Trail	3.1	not recorded	not recorded
Rock Island Ridge West	3.1	not recorded	not recorded
Keddie	3	not recorded	not recorded
Wild Cherry	3	not recorded	not recorded
Cadillac Park	2.9	not recorded	not recorded
Gray Eagle Creek Trail	2.9	not recorded	not recorded
Hanson Bar	2.9	not recorded	not recorded
Gold Lake 4x4	2.8	not recorded	not recorded
Jamison Creek Trail	2.8	not recorded	not recorded
Stag Point	2.8	not recorded	not recorded
Cottage Creek	2.7	not recorded	not recorded
Jura	2.7	not recorded	not recorded
Old Station	2.7	not recorded	not recorded
Feather Falls Lower	2.6	not recorded	not recorded
French	2.6	not recorded	not recorded
Dry Taylor Creek	2.5	not recorded	not recorded
Round Lake Trail	2.5	not recorded	not recorded
Dome	2.4	not recorded	not recorded
Smith Lake Trail	2.4	not recorded	not recorded
Wambo Bar	2.4	not recorded	not recorded
10m29 Trail	2.3	not recorded	not recorded
Indian Fins	2.3	not recorded	not recorded
Marshmellow	2.3	not recorded	not recorded
Papoose	2.3	not recorded	not recorded
Sloat McRae Spur	2.3	not recorded	not recorded
Bald Mountain Trail	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Butterfly Valley Trail	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Clarks Valley	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Clear Creek Tie	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Diamond MT	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
McKesick	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Montgomery	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Rush Creek Powerline	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Tool Bag	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Upper Hungry	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Bear Lakes Loop Trail	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
Berry Creek	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
Conklin	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
East Branch Ridge	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
Little California Mine	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
Emigrant Tie	2	not recorded	not recorded
Mills Peak	2	highly developed	Snowmobile, Snowshoeing, Cross-country skiing
Minerva Bar	2	not recorded	not recorded
Silver Lake Trail	2	not recorded	not recorded
Green Flat Spur	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Mountain House	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Post Pile	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Rhinehart	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Upper Cashman	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Fire Line	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Jura North	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Kings Crossing	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Mt. Hough Loop	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Oddie Bar	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Platform	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Tobin Ridge	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Butt Powerline	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Cashman	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Check 3	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Cold Stream	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Deer Creek	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Eureka Peak	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Flea Valley	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Flume Trail	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
McCarthy Bar	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Ross Ridge	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Cherry Hill	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
East Branch Ridge Loop	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Frazier Creek	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Gold LakeBucks Lake Wilderness	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Morrow Creek	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Papoose Peak	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Rush Creek	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Slate Tie	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Spanish Ridge	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Wallace	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Yellow Creek	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Almanor Powerline	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Doyle Reservoir	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Dry Flat	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Jura Pass	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Moonlight Mine	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Mount Washington Trail	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Murdock	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
North Haskins	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Big Ravine	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Branch Cross	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Butterfly A	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Frazier Creek Trail	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Hottentot OHV	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Lassen Tie	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Mud Lake Trail	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
North Fork Fishing Trail	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Portola "P"	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Schneider Tie	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Smith Creek Trail	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Spanish Traverse	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Grizzly	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Indian Cemetery	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Lowe Motor Way Spur	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Poison	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Railroad	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Thompson Ridge	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Wapaunsie	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Bald Mountain PCT Tie	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Clear Creek	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Indian Springs	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
No Ear Bar	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Oakland Pond	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Red Rock	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Superior	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Tear Drop	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Yellow Ridge	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Bell Hill	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Chapman	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Coon Creek	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Dogwood Connector	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Hwy 89	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Hwy 89 Spur	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Johnson Ravine	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Ridge Trail	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Table Rock	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Truck Ravine	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Upper Johnson Ravine	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Whitlock Tie	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Ball and Chain	1	not recorded	not recorded
Church Meadow Loop	1	highly developed	Snowmobile, Snowshoeing, Cross-country skiing
Cold Brook Tie	1	not recorded	not recorded
Dixie Ridge	1	not recorded	not recorded
Drum	1	not recorded	not recorded
Estray Tie	1	not recorded	not recorded
Garabini Ravine	1	not recorded	not recorded
Gibson	1	not recorded	not recorded
Grizzly Mountain	1	not recorded	not recorded
Hambly	1	not recorded	not recorded
Last Chance 2	1	not recorded	not recorded
Lost Cabin Spur	1	not recorded	not recorded
McNair	1	not recorded	not recorded
Mosquito Ridge	1	not recorded	not recorded
Palmetto	1	not recorded	not recorded
Quincy Powerline	1	not recorded	not recorded
Rock Creek	1	not recorded	not recorded
Rock Island Ridge	1	not recorded	not recorded
Rush Creek Hill	1	not recorded	not recorded
Smith Cr - Gray Eagle Connect	1	not recorded	not recorded
Snake	1	not recorded	not recorded
Tear Drop Spur	1	not recorded	not recorded
Trail West	1	not recorded	not recorded
Trosi-Switzer	1	not recorded	not recorded
Wades Lk - Jamison Lk Connect	1	not recorded	not recorded
Antelope Tie	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Barbara Boxer Memorial	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Granite GapBucks Lake Wilderness	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Grizzly Spur	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Jam Up	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Jamison Lake Trail	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Laporte Loop	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Long Lake Connect Trail	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Round Valley	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Silver Lk - Round Lk Connect	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Three LakesBucks Lake Wilderness	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Wagon Wheel - I	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Willow	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
A and D	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Almanor Flat Tie	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Boulder Ridge	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Boulder Spur C	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Canyondam	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Deer Trail	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
East Branch	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Freds Creek Spur	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Grassy Lake Trail	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Green Flat	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Greenville Loop	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Huffleberry	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Hwy 70 Tie	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Last Chance Ridge Spur	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Magee Ridge	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Mt. Hough Ridge	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
NF Feather	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Oak Bowl	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Onion Flat	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Poison Spring Tie	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Sky High	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Spanish	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Spring Cr - Big Cove Connect	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Squirreltie	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Standard Mine	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Woodchuck Mine	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Almanor Flat	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Big Blackhawk Tie	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Boulder Spur E	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Butte Bar	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Clear Creek Connector	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Clover Creek Loop	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Damalusung Lake	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Deer Ridge	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Eisenheimer Pass	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Fireline	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Grizzly Mine	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Hottentot	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Laser	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Lily Lake Trail	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Lonesome View	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Mapes Spring	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
McFarland	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Monument Peak Trail	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Moonlight Spur	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Oak	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Pc219 Tie	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Red Clover	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Red Fir East	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Silver Creek	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Squirrel Creek	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Trials	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Weather Station	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Whitlock Tie Spur	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Antelope Flat	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Antelope View	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Berry Creek Tie	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Black Diamond	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Boulder Spur B	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Boulder Spur D	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Butterfly B	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Canyon Creek	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Dan Blough	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Dark Ravine	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Eagle Tie	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Frazier Falls Trail	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Gansner Tie	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Gopher	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Grizzly Forebay	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Lower Cashman	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Ohio Tie	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Oliver	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Peters Ridge	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Rogers	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Rush Ridge	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Squirrel Mine	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Taylor Creek Extension	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
West Branch	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Bear Lake Connect Trail	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Black	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Camp 13	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Claremont Tie	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Clarks Creek	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Fells Flat Overlook	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Frenchman Hill	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Griz	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Hungry Tie	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Jackson Creek Trail	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Last Chance 1	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Last Chance Tie	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Mosquito	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Powerline	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Quarry	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Railroad Spur	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Ridge Powerline	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Rush Hill Tie	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Sacketts	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Smith Tie	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Snake Tie Spur	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Snow Lake	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Standard Mine Spur	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Table Mountain	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Trials North	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Bear Cub Trail	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Branch Cross Spur	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Cedar Creek	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Fowler Lake PCT Tie	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Gallagher Mine	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Gray Eagle Creek Tie Trail	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Jordan Quarry	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Jump Off	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Layman	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Moonlight	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Mt. Ingalls	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Ohio Powerline	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Oxford	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
PC 219 Tie Spur	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Prospect	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Red Fir Nature Trail	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Red Fir West	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Ross Tie	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Scotch	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Slim Flat	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Spanish PeakBucks Lake Wilderness	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Superior Spur	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Taylor	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Wolf Loop	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Big Bald Rock	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Chilcoot	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Elmers	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Grizzly Mine Spur	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Indian Camp	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Kirkham Tie	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Little Bird	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Lost Cabin Springs	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Marshmellow Spur C	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Newtown	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Ohio	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
PCT/Three Lakes TieBucks Lake Wilderness	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Portland	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Ridge	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Rush Creek Powerline Spur	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Salmon Tie	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Skinner Flat	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Wildcat	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Babcock Crossing	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Boulder Spur A	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Cashman Overlook	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
China Spur	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Crystal Lake	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
East Branch Ridge Spur	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Elwell Lodge Tie Trail	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Eureka Spur	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Frenchman - Spring Cr Connect	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Frenchman Hill Spur	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Gopher Tie	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Greenville Loop Spur	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Hutchins Campground	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Lakes Basin Campground Tie	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Lily Lake Loop Trail	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Long Lake Tie Trail	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Lower Indian Creek Camp Site	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Mills Spur	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Mt. Hough Ridge Spur	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Murdock Tie	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Rock Lake Trail	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Smith Tie Spur	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Spanish Tie	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Andesite Trail	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Antelope Lake Nature Trail	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Big Cove Enabler Trail	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Canyon Creek Spur	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Fern Falls Trail	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Fruit Growers	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Little Gold Lake	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Mt. Fillmore Spur	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
NF Feather Spur	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Notson Camp	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Pine Creek	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Portola Bike Path	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Quarry Spur	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Red Bridge	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Rock Lake SpurBucks Lake Wilderness	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Truck Ravine Spur	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Gold Lake Lodge Tie Trail	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Gray Eagle Lodge Tie Trail	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Massack	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Canyon Dam Fishing Access	0.1	highly developed	Hiking, Horse and pack stock, Mountain biking
Lakeshore-Black Rock CG Tie	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Silver Lk - Mt. Elwell Pk Tie	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Lakes Basin Petroglyph Trail	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Portola Interpretive Trail	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded

Trails in plain text are shorter than 4.5 miles and are listed here only. Length, class and uses come from the same Forest Service record. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.

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