We are scheduling four Museum Field Trips this year. These sell out fast, so be sure to secure your seat as soon as possible.

Trip One - Saturday, July 26: Historic 1873 Indian Valley – Genesee Valley – Clover Valley – Beckwourth Road. An all-day excursion on this historic wagon road, logging railroad, and early county toll road will make a loop from Quincy through Indian and Genesee valleys to Clover Valley, then down to Beckwourth and back to Quincy.

Trip Two – Saturday, August 23: Chester-Lake Almanor – Westwood Lumber Trip. Visit the 40-acre old growth forest owned by Collins Pine that remains in its pre-white settlement condition. A tour of the new Collins Pine Logging Museum, the Chester-Lake Almanor Museum, and a visit to the Westwood Museum will round out the historical highlights of this trip. Westwood still retains much of its historic architecture from the days of Paul Bunyan and Red River Lumber Co.

Trip Three – Saturday, September 27: Sierra Valley Ranches Tour. This popular trip was a bit chilly last October, so we will try it while the weather is balmier in September. We will visit several working, historic ranches, most still owned by the same families for over 100 years. A visit to the Jim Beckwourth Cabin Museum and the Williams House Museum in Portola will also be highlights of the trip.

Trip Four – Saturday, October 18: The Historic 1867 Quincy – La Porte Road. This tour takes in some of Plumas County's most spectacular scenery, with deep canyons and craggy peaks, and high mountain meadows studded with golden quaking aspen. Along the 32-mile trip from Quincy several historic sites will be visited. Once in La Porte we will visit the Frank C. Reilly Museum, take a guided walking tour by a local historian, and have lunch at one of the two eateries there. There is a very picturesque historic cemetery in town, as well as a number of buildings surviving from the gold mining days of La Porte's heady past.

Fare for trips includes round trip transportation from the Plumas County Museum, water, snacks, a full lunch, tour guide services, a guidebook, and museum admission fees. To reserve your seat now, call the museum at 530-283-6320 or email pcmuseum@psln.com. We accept checks and credit cards. Due to scheduling requirements, trips are non-refundable after two weeks before the event.