 Surrounded
by mountain peaks and lush pine forest, the
village of Graeagle and its nearby communities
lie on the idyllic Mohawk Valley through which
flows the Middle Fork Feather River. Six
pristine golf courses have made the area a
renowned golf vacation destination.
Visitors also come to enjoy a variety of
other outdoor pursuits, including hiking,
camping, horseback riding, fishing and winter
recreation. The area caters to visitors and
second homeowners year-round with several fine
dining and lodging establishments. It serves as
the southern gateway to the county and is only
an hour from nearby Truckee and Reno.
Graeagle, a former lumber mill,
features a quaint array of identical red
buildings that house
gift shops and services. The Graeagle
Mill Pond is a popular swimming and picnicking
site during the summer and is the staging area
for the town's annual Fourth of July fireworks
display. Arts and crafts fairs held during the
summer bring lots of visitors to the town.
Neighboring Blairsden offers a small retail center and
includes the nearby Plumas Eureka Estates residential area. It’s
also home to the historic Feather River Inn, a European style chalet
built in 1915, which is a full-service resort, conference and
retreat facility, currently undergoing renovation. At the base of
Eureka Peak, five miles west, is the historic
town of Johnsville
in the heart of Plumas- Eureka State Park.
Johnsville was an early mining town which today
contains a few picturesque, unrestored gold rush
era structures alongside modern homes. It also
features an interesting cemetery, a church that
houses a museum and an
excellent dinner house, its only commercial
establishment. For further information visit the
website at
http://www.plumas-eureka.org.
Eureka Bowl above Johnsville attracts history buffs as well as
Nordic and downhill skiers. The site is near the oldest recorded ski
racing area in the western hemisphere and hosts the annual
Historic Longboard Ski Revival Series
races organized by the Plumas Ski Club.
South of Mohawk Valley, the
Lakes
Basin Recreation Area
contains dozens of great fishing lakes, most of them accessible by
hiking and horse trails. 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 lodging and
camping, 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 at Gold Mountain is an original Frank
Lloyd Wright design.
The small community of Cromberg (to the
west) also offers lodging and camping near the
Middle Fork of the Feather River.
For more information on the Graeagle area, visit
Eastern Plumas Chamber of Commerce, call
(530) 836-6811 or (800) 995-6057, or visit Graeagle.com.
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