Set amid beautiful mountain peaks and charming towns, the Lost Sierra is considered the geography within Sierra and Plumas Counties in California. Home to Graeagle, Portola, Quincy, Lake Almanor, Greenville, and Chester, as well as dozens of smaller towns – Loyalton, Downieville, Sierraville, and more – and picturesque areas, all peppered with parks, trails, and waterways ready for exploration.

Steeped in gold-rush, early American, and industrial history, the region’s storied past became its uplifting present, bestowing visitors anything from the Tahoe National Forest beauty and Lakes Basin Recreation Area to the Western Pacific Railroad museum, world-class mountain biking, and nationally-recognized camping opportunities. A stay in the Lost Sierra will lift your spirits, too.