Plumas Eureka State Museum

Located just below the town of Johnsville, six miles from Graeagle. Open in the summer daily from 8am to 4pm; open when staff is available during the rest of the year. This indoor-outdoor museum within the Plumas Eureka State Park preserves the rich heritage of the Feather River country's gold mining legacy. Housed in a restored miners' boarding house, this museum displays mining tools, photographs, pioneer household items, working models of antique mining machinery, and antique skis as well as animals native to the park. The rustic, five-story Mohawk Stamp Mill, which processed raw gold-bearing quartz, is among the restored buildings nearby, which also include a blacksmith shop, a bunkhouse and a miner's home. Supervised gold-panning programs are offered in the summer along Jamison Creek. Once a month during the summer, costumed docents recreate the life of a miner on Living History Day.

Location: 310 Johnsville Road, Blairsden California 96103 Telephone 530-836-2380

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