Little Grass Valley Reservoir - Plumas County, California

Visited on 6/23/2018 while taking a trip to the Sierra Foothills with our dogs and our boat to enjoy a couple of higher elevation lakes to escape the 104 degree Sacramento Valley temperatures.  Little Grass Valley Reservoir is an 1,433 acre artificial lake in Plumas County, California and Plumas National Forest near the Pacific Crest Trail.

The lake's waters are impounded by Little Grass Valley Dam, which was completed in 1961.  The lake discharges into the South Fork Feather River.  The reservoir is at an elevation of 5,052 feet above sea level. 

Little Grass Valley Dam is a rock-fill dam 840 feet long and 210 feet high, with 18 feet of freeboard. The South Feather Water and Power Agency owns the dam.

Located in Plumas National Forest near the Pacific Crest Trail, Little Grass Valley Reservoir is the centerpiece of the Little Grass Valley Recreation Area, managed by the Feather River Ranger District. The area supports boating, camping, fishing, swimming, picnicking, horseback riding, mountain biking, wildlife viewing, and hiking.  By car, the lake is about ninety minutes from Yuba City, California.  The Pacific Crest Trail passes north of the lake and can be reached by way of the Bald Mountain Trail from Horse Camp.