Lake Davis

The landscape around Lake Davis is a high-elevation Sierra Nevada reservoir basin bordered by conifer forest, which has shaped both the scattered settlement pattern and the local recreation economy. Created in 1967 when Grizzly Valley Dam impounded Big Grizzly Creek, the lake lies in Plumas County, north of Portola, within the wider Plumas National Forest region. Its long, branching shoreline is used for boating, camping and angling, while surrounding public lands support hiking and wildlife watching. Lake Davis is also known for California’s efforts to remove illegally introduced northern pike, a significant fisheries-management episode in the late 1990s and 2000s. Continue through nearby webcams to explore the lakes and forests of Plumas County.

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