Upstate California
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Upstate California is a region of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 consisting of its northernmost 20 counties, most of which are rural. Generally, this 46900 square miles (121,470.4 km²) area consists of all territory within California north of the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...

 and Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

 areas.

Upstate California is visually recognizable on a map as the north-south trending portion of the state's boundaries, northward of Point Arena and Lake Tahoe. It coincides with the northern half of Northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...

's span of latitude. It includes the northern portions of the North Coast, Sacramento Valley
Sacramento Valley
The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties.-Geography:...

, and Sierra Nevada as well as all of the Shasta Cascade
Shasta Cascade
The Shasta Cascade region of California is located in the northeastern and north-central sections of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, including far northern parts of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The area is centered on Mount Shasta in the California Cascade Range,...

 region, which is California's portion of the Cascade Range
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...

.

The largest cities in Upstate California are Roseville
Roseville, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Roseville had a population of 118,788. The population density was 3,279.4 people per square mile...

, Redding
Redding, California
Redding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...

, Chico
Chico, California
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...

, Yuba City
Yuba City, California
Yuba City is a Northern California city, founded in 1849. It is the county seat of Sutter County, California, United States. The population was 64,925 at the 2010 census....

, and Eureka
Eureka, California
Eureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....

.

History

Upstate California is a name for the more-rural region north of Northern California's major urban areas. The term Northern California includes the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. The region to the north of Sacramento has traditionally used the name Northstate to differentiate itself from the major metropolitan areas which are actually more centrally located in the state. However, "Northstate" has had little or no name recognition even in other parts of California. The coastal counties of Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte are known as California's North Coast or Redwood Coast, which has a similar issue by including the northern San Francisco Bay Area counties. In 2001, the 20 northernmost counties and their local economic development organizations decided on a new name without "north" in it. The name "Upstate California" was also intended to borrow from the recognizability of Upstate New York
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...

.

The region has a history of trying to assert its identity, including attempts to secede from the state. A movement to combine the northernmost counties of California and southernmost counties of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

 into the State of Jefferson in 1941 fell apart after the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941...

 and the US entry into World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. In the early 1990s, Assemblyman Stan Statham led an unsuccessful effort to split the northern counties into a new state. In a historical echo of the timing of the 1941 secession movement, the Upstate California promotional campaign began on September 10, 2001, becoming overshadowed in the news the next day by the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.

In spite of the slow start, the name has increased in usage. For example, in state government agencies, the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency and the 10-campus University of California system include Upstate California among their regional divisions of the state. Some regional divisions group El Dorado
El Dorado County, California
El Dorado County is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills of the U.S. state of California. The 2010 population was 181,058. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville....

, Nevada
Nevada County, California
Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....

, Placer
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...

, Sutter
Sutter County, California
Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. Sutter County is part of the Greater Sacramento CSA....

 and/or Yuba
Yuba County, California
Yuba County is a county located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,155. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is part of the Greater Sacramento area.-History:Yuba County was one of the...

 counties with Sacramento rather than Upstate California, including the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

 which includes all 5 counties in the Sacramento CSA area.

A study released in June 2009 by the Center for Economic Development at California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the twenty-three-campus California State University system. It is located in Chico, California, about ninety miles north of Sacramento...

 titled "Renewable Electricity Production in Upstate California" found that the region produces 43% of its electricity usage from renewable
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...

 sources. That already puts the area ahead of a statewide mandate to reach 33% by the year 2020. The study suggests that the region is in a good position to use further development of renewable energy production also as a direction for regional economic development. The study identifies current sources as hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...

 (dams), biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....

 and geothermal
Geothermal power
Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. Earth's geothermal energy originates from the original formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of minerals...

 and future potential for solar. The area does not have significant potential for wind power
Wind power
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....

 production.

Geography

Upstate California is the area visually discernible on a map from Point Arena in Mendocino County
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...

 on the North Coast to Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...

 in the Sierra Nevada and all points in California north to the Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

 border. The southern boundary consists of each of the counties' southern boundaries from Mendocino to El Dorado. The area also roughly equals the northern half of Northern California or the northern third of the state, by span of latitude.

The most populated area is the Sacramento Valley
Sacramento Valley
The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties.-Geography:...

 region. The valley is surrounded by the North Coast Ranges on the west, the Shasta Cascade
Shasta Cascade
The Shasta Cascade region of California is located in the northeastern and north-central sections of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, including far northern parts of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The area is centered on Mount Shasta in the California Cascade Range,...

 region to the north, and the Sierra Nevada to the east. The area east of the Sierra Nevada in Modoc
Modoc County, California
Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California, bounded by the state of Oregon to the north and the state of Nevada to the east. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,686, up from 9,449 at the 2000 census. The current county seat is Alturas, the...

, Lassen
Lassen County, California
Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,895, up from 33,828 at the 2000 census...

 and Sierra
Sierra County, California
Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville....

 Counties is in the high desert region of the Great Basin
Great Basin
The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America and is noted for its arid conditions and Basin and Range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than away at the...

, where stream drainage does not flow out to the ocean. Lake Tahoe also drains to the Great Basin.

Significant landmarks in Upstate California include the coastal redwood forests, Lake Tahoe and the Cascade volcanoes Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is located at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California and at is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California...

 and Mount Lassen. Mount Lassen last erupted in 1918.

Sub-regions




The following regions are entirely contained within Upstate California:
  • Honey Lake
    Honey Lake
    Honey Lake is an endorheic sink within the Honey Lake Valley located in northeastern California, near the Nevada border. Summer evaporation reduces the lake to a lower level of 12 km² and creates an alkali flat....

  • Lassen Peak
    Lassen Peak
    Lassen Peak is the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range. It is part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc which is an arc that stretches from northern California to southwestern British Columbia...

  • Lost Coast
    Lost Coast
    The Lost Coast is a mostly undeveloped section of the California North Coast in Mendocino and Humboldt Counties, which includes the King Range. It was named the "Lost Coast" after the area experienced depopulation in the 1930s...

  • Mount Shasta
    Mount Shasta
    Mount Shasta is located at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California and at is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California...

  • Shasta Cascade
    Shasta Cascade
    The Shasta Cascade region of California is located in the northeastern and north-central sections of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, including far northern parts of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The area is centered on Mount Shasta in the California Cascade Range,...

  • Surprise Valley
  • Trinity Alps
    Trinity Alps
    The Trinity Alps are mountains in Northern California, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region, located to the northwest of Redding. Elevations there range from to at Thompson Peak. The Trinity Alps Wilderness covers , making it the second largest wilderness area in California...

  • Yuba-Sutter Area
    Yuba-Sutter Area
    The Yuba-Sutter Area is a smaller metropolitan community including Yuba and Sutter Counties in Northern California's Central Valley within the Greater Sacramento area. The official name given by the U.S...



The following regions are partly contained within Upstate California:
  • Gold Country
    Gold Country
    Gold Country is a region in the central and northeastern part of California, United States. It is famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines that attracted waves of immigrants, known as the 49ers, during the 1849 California Gold Rush.-Geography:State Route 49 was built through the Gold Country,...

     – partly in other portions of Northern California in the Sierra Nevada
  • Greater Sacramento – includes portions north of but not including Sacramento County
  • Klamath Basin
    Klamath Basin
    The Klamath Basin is the region in the U.S. states of Oregon and California drained by the Klamath River. It contains most of Klamath County and parts of Lake and Jackson counties in Oregon, and parts of Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Siskiyou, and Trinity counties in California. The drainage basin...

     – partly in Oregon
  • Lake Tahoe
    Lake Tahoe
    Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...

     – partly in Nevada
  • North Coast – partly in North Bay
    North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
    The North Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States. The largest city is Santa Rosa. It is by far the least populous and least urbanized part of the Bay Area...

     area
  • Sacramento Valley
    Sacramento Valley
    The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties.-Geography:...

     – partly in Sacramento area
  • Wine Country – partly in North Bay
    North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
    The North Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States. The largest city is Santa Rosa. It is by far the least populous and least urbanized part of the Bay Area...

     area


Upstate California contains the following telephone area codes, each of which also extend into counties bordering on the south:
  • 530
    Area code 530
    North American area code 530 is a California telephone area code that covers Auburn, Chico, Colfax, Davis, Grass Valley, Marysville, Oroville, Placerville, Redding, Red Bluff, Susanville, Truckee, Woodland, Yuba City and South Lake Tahoe....

     – also includes Alpine and Yolo Counties
  • 707
    Area code 707
    North American area code 707 is a Californian telephone area code which covers Napa, Sebastopol, Vallejo, Benicia, Fairfield, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Fort Bragg, Crescent City, Eureka, Clearlake, Vacaville, Ukiah, and northwestern California. It was split from area code 415 on March 1, 1959...

     – also includes Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties


The following larger geographic regions intersect with Upstate California:
  • Cascade Range
    Cascade Range
    The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...

  • Central Valley
  • Great Basin
    Great Basin
    The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America and is noted for its arid conditions and Basin and Range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than away at the...

  • Sierra Nevada

Counties

The following counties comprise Upstate California.
  • Butte
    Butte County, California
    Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...

  • Colusa
    Colusa County, California
    Colusa County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, northwest of state capital Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, its population was 21,419. The county seat is Colusa.-History:...

  • Del Norte
    Del Norte County, California
    Del Norte County is a county located at the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of California on the Pacific adjacent to the Oregon border. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 28,610. The county seat is Crescent City, the county's only incorporated city. Del Norte is the abbreviated...

  • El Dorado
    El Dorado County, California
    El Dorado County is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills of the U.S. state of California. The 2010 population was 181,058. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville....

  • Glenn
    Glenn County, California
    Glenn County is in the California Central Valley. As of 2010, it had a population of 28,122. The county seat is the city of Willows.-History:Glenn County was formed in 1891 from parts of Colusa County. It was named for Dr. Hugh J...

  • Humboldt
    Humboldt County, California
    Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...

  • Lake
    Lake County, California
    Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes its name from Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest natural lake wholly within California...

  • Lassen
    Lassen County, California
    Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,895, up from 33,828 at the 2000 census...

  • Mendocino
    Mendocino County, California
    Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...

  • Modoc
    Modoc County, California
    Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California, bounded by the state of Oregon to the north and the state of Nevada to the east. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,686, up from 9,449 at the 2000 census. The current county seat is Alturas, the...

  • Nevada
    Nevada County, California
    Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....

  • Placer
    Placer County, California
    Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...

  • Plumas
    Plumas County, California
    Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River , which flows through the county. As of the 2010 census, the population 20,007, down from 20,824 at the 2000 census...

  • Shasta
    Shasta County, California
    Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range. As of the 2010 census, the population was 177,223, up from 163,256...

  • Sierra
    Sierra County, California
    Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville....

  • Siskiyou
    Siskiyou County, California
    Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important...

  • Sutter
    Sutter County, California
    Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. Sutter County is part of the Greater Sacramento CSA....

  • Tehama
    Tehama County, California
    Tehama County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. It is bisected by the Sacramento River. As of 2010 its population was 63,463, up from 56,039 as of 2000. The county seat is Red Bluff.-History:...

  • Trinity
    Trinity County, California
    Trinity County is a large, rugged and mountainous, heavily forested county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of California, along the Trinity River and within the Salmon/Klamath Mountains. It covers an area of over two million acres , and as of the 2010 census its population...

  • Yuba
    Yuba County, California
    Yuba County is a county located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,155. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is part of the Greater Sacramento area.-History:Yuba County was one of the...


  • Cities and towns





    Area cities and towns listed below are major regional centers or county seats.
    • Alturas
      Alturas, California
      Alturas is the county seat of Modoc County, California, United States. Alturas is located on the Pit River, east of the center of Modoc County, at an elevation of 4370 feet...

       (2,892)
    • Auburn
      Auburn, California
      Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,330. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history.Auburn is part of the Greater Sacramento area.- History :...

       (12,462)
    • Colusa
      Colusa, California
      Colusa is the county seat of Colusa County, California. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census, up from 5,402 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

       (5,402)
    • Crescent City
      Crescent City, California
      Crescent City is the county seat and only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California. Named for the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city, Crescent City had a total population of 7,643 in the 2010 census, up from 4,006 in the 2000 census...

       (7,789)
    • Chico
      Chico, California
      Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...

       (86,187)
    • Downieville
      Downieville, California
      Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville sits at an elevation of...

       (325)
    • Eureka
      Eureka, California
      Eureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....

       (27,191)
    • Lakeport
      Lakeport, California
      Lakeport is an incorporated city and county seat of Lake County, California. Lakeport is located on the west shore of Clear Lake, at an elevation of 1355 feet...

       (4,820)
    • Marysville
      Marysville, California
      Marysville is the county seat of Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 12,072 at the 2010 census, down from 12,268 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area, often referred to as the Yuba-Sutter Area after the two counties, Yuba and...

       (12,268)
    • Nevada City
      Nevada City, California
      -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Nevada City had a population of 3,068. The population density was 1,399.7 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Nevada City was 2,837 White, 26 African American, 28 Native American, 46 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 40 from other races,...

       (3,001)
    • Oroville
      Oroville, California
      Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. The population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 at the 2000 census...

       (13,004)
    • Placerville
      Placerville, California
      Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

       (9,610)
  • Quincy
    Quincy, California
    Quincy is a census-designated place and the county seat of Plumas County, California. The population was 1,728 at the 2010 census, down from 1,879 at the 2000 census. Quincy is named after the city of Quincy, Illinois...

     (1,879)
  • Red Bluff
    Red Bluff, California
    Red Bluff is a city in and the county seat of Tehama County, California, United States. The population was 14,076 at the 2010 census, up from 13,147 at the 2000 census....

     (13,147)
  • Redding
    Redding, California
    Redding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...

     (89,861)
  • Roseville
    Roseville, California
    -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Roseville had a population of 118,788. The population density was 3,279.4 people per square mile...

     (118,788)
  • South Lake Tahoe (23,609)
  • Susanville
    Susanville, California
    Susanville is the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the south-central part of the county, at an elevation of 4186 feet . The population was 17,974 at the 2010 census, up from 13,541 at the 2000 census...

     (13,541)
  • Ukiah
    Ukiah, California
    The average high temperature is 73.5 °F . Average low temperature is 46.1 °F . Temperatures reach 90 °F on an average of 65.6 days annually and 100 °F on an average of 14.4 days annually. Due to frequent low humidity, summer temperatures normally drop into the fifties at night. Freezing...

     (15,497)
  • Weaverville
    Weaverville, California
    Weaverville is a census-designated place and the county seat of Trinity County, California. The population was 3,600 at the 2010 census, up from 3,554 at the 2000 census.-History:Founded in 1850, Weaverville is a historic California Gold Rush town...

     (3,554)
  • Willows
    Willows, California
    Willows is the county seat of Glenn County, California. As the county seat, the city is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Motor Vehicles and the United States Bureau of Reclamation...

     (6,220)
  • Yuba City
    Yuba City, California
    Yuba City is a Northern California city, founded in 1849. It is the county seat of Sutter County, California, United States. The population was 64,925 at the 2010 census....

     (36,758)
  • Yreka
    Yreka, California
    Yreka is the county seat of Siskiyou County, California, United States. The population was 7,765 at the 2010 census, up from 7,290 at the 2000 census.- History:...

     (7,204)

  • Education

    The California State University
    California State University
    The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...

     system has CSU Chico
    California State University, Chico
    California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the twenty-three-campus California State University system. It is located in Chico, California, about ninety miles north of Sacramento...

     and Humboldt State University
    Humboldt State University
    Humboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata within Humboldt County, California, USA. The main campus, nestled at the edge of a coast redwood forest, is situated on Preston hill overlooking Arcata and with commanding views of...

     located within Upstate California.

    There are no University of California
    University of California
    The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...

     campuses in the region. The nearest is UC Davis
    University of California, Davis
    The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...

    .

    The following community college
    California Community Colleges system
    The California Community Colleges System consists of 112 community colleges in 72 community college districts in the U.S. state of California...

     campus sites are in the region:
    • Butte College
      Butte College
      Butte College is a community college in the Butte - Glenn Community College District which is located in northern California between the towns of Chico, Oroville and Paradise, approximately 80 miles north of the state capital...

       in Oroville, Butte County
      • also serves Glenn County
    • Feather River College
      Feather River College
      Feather River College is a 2-year community college located in Quincy, California. Enrollment in the Fall 2008 semester was 1,495 students total....

       in Quincy, Plumas County
    • Lake Tahoe Community College
      Lake Tahoe Community College
      Lake Tahoe Community College is a community college located in South Lake Tahoe, California. At an altitude of , it is the highest college in the state. The college opened in 1975 without a campus; students attended classes at a closed-down local motel located on Lake Tahoe Boulevard. A student...

       in South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County
    • Lassen College
      Lassen College
      Lassen Community College is a community college in Susanville, California and it is a part of the California Community Colleges system.The college is located in Susanville in the high mountain lake country of northeastern California. The campus looks out over the city to Diamond Mountain and the...

       in Susanville, Lassen County
    • Mendocino College
      Mendocino College
      Mendocino College is a two-year tax-supported community college located in Ukiah, California. Mendocino College was founded in 1973. The main campus is located on of hilltop land north of downtown Ukiah in the Ukiah valley. Currently there are about 5,155 students, 55 full-time faculty, and 200...

       in Ukiah, Mendocino County
      • also serves Lake County
    • College of the Redwoods
      College of the Redwoods
      College of the Redwoods is a public two-year community college whose main campus, comprising , is located on the southernmost edge of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. This sprawling site is spacious and distinctive in its modernistic use of massive, exposed wooden support beams in each...

       in Eureka, Humboldt County
      • satellite campuses in Crescent City, Del Norte County and Fort Bragg, Mendocino County
    • Shasta College
      Shasta College
      Shasta College is an American two-year to four- year community college located in Redding, California founded in 1950. It later moved to a much bigger campus, while the original campus became the new location of Shasta High School....

       in Redding, Shasta County
    • Sierra College
      Sierra College
      Sierra College, a California community college, has its main campus located in Rocklin, California. Rocklin is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, approximately twenty minutes from the state capital of Sacramento and east of San Francisco. The campus lies within the watershed...

       in Rocklin, Placer County
    • College of the Siskiyous
      College of the Siskiyous
      College of the Siskiyous is a public two-year community college with campus is located in Weed, and Yreka, California in Siskiyou County in Northern California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students, including part-time students...

       in Weed, Siskiyou County
    • Yuba College
      Yuba College
      Yuba College is the main campus for the Yuba Community College District in Marysville, California, USA. It also has extension campuses in Woodland, California and Clearlake, California as well as offering some classes in Colusa, California and Beale AFB....

       in Marysville, Yuba County


    There are no community colleges in Colusa, Modoc, Nevada, Sierra, Sutter or Tehama Counties.

    Major highways

    Most of the major highways in the region run north-south around the mountains. Interstate 5
    Interstate 5 in California
    Interstate 5 is a major north–south route of the Interstate Highway System in the U.S. state of California. It begins at the Mexico – United States border at the San Ysidro crossing, goes north across the length of California and crosses into Oregon south of the Medford-Ashland metropolitan...

     is the primary highway in the center of the region. US 101 is the major coastal highway. US 395
    U.S. Route 395 in California
    In the U.S. state of California, U.S. Route 395 is a route which traverses from Interstate 15 near the southern city limits of Hesperia, north to the Oregon state line in Modoc County near Goose Lake...

     provides access east of the Sierras. Interstate 80
    Interstate 80 in California
    In the U.S. state of California, Interstate 80 , a major east–west route of the Interstate Highway System, has its western terminus in San Francisco, California, United States. From there it heads east across the Bay Bridge to Oakland, where it turns north and crosses the Carquinez Bridge...

     crosses Placer, Nevada and Sierra Counties in the Sierra Nevada. A network of state and county highways connects the area, though sparsely in the mountains.
    • State Route 1
      California State Route 1
      State Route 1 , more often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. It is famous for running along some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, leading to its designation as an All-American Road.Highway 1 does not run...

      : North Coast
    • State Route 3: Shasta-Cascade
    • Interstate 5: Central Valley, Redding, Shasta-Cascade and Mount Shasta
    • State Route 20: North Coast, Clear Lake, Central Valley, Yuba City and Sierra Nevada
    • State Route 28
      California State Route 28
      State Route 28 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that travels along the northern shore of Lake Tahoe, starting at Route 89 in Tahoe City and ending at the Nevada state border, whereupon it becomes Nevada State Route 28...

      : Lake Tahoe
    • State Route 29
      California State Route 29
      State Route 29 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that travels in a north–south direction from State Route 20 in Upper Lake to Interstate 80 in Vallejo.-Route description:...

      : North Coast, Clear Lake
    • State Route 32
      California State Route 32
      State Route 32 is an east–west state highway in the U.S. State of California which is routed from Interstate 5 in Orland, through Chico, through the northern Sierra Nevada, ending at SR 36 and SR 89 in eastern Tehama County.-Route description:...

      : Central Valley, Chico and Sierra Nevada
    • State Route 36
      California State Route 36
      State Route 36 is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California that is routed from U.S. Route 101 in Humboldt County to U.S. Route 395 just east of Susanville in Lassen County. The portion of SR 36 travelling past Lassen Volcanic National Park and Lake Almanor is part of the...

      : North Coast, Central Valley, Sierra Nevada, Lake Almanor and Lassen Park
    • State Route 44
      California State Route 44
      State Route 44 is a state highway in the U.S. State of California that travels in an east–west direction from Redding to Lassen Volcanic National Park before ending at Route 36 west of Susanville...

      : Central Valley, Redding, Shasta-Cascade and Lassen Park
    • State Route 45
      California State Route 45
      State Route 45 is a state highway in the U.S. State of California that travels in a north–south direction from Route 113 in Knights Landing to Route 32 in Hamilton City.-Route description:...

      : Central Valley
    • State Route 49
      California State Route 49
      State Route 49 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants who swept into the area looking for gold, and a portion of it...

      : Sierra Nevada
    • U.S. Route 50: Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe
    • State Route 53
      California State Route 53
      State Route 53 , also known as the Clearlake Expressway, connects SR 29 and SR 20 via the city of Clearlake. It runs in a north–south direction east of Clear Lake. The entire length of the highway is a California Scenic Highway....

      : Clear Lake
    • State Route 65
      California State Route 65
      State Route 65 , commonly known as Highway 65, is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California composed of two segments connecting Bakersfield to Exeter and Roseville to Olivehurst...

      : Roseville, Central Valley
    • State Route 70
      California State Route 70
      State Route 70 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. Connecting Sacramento with U.S. Route 395 near Beckwourth Pass via the Feather River Canyon, it was formerly known as U.S. Route 40 Alternate, crossing the Sierra Nevada at a lower elevation than Donner Pass on U.S. Route 40...

      : Central Valley and Sierra Nevada
    • Interstate 80: Roseville, Sierra Nevada
    • State Route 89
      California State Route 89
      State Route 89 is a California State Highway that travels in the north–south direction, and is the major thoroughfare for many mountain communities. It starts from U.S. Route 395 near Topaz Lake, winding its way up to the Monitor Pass, down to the Carson River, and up again over the Luther...

      : Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe, Lake Almanor, Lassen Park, Shasta-Cascade and Mount Shasta
    • State Route 96
      California State Route 96
      State Route 96 follows the Trinity and Klamath Rivers in Northern California. For most of the route it goes through the Karuk Tribal Reservation, the Yurok Tribal Reservation, and the Hoopa Tribal Reservation...

      : Shasta-Cascade
    • U.S. Route 97: Shasta-Cascade and Mount Shasta
    • State Route 99
      California State Route 99
      California State Route 99 , commonly known as Highway 99 or, simply, as 99 , is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley...

      : Central Valley, Yuba City and Chico
    • U.S. Route 101: North Coast, Redwood Parks and Eureka
    • State Route 128
      California State Route 128
      State Route 128 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, connecting the Mendocino coast to the Central Valley through the state's Wine Country.-Route description:...

      : North Coast
    • State Route 139
      California State Route 139
      State Route 139 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. Running from Susanville north to Oregon Route 39, it forms part of the shortest route between Reno, Nevada and Klamath Falls, Oregon. The entire route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, but is a two-lane road...

      : Great Basin
  • State Route 147
    California State Route 147
    State Route 147 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. The route runs along the eastern side of Lake Almanor. It serves as a bypass to connect State Route 89 and State Route 36 on the eastern side of the lake, whereas the two highways already meet on the western side in...

    : Lake Almanor
  • State Route 153
    California State Route 147
    State Route 147 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. The route runs along the eastern side of Lake Almanor. It serves as a bypass to connect State Route 89 and State Route 36 on the eastern side of the lake, whereas the two highways already meet on the western side in...

    : California gold discovery site
  • State Route 161: Shasta-Cascade
  • State Route 162: Central Valley
  • State Route 169: North Coast
  • State Route 172: Sierra Nevada
  • State Route 174: Sierra Nevada
  • State Route 175: North Coast, Clear Lake
  • State Route 193: Sierra Nevada
  • State Route 197: North Coast and Redwood Parks
  • U.S. Route 199: North Coast and Redwood Parks
  • State Route 211
    California State Route 211
    State Route 211 is a California state highway in Humboldt County that connects Ferndale with U.S. 101.This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System.-Route description:...

    : North Coast
  • State Route 253
    California State Route 253
    State Route 253, also known as the Ukiah–Boonville Road, is a highway in Mendocino County, California. It runs from California State Route 128 near Boonville to U.S. Route 101 near Ukiah, connecting the Anderson Valley to the Ukiah Valley across the mountains of the Mendocino Range.-Route...

    : North Coast
  • State Route 255
    California State Route 255
    State Route 255 is a state highway in Humboldt County, California, United States.-Route description:It is a western alternate route of U.S. Route 101 between Eureka and Arcata, routed via the three bridges over Humboldt Bay and Indian Island and Woodley Islands, rather than motorists having to...

    : Eureka
  • State Route 263
    California State Route 263
    State Route 263 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in Siskiyou County. It is also part of Business Loop 5 due to being a parallel route of Interstate 5 to the west. Route 263 connects Route 3 near the north city limits of Yreka to Route 96 eight miles north. It was once part of...

    : Shasta-Cascade
  • State Route 267
    California State Route 267
    State Route 267, known as North Shore Boulevard, is a California state highway near Lake Tahoe, USA. It connects Interstate 80 in Truckee to the Northstar at Tahoe ski resort and Kings Beach on Lake Tahoe, and serves as an alternate route to Route 89 for connecting between Interstate 80 and Route...

    : Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe
  • State Route 271
    California State Route 271
    State Route 271 is a state highway in northern California, USA. It is a former routing of U.S. Route 101 , now reduced to being a frontage road for that route in discontiguous segments. It also connects with Route 1 just before that route's terminus with US 101 in Leggett...

    : Redwood Parks
  • State Route 273
    California State Route 273
    State Route 273 is a state highway in Shasta County, California, USA. The route takes a more direct approach to the cities of Anderson and Redding, passing through their downtown districts. Interstate 5 is a bypass of this route, as it connects both ends. This route was part of former U.S. Route...

    : Redding
  • State Route 281
    California State Route 281
    State Route 281 is a partially constructed state highway in Lake County, California, United States. It is a northeastern loop off of State Route 29 along the edge of Clear Lake.-Route description:...

    : Clear Lake
  • State Route 284
    California State Route 284
    State Route 284 is a short state highway in Plumas County, California. It is a spur route off from State Route 70 in Chilcoot connecting to Frenchman Lake.-Route description:The route begins at State Route 70 at Chilcoot...

    : Sierra Nevada
  • State Route 299
    California State Route 299
    State Route 299 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs across the northern part of the state. It runs from Arcata on the Pacific Ocean to the border with Nevada. Between Arcata and Redding, Route 299 junctions with State Route 96 and is briefly co-signed with State Route 3. In...

    : North Coast, Eureka, Central Valley, Redding, Shasta-Cascade and Great Basin
  • U.S. Route 395: Great Basin


  • There are two signed historic US highway system routes in Upstate California. Historic US 40
    U.S. Route 40
    U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...

     was replaced by I-80
    Interstate 80 in California
    In the U.S. state of California, Interstate 80 , a major east–west route of the Interstate Highway System, has its western terminus in San Francisco, California, United States. From there it heads east across the Bay Bridge to Oakland, where it turns north and crosses the Carquinez Bridge...

     but follows parallel to it along many city and rural roads. The former US Route 40 Alternate through the Feather River Canyon became California State Route 70
    California State Route 70
    State Route 70 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. Connecting Sacramento with U.S. Route 395 near Beckwourth Pass via the Feather River Canyon, it was formerly known as U.S. Route 40 Alternate, crossing the Sierra Nevada at a lower elevation than Donner Pass on U.S. Route 40...

    .

    Similarly, historic US 99
    U.S. Route 99
    U.S. Route 99 was the main north–south highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964, running from Calexico, California, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Blaine, Washington, on the U.S.-Canada border. It was a route of the United States Numbered Highways, assigned in 1926 and existing...

     has been replaced by I-5
    Interstate 5 in California
    Interstate 5 is a major north–south route of the Interstate Highway System in the U.S. state of California. It begins at the Mexico – United States border at the San Ysidro crossing, goes north across the length of California and crosses into Oregon south of the Medford-Ashland metropolitan...

    , and is signed as the historic route along some of the business routes and frontage roads which used to be the highway. In the Central Valley, US 99 was split into two routes, US 99W which became I-5 and US 99E which became California State Route 99
    California State Route 99
    California State Route 99 , commonly known as Highway 99 or, simply, as 99 , is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley...

    .

    Rail

    Passenger rail in the region is limited to Amtrak long-haul lines. The Coast Starlight
    Coast Starlight
    The Coast Starlight is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States. It runs from King Street Station in Seattle, Washington, to Union Station in Los Angeles, California. The train's name was formed as a merging of two of Southern Pacific's train names, the Coast...

     stops late at night in Chico
    Chico (Amtrak station)
    The Chico Amtrak station is a passenger station in Chico, California served by Amtrak. Formerly a Southern Pacific Railroad depot, it is located at Fifth and Orange Streets and is used by Amtrak's Coast Starlight service....

    , Redding
    Redding (Amtrak station)
    Redding is a station served by Amtrak's Coast Starlight in Redding in Northern California in the United States. It has sheltered waiting areas on both platforms and a parking lot near the southbound platform....

     and Dunsmuir
    Dunsmuir (Amtrak station)
    The Dunsmuir Station is an Amtrak train station in Dunsmuir, California. It is used by Union Pacific Railroad, but is not staffed by Amtrak. Dunsmuir Station is the northernmost Amtrak station in the State of California....

     (near Mount Shasta). The California Zephyr
    California Zephyr
    The California Zephyr is a long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the midwestern and western United States.It runs from Chicago, Illinois, in the east to Emeryville, California, in the west, passing through the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California...

     stops during daytime hours in Truckee
    Truckee (Amtrak station)
    The Truckee Amtrak station is a train station in Truckee, California, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.It is currently served by one daily passenger train in each direction, the California Zephyr. The westbound train arrives in the morning from Chicago and Denver heading for...

    , Colfax
    Colfax (Amtrak station)
    Amtrak's Colfax Station is in Colfax, California. It is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by Southern Pacific Railroad and was restored in the early 21st Century...

     and Roseville
    Roseville (Amtrak station)
    The Roseville Amtrak Station is at 201 Pacific Street in Roseville, California, United States. It can be reached from the Douglas Boulevard exit off Interstate 80. The station has an enclosed waiting area and restrooms...

    . Amtrak California also operates bus connections to the Capitol Corridor
    Capitol Corridor
    The Capitol Corridor is a 168-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in California. Because it is fully supported by the state, the Capitol Corridor operates under Amtrak California. It runs from the San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento, roughly parallel to Interstate 80...

     and San Joaquins
    San Joaquins
    The San Joaquin is a passenger train operated by Amtrak as part of the Amtrak California network in California's Central Valley. Twelve trains a day run between its southern terminus at Bakersfield and Stockton, where the route splits to Oakland or Sacramento...

     trains. Greyhound
    Greyhound Lines
    Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...

     buses cover the major highways.

    Freight rail is served by commercial railroads. Union Pacific Railroad
    Union Pacific Railroad
    The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

     and BNSF Railway
    BNSF Railway
    The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

     operate mainline freight through the region. Union Pacific's J.R. Davis Yard in Roseville, located in Placer County, is the largest rail facility in the western states. Smaller railroads in the region include the Almanor Railroad
    Almanor Railroad
    The Almanor Railroad was a Class III shortline operating in Northern California, USA. It was owned by Collins Pine Company, a division of The Collins Companies and annually hauled about 300 cars of timber and lumber products generated at the mill...

     (now defunct), California Northern Railroad, Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
    Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
    The Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad is a Class II railroad operating between Northern California and Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was previously a mainline owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad between Eugene and Weed, California via Medford, Oregon...

    , Lake County Railroad
    Lake County Railroad
    The Lake County Railroad , based in Lakeview, Oregon, United States, is owned by the Lake County government and operated by the Modoc Northern Railroad. It runs south from Lakeview to Alturas, California, and then back every Thursday...

    , Modoc Northern Railroad
    Modoc Northern Railroad
    The Modoc Northern Railroad connects Klamath Falls to Alturas, California and Lakeview, Oregon to Alturas, California. Modoc Northern Railroad operates over 160 miles of track in northeastern California and southern Oregon and is based in Tulelake, California...

    , Quincy Railroad and Yreka Western Railroad
    Yreka Western Railroad
    The Yreka Western Railroad is an shortline railroad that operates freight and tourist trains between the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad at Montague and the city of Yreka, California...

    .

    Air

    Regional airline
    Regional airline
    Regional airlines are airlines that operate regional aircraft to provide passenger air service to communities without sufficient demand to attract mainline service...

     service within the area is available at Arcata-Eureka
    Arcata-Eureka Airport
    Arcata/Eureka Airport , also known as Arcata Airport, is an airport located north of Eureka in the unincorporated town of McKinleyville, California. This regional airport serves Humboldt County, including the two primary regional cities that compose its name: Arcata and Eureka. The airport is a...

    , Chico
    Chico Municipal Airport
    Chico Municipal Airport , often called CMA, is a public airport located four miles north of the central business district of Chico, a city in Butte County, California, United States. The airport covers 1,475 acres and has two runways and one helipad. It is mostly used for general aviation, but...

    , Crescent City and Redding
    Redding Municipal Airport
    -References:* Maurer, Maurer . Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.-External links:* at City of Redding web site...

    . Regional airline service is also across the state line in Klamath Falls, Oregon
    Klamath Falls Airport
    Klamath Falls Airport , also known as Kingsley Field, is a joint civil-military public airport located four miles southeast of Klamath Falls, in Klamath County, Oregon, USA. The airport has two runways...

    .

    The nearest major airline service is at Sacramento
    Sacramento International Airport
    Sacramento International Airport is a public airport located 10 miles northwest of the central business district of Sacramento, in Sacramento County, California, USA. It is run by Sacramento County...

    , Reno (Nevada) and Medford (Oregon)
    Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport
    Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport is a public airport located 3 miles north of downtown Medford in Jackson County, Oregon, USA. In addition to Jackson County, the airport serves seven nearby counties in southwest Oregon. It is owned and operated by Jackson County's Aviation Authority...

    .

    Military airfields exist at Beale Air Force Base
    Beale Air Force Base
    Beale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately east of Marysville, California. Originally known as Camp Beale....

     near Marysville in Yuba County and the Sierra Army Depot
    Sierra Army Depot
    Sierra Army Depot is a United States Army post located near the unincorporated city of Herlong, California northwest of Reno, NV and southeast of Susanville, CA. Sierra Army Depot is in the highest desert plain east of the Sierra Nevada mountains at an elevation of . The high desert plain is only...

     near Herlong in Lassen County. The Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay
    Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay
    Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay is a United States Coast Guard Air Station located at Arcata-Eureka Airport in McKinleyville, California is one of five air stations in the Eleventh Coast Guard District.- Operations and missions :...

     is co-located with the Arcata-Eureka Airport near McKinleyville in Humboldt County.

    General aviation
    General aviation
    General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...

     airports exist in all 20 counties.

    Water

    The only deep-water port in coastal Upstate California is located at Humboldt Bay
    Humboldt Bay
    Humboldt Bay is a natural bay and a multi-basin, bar-built coastal lagoon located on the rugged North Coast of California, United States entirely within Humboldt County. The regional center and county seat of Eureka and the college town of Arcata adjoin the bay, which is the second largest enclosed...

    , California's second largest natural deep-water bay, which has Eureka
    Eureka, California
    Eureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....

    , the region's largest coastal city, located on its eastern shore. This underutilized port is managed by the Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation & Conservation District
    Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation & Conservation District
    The Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation & Conservation District, created in 1972 by local voters, manages the Port of Humboldt Bay, and the Port of Eureka, the primary city of the region, and much larger facilities on the shore of the adjacent peninsula, known as Samoa...

    , which also manages facilities at Shelter Cove
    Shelter Cove, California
    Shelter Cove is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It lies at an elevation of 138 feet . Shelter Cove is on California's Lost Coast. Lying where the King Range meets the Pacific Ocean, it is a principal population center in the Lost Coast region...

     located on the Lost Coast
    Lost Coast
    The Lost Coast is a mostly undeveloped section of the California North Coast in Mendocino and Humboldt Counties, which includes the King Range. It was named the "Lost Coast" after the area experienced depopulation in the 1930s...

    . Other harbors and marinas include Crescent City Harbor in Crescent City
    Crescent City, California
    Crescent City is the county seat and only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California. Named for the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city, Crescent City had a total population of 7,643 in the 2010 census, up from 4,006 in the 2000 census...

    , Noyo Harbor
    Noyo Harbor
    Noyo Harbor is the port and boat docking area for Fort Bragg, California, USA. It is built near the mouth of the Noyo River in the town of Noyo, just south of Fort Bragg. Noyo Harbor is located in Mendocino County northwest of the Port of San Francisco and south-southeast of the port of...

     in Fort Bragg
    Fort Bragg, California
    Fort Bragg is a city located in coastal Mendocino County, California along State Route 1, the major north-south highway along the Pacific Coast. Fort Bragg is located west of Willits, at an elevation of 85 feet...

    , and Trinidad Harbor in Trinidad
    Trinidad, California
    Trinidad is a seaside city in Humboldt County, located on the Pacific Ocean north of the Arcata-Eureka Airport and north of the college town of Arcata...

    . Water recreation marinas are also on inland lakes and rivers, such as Lake Tahoe
    Lake Tahoe
    Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...

    , Lake Shasta, Lake Oroville
    Lake Oroville
    Lake Oroville, also known as Lake Edmonston, is a reservoir in the U.S. state of California, formed by the Oroville Dam across the Feather River. The lake is situated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada about northeast of Oroville. At over , it is one of the largest reservoirs in California,...

    , Trinity Lake
    Trinity Lake
    Trinity Lake, previously called Clair Engle Lake, is a lake on the Trinity River formed by the Trinity Dam and located in Trinity County, California, The dam was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The lake has a capacity of , making it one of the largest reservoirs in California. The lake's...

    , Clear Lake
    Clear Lake
    Clear Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake entirely in California, and has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake entirely in California, the tenth largest by capacity. It is located in Lake County and is fed by runoff flowing into many streams as well as springs in Soda Bay. Its...

    , Lake Almanor
    Lake Almanor
    Lake Almanor is a large artificial lake in northwestern Plumas County, northeastern California. The reservoir has a capacity of and a maximum depth of about 90 feet...

    , Whiskeytown Lake
    Whiskeytown Lake
    Whiskeytown Lake is a lake in Shasta County in northwestern California, about west of Redding. The lake is in the Whiskeytown Unit of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area. It has a capacity of and is formed by Whiskeytown Dam on Clear Creek...

    , and many others.

    Parks and other protected areas


    The protected areas listed below are located in Upstate California.
    • National Parks
      • Lassen Volcanic National Park
        Lassen Volcanic National Park
        Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak; the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range...

      • Lava Beds National Monument
        Lava Beds National Monument
        Lava Beds National Monument is located in northeastern California, in Siskiyou and Modoc Counties. The Monument lies on the northeastern flank of the Medicine Lake Volcano, with the largest total area covered by a volcano in the Cascade Range....

      • Redwood National and State Parks
        Redwood National and State Parks
        The Redwood National and State Parks are located in the United States, along the coast of northern California. Comprising Redwood National Park and California's Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks , the combined RNSP contain...

         (a World Heritage Site
        World Heritage Site
        A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

        )
    • State Parks
      • Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
        Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
        Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park is a state park of California, USA, preserving a wilderness of freshwater springs and geologically recent lava flows. Unique in the California state park system, public access is by boat only. It is located in Shasta County, California. The state acquired the...

      • Burton Creek State Park
        Burton Creek State Park
        Burton Creek State Park is a state park of California, USA, located in Placer County near Truckee.Situated on the outskirts of Tahoe City, the park offers of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing. The park was established in 1976....

      • Castle Crags State Park
      • Clear Lake State Park
        Clear Lake State Park (California)
        Clear Lake State Park is a state park of California, USA, on Clear Lake. The park is popular for water recreation. Amenities include 149 developed campsites spread across four campground areas, two group campsites, a swimming beach with showers, a boat launch, and a marina...

      • Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
        Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
        Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park is a state park located in California. The park, established in 1927, is with approximately 50% old-growth coast redwood and of wild coastline. The park is a World Heritage Site & Biosphere Preserve....

      • Dimmick Memorial Grove State Park
      • D. L. Bliss State Park
        D. L. Bliss State Park
        D. L. Bliss State Park is a California state park located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe approximately 25 miles north of the city of South Lake Tahoe. In 1929, the Duane Leroy Bliss family donated to the state for the park. Rubicon Point Light, the highest lighthouse in the United States, is...

      • Donner Memorial State Park
        Donner Memorial State Park
        Donner Memorial State Park is a US state park located near Truckee, California. The park is named after the ill-fated Donner Party, and contains the Emigrant Trail Museum and the Pioneer Monument dedicated to them. The Donner Camp site at Alder Creek, where the Donner families were trapped by...

      • Emerald Bay State Park
        Emerald Bay State Park
        Emerald Bay State Park is a state park located around Emerald Bay, a National Natural Landmark since 1968, at Lake Tahoe, California. The park is home to Eagle Falls and Vikingsholm, a 38-room mansion that is one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the United States. The park...

      • Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
        Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
        Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is located 20 Miles east of Eureka, California then another east of Fortuna, California on State Route 36. This low use park containing 30 campsites is sited on the Van Duzen River. The small park was created by a donation from Owen R...

      • Hendy Woods State Park
        Hendy Woods State Park
        Hendy Woods State Park is a state park located in Mendocino County, California. The park contains two groves of old growth Coast Redwood: Big Hendy and Little Hendy . The Navarro River runs through the length of the park....

      • Humboldt Lagoons State Park
        Humboldt Lagoons State Park
        Humboldt Lagoons State Park is a state park located in northern California. The state park includes access from U.S. Route 101 to three lagoons on the Pacific coast between Eureka, California and the Oregon border. Big Lagoon is the largest and southernmost lagoon. Stone Lagoon is the middle...

      • Humboldt Redwoods State Park
        Humboldt Redwoods State Park
        Humboldt Redwoods State Park is located south of Eureka, California in southern Humboldt County, within northern California. Established by the Save-the-Redwoods League in 1921 with the dedication of the Raynal Bolling Memorial Grove, it has grown to become the third largest park in the California...

      • Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
        Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
        Jedediah Smith Redwoods Park, established in 1929, was named after the noted fur trapper Jedediah Smith, who visited its location during an 1826 expedition. It is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, nine miles east of Crescent City, on U.S. Route 199...

      • Kings Beach State Park
      • MacKerricher State Park
        MacKerricher State Park
        MacKerricher State Park in Northern California offers a variety of habitats: beach, bluff, headland, dune, forest, and wetland. Tide pools are along the shore. Seals live on the rocks off the park’s Mendocino coast. More than 90 species of birds visit or live near Cleone Lake, a former tidal lagoon...

      • Manchester Beach State Park
      • McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
        McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
        Located approximately 6 miles north of Burney, California, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park is the second oldest state park in the California State Parks System. The park offers camping, fishing, watersports, hiking and horseback riding facilities. The park is mainly known for the...

      • Mendocino Headlands State Park
        Mendocino Headlands State Park
        Mendocino Headlands State Park is a California State Park in Mendocino, California. It consists of of undeveloped seaside bluffs and islets surrounding the town of Mendocino, two beaches , and the much larger Big River Unit stretching for eight miles along both banks of the nearby Big River.The...

      • Navarro River Redwoods State Park
        Navarro River Redwoods State Park
        Navarro River Redwoods State Park is a state park in Mendocino County, California consisting of of second-growth redwood forest in a narrow stretch long on both banks of the Navarro River, from the town of Navarro to the river's confluence with the Pacific Ocean.-Activities and facilities:The...

      • Patrick's Point State Park
        Patrick's Point State Park
        Patrick's Point State Park is north of Eureka, California in the heart of California's coast redwood country.The park is home to many tree species including coastal redwoods, spruce, hemlock, pine, fir and red alder and wildflower meadows with a...

      • Plumas Eureka State Park
      • Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
        Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
        Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park, located in Humboldt County, California, near the town of Orick and 50 miles north of Eureka...

      • Richardson Grove State Park
        Richardson Grove State Park
        Richardson Grove State Park is located at the southernmost border of Humboldt County, south of Eureka, California, United States, and north of San Francisco. The year-round park, which has approximately , straddles US 101, causing the narrowest point of its entire distance. Local residents refer...

      • Russian Gulch State Park
        Russian Gulch State Park
        Russian Gulch State Park is a California State Park in coastal Mendocino County, California, two miles north of Mendocino and seven miles south of Fort Bragg.-Park features:...

      • Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
        Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
        Sinkyone Wilderness State Park is a state park in Mendocino County, California. The wilderness area borders the Pacific Ocean to the west and the King Range National Conservation Area to the north. The nearest settlement is the unincorporated town of Leggett...

      • Sugar Pine Point State Park
      • Van Damme State Park
        Van Damme State Park
        Van Damme State Park consists of about of land in Mendocino County, California, near the town of Little River on State Route 1. It was named for Charles Van Damme , who was born in the area and purchased the land that is now the park with profits from a San Francisco ferry business...

    • State historical sites
      • Anderson Marsh State Historical Park
      • Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park
        Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park
        Bidwell Mansion, located at 525 Esplanade in Chico, California, was the home of General John Bidwell and Annie Bidwell from the late 1868 until 1900, when Gen. Bidwell died. Annie continued to live there until her death in 1918...

      • Empire Mine State Historic Park
        Empire Mine State Historic Park
        Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Grass Valley, California. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places and a federal Historic District. Since 1975, California State Parks has administered and maintained the mine...

      • Fort Humboldt State Historic Park
        Fort Humboldt State Historic Park
        Fort Humboldt State Historic Park is a California state park located in the southern portion of Eureka, just off U.S. Route 101. The North Coast regional headquarters of the California State Parks is located onsite.-Early years, 1853–1860:...

      • Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
        Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
        Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park belongs to the California State Historic Park system, a part of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Malakoff Diggins is the site of California's largest hydraulic mines...

      • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
        Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
        Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a California state park near Placerville, California, USA. It marks the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848...

      • Shasta State Historic Park
      • Weaverville Joss House State Historical Monument
    • National Forests
      • Butte Valley National Grassland
        Butte Valley National Grassland
        Butte Valley National Grassland is a 18,425 acre United States National Grassland located in northern California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, it is located in northern Siskiyou County, near the Oregon border, between the communities of Dorris and Macdoel along U.S. Highway 97...

      • Eldorado National Forest
        Eldorado National Forest
        Eldorado National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range, in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S. National Forest]] located in the central [[Sierra Nevada |Sierra Nevada]] [[mountain range]], in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S...

      • Klamath National Forest
        Klamath National Forest
        Klamath National Forest is a national forest, in the Klamath Mountains, located in Siskiyou County in northern California, but with a tiny extension into southern Jackson County in Oregon. The forest contains continuous stands of ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Douglas fir, red fir, white fir and...

      • Lassen National Forest
        Lassen National Forest
        Lassen National Forest is a national forest of 1,700 square miles in northeastern California. It is named after pioneer Peter Lassen, who mined, ranched and promoted the area to emigrant parties in the 1850s.- Overview :...

      • Mendocino National Forest
        Mendocino National Forest
        The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...

      • Modoc National Forest
        Modoc National Forest
        Modoc National Forest is a national forest in northeastern California, covering parts of Modoc , Lassen , and Siskiyou counties. Most of the forest was covered by an immense lava flow millions of years ago. The eastern part of the forest east of Alturas contains a spur of the Cascade Range to...

      • Plumas National Forest
        Plumas National Forest
        Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre United States National Forest located in the Sierra Nevada, in northern California.-Geography:...

      • Shasta-Trinity National Forest
        Shasta-Trinity National Forest
        The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is a federally designated forest in northern California, USA. It is the largest National Forest in California and is managed by the United States Forest Service. The 2.2-million acre forest encompasses five wilderness areas, hundreds of mountain lakes and of...

      • Six Rivers National Forest
        Six Rivers National Forest
        Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of California. It was established on July 1, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman from portions of Klamath, Siskiyou and Trinity National Forests. Its over one million acres of land contain a variety of...

  • National Recreation Areas
    • Smith River National Recreation Area
      Smith River National Recreation Area
      Smith River National Recreation Area is located northwestern California, United States. The Smith River National Recreation Area is in Six Rivers National Forest and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Created by Congress in 1990, Smith River...

    • Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
      Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
      The Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area in northern California. It has a total of of land, which is divided into three units, Whiskeytown, Shasta and Trinity. The recreation area was established in 1965 by the United States Congress. The...

  • State Recreation Areas
    • Admiral Standley State Recreation Area
    • Benbow Lake State Recreation Area
      Benbow Lake State Recreation Area
      Benbow Lake State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California, USA, established around a reservoir on the South Fork Eel River. It is located in Humboldt County south of Garberville on U.S. Route 101....

    • Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area
    • Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
      Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
      Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is located on and around Folsom Lake, near the Sierra-Nevada foothills city of Folsom, California about 25 miles east of Sacramento. Latitude/Longitude: 38.7075 / -121.1549...

    • Harry A Merlo State Recreation Area
    • Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
      Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
      The Lake Oroville State Recreation Area is a California protected area. LOSRA "includes Lake Oroville and the surrounding lands and facilities within the project area as well as the land and waters in and around the Diversion Pool and Thermalito Forebay, downstream of Oroville Dam."-References:...

    • Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
    • Tahoe State Recreation Area
    • Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area
      Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area
      Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area is a woodland park located along the Sacramento River in Tehama County, California.-Proposed for closure in 2008:...

  • National Wildlife Refuge System
    • Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge
      Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge
      Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge is half a mile offshore from Crescent City in northern California. This coastal rock covers approximately , and rises steeply above sea level. The refuge provides an important sanctuary for Aleutian Canada geese and nesting seabirds.It is, in fact, known as the...

    • Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
      Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
      Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern California consists of approximately of open water surrounded by over of upland bunchgrass, low sagebrush, and juniper habitat...

    • Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
      Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
      Colusa National Wildlife Refuge is one of six refuges in the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex located in the Sacramento Valley of north-central California. The refuge is about north of the metropolitan area of Sacramento....

    • Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
      Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
      The Delevan National Wildlife Refuge is one of six refuges in the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in the Sacramento Valley of north-central California. The refuge is approximately north of Sacramento and consists of over of intensively managed wetlands and of uplands.More than...

    • Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex
    • Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
      Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
      The Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service located in the Klamath Basin along a portion of the northern California and southern Oregon border near Klamath Falls, Oregon...

    • Modoc National Wildlife Refuge
      Modoc National Wildlife Refuge
      Modoc National Wildlife Refuge is home to more than 250 species of birds and a variety of other wildlife. Located in a high-altitude desert valley on the western edge of the Great Basin in Modoc County, California, the refuge is part of a large complex of mid-altitude wetlands and lakes in...

    • Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
    • Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
      Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
      Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, the southern-most refuge in the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, is located in the Sacramento Valley of California, about north of the metropolitan area of Sacramento...

    • Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
      Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
      The Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service located in the Klamath Basin in northern California near the Oregon border south of Klamath Falls, Oregon....

  • Wilderness Areas
    • Bucks Lake Wilderness
      Bucks Lake Wilderness
      The Bucks Lake Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Plumas National Forest section of the Sierra Nevada, in northeastern California, United States.-Geography:...

    • Caribou Wilderness
      Caribou Wilderness
      The Caribou Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area created by the Wilderness Act of 1964 and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. It is located east of Redding in the state of California, USA. The Caribou Wilderness comprises and is adjacent to the east side of...

    • Castle Crags Wilderness
      Castle Crags Wilderness
      The Castle Crags Wilderness is a wilderness area located 40 miles north of Redding, California within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The US Congress passsd the California Wilderness Act in 1984 which set aside the wilderness...

    • Chanchelulla Wilderness
    • Desolation Wilderness
      Desolation Wilderness
      The Desolation Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just southwest of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a popular backpacking destination, with much barren rocky terrain at the edge of the...

    • Granite Chief Wilderness
    • Ishi Wilderness
      Ishi Wilderness
      The Ishi Wilderness is a 41,339 acre wilderness area located on the Lassen National Forest in the Shasta Cascade foothills of northern California, United States. The Ishi Wilderness is located approximately twenty miles east of Red Bluff, California. The wilderness was created when the US Congress...

    • Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
    • Lava Beds Wilderness
    • Marble Mountain Wilderness
      Marble Mountain Wilderness
      The Marble Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area located northeast of Eureka, California, USA. It is managed by the US Forest Service and is within the Klamath National Forest. The land was first set aside on April 1931 as the Marble Mountain Primitive Area , it was one of four areas to gain...

    • Mount Shasta Wilderness
      Mount Shasta Wilderness
      The Mount Shasta Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located east of Mount Shasta City in northern California. The US Congress passed the 1984 California Wilderness Act that set aside the Mount Shasta Wilderness. The US Forest Service is the managing agency as the wilderness ...

    • North Fork Wilderness
    • Russian Wilderness
      Russian Wilderness
      The Russian Wilderness is a wilderness area of located approximately northeast of Eureka in northern California. It is within the Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County and is managed by the US Forest Service...

    • Siskiyou Wilderness
      Siskiyou Wilderness
      The Siskiyou Wilderness is a federal wilderness area designated by the passage of the California Wilderness Act of 1984. Originally, the land area was The Northern California Wild Heritage Act of 2006 added for the current total of . All of the wilderness is in Northern California and is managed...

    • Snow Mountain Wilderness
      Snow Mountain Wilderness
      The Snow Mountain Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located north of Santa Rosa, California, USA in the Mendocino National Forest. The U.S. Congress passed the California Wilderness Act of 1984 which created 23 new wilderness areas including Snow Mountain. It lies within the...

    • South Warner Wilderness
      South Warner Wilderness
      The South Warner Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area east of Alturas, California, USA. It encompasses more than of the Warner Mountains....

    • Thousand Lakes Wilderness
      Thousand Lakes Wilderness
      The Thousand Lakes Wilderness is located within the southern portion of the Cascade Range in northeastern California. The wilderness was established in 1964 with the passage of the Wilderness Act and is administered by Lassen National Forest...

    • Trinity Alps Wilderness
      Trinity Alps Wilderness
      The Trinity Alps Wilderness is a designated wilderness located in northern California, roughly between Eureka and Redding. It is jointly administered by Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, and Six Rivers National Forests. About are administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The wilderness is located in...

    • Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
      Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
      The Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located west of Red Bluff in the state of California. Created by the Wilderness Act of 1964, the land area was originally ....


  • See also

    • Pacific Crest Trail
      Pacific Crest Trail
      The Pacific Crest Trail is a long-distance mountain hiking and equestrian trail on the Western Seaboard of the United States. The southern terminus is at the California border with Mexico...

    • Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway
      Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway
      The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway is an All-American Road in the U.S. states of California and Oregon. It is roughly 500 miles long and travels through the Cascade Range past numerous volcanoes. It is composed of two separate National Scenic Byways, the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway - Oregon and...

    • List of regions of California
    • Upstate
      Upstate
      The term upstate often refers to the northernly portions of a handful of U.S. states. It is also sometimes used to refer to parts of states that have a higher elevation and are away from sea level...


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