Location

Located on Lower Bucks Lake in the Plumas National Forest of the Sierra Nevada about 45 miles northeast of Oroville and 20 miles west of Quincy, California.

Buck's Lake map

Directions from Oroville

From Highway 70, take Oro Dam Road east, and follow Highway 162 east towards Quincy. After crossing Lake Oroville, the road narrows and becomes Route 119, the Oro-Quincy Highway. Turn north (left) on Bucklin Road at the Camp Timberwolf sign. Turn left onto dirt road at Lower Bucks Lake approximately 1/4 mile past Bucks Lake Dam.

Directions from Quincy

Near north end of town, take Bucks Lake Road west. Either Bucks Lake Road (shorter, steeper, more curves) or Big Creek Road (longer, less steep) will get you to Bucks Lake. Just past Bucks Lake (after Bucks Lake Road and Big Creek Road reconnect), turn north (right) on Bucklin Road at the Camp Timberwolf sign. Turn left onto dirt road at Lower Bucks Lake approximately 1/4 mile past Bucks Lake Dam.

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