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Wildflower and Waterfall Self-guided Tours in Plumas County, Northern California

Highway 89 along Lake Almanor has some colorful wildflowers, especially the area about midway between Canyon Dam and Hwy 36 where there are wet meadows. Flowers such as Stickseed and Soap Plant are prominent in this area as are Deer Brush (pictured left) and Serviceberry. 

The east shore of Lake Almanor along Hwy 147 is pretty with the white color of Bitter Brush and Service Berry. The appearance of the landscape of Chester along Hwy 36 changes in the spring with flowering shrubs. The yellow color of Antelope Bitterbrush and Arrowleaf Balsam Root (pictured right) and the white flowers of Bittercherry are Prominent. West of Chester, the common flowers are the Yellow Senecio and the California Stickseed.
Another hot spot is along the road side of Hwy 32 south of Chester, where riparian areas produce and abundance of wildflowers. Look for Dogwood (pictured left), and purple flowered Deer Brush in early spring, and orange canyon Delphinium and Red Bud during summer months.