The Plumas County seat of Quincy is one of the prettiest small towns in California and California Fall Color’s Peak of the Week.
Sharon Jiang found Quincy to be a riot of fall color on a visit this past Friday when she drove the scenic Deer Creek Highway (CA-32) from Chico to Plumas County.
At the Elam Campground, Deer Creek is lined with peaking carnelian, honey, burnt-orange and amber Darmera (Indian paintbrush).
On arrival in Quincy, Sharon was greeted by a mix of exotic flowering plum and native cottonwood dressed in carmine and goldenrod. Historic downtown Quincy blends native and exotic trees in a showy display of orange, yellow, red and green tincts.
Quincy and its surrounding fall color spots are prime now and through the coming week.
- Elam Campground, Deer Creek, CA 32 (4,380′) – PEAK (75-100%) GO NOW!
- Quincy (3,342′) – PEAK (75-100%) GO NOW!
