Frenchman Lake
Encyclopedia
Frenchman Lake is located in Southeastern Plumas County, California
and was created by the damming of Little Last Chance Creek.
which is approximately 8 miles (13 km) south.
administers Frenchman Lake as a National Forest Recreation Area for United States Forest Service
. It is locally managed by the Beckwouth Ranger District. The Frenchman Lake Recreation Area offers a wide variety of summer outdoor experiences including: camping, picnicking, fishing, hunting, boating, jet skiing, mountain biking, swimming and water-skiing. In the winter, ice fishing, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing are favored activities.
Public campgrounds are located on the south shore at Cottonwood Springs, Frenchman, Spring Creek and Big Cove. Additionally there is another campground located below the dam along Little Last Chance Creek.
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...
and was created by the damming of Little Last Chance Creek.
Geography
The Frenchman Lake's elevation when full is 5588 feet (1,703 m) above sea level. The surface area of Frenchman Lake is 1580 acres (6 km²). The shoreline length is 21 miles (34 km), the maximum depth reaches 101 feet (31 m), averaging 35 feet (11 m). The nearest community is Chilcoot-Vinton, CaliforniaChilcoot-Vinton, California
Chilcoot-Vinton is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 454 at the 2010 census, up from 387 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chilcoot-Vinton is located at ....
which is approximately 8 miles (13 km) south.
National Forest Recreation Area
The Plumas National ForestPlumas National Forest
Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre United States National Forest located in the Sierra Nevada, in northern California.-Geography:...
administers Frenchman Lake as a National Forest Recreation Area for United States Forest Service
United States Forest Service
The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...
. It is locally managed by the Beckwouth Ranger District. The Frenchman Lake Recreation Area offers a wide variety of summer outdoor experiences including: camping, picnicking, fishing, hunting, boating, jet skiing, mountain biking, swimming and water-skiing. In the winter, ice fishing, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing are favored activities.
Public campgrounds are located on the south shore at Cottonwood Springs, Frenchman, Spring Creek and Big Cove. Additionally there is another campground located below the dam along Little Last Chance Creek.