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Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area - Plumas County

Quail Hunting Hiking Trails Deer Hunting Allowed Wildlife Viewing
The symbols above are activities permitted on this Wildlife Area. Click for more info.

Location: 5 miles east of Portola and three miles north of Beckwourth in the northwest corner of Sierra Valley.

Phone Number: (916) 358-2900

Maps: Directional Map (PDF)    Area Topographic (PDF)    North Unit Topographic (PDF)    South Unit Topographic (PDF)

Description: This 1,732 acre wildlife area provides ideal conditions for deer foraging and fawning. The area is mostly montane chaparral habitat dominated by sagebrush and bitterbrush. Pockets of black oak and yellow pine can be found at the lower elevations. At the upper elevations, wet meadow habitat is found in Crocker Meadow. Two seasonal streams drain the property. Common wildlife species include mule deer, mountain quail, jackrabbit, coyote, gray fox, raccoon, and a variety of hawks.

Access: Type C area
Access from Beckwourth is on County Road 111 (Genese Mapes/Beckwourth-Genese Road), north of Hwy 70.

Recreational Use

  • The area is open to hunting, hiking, photography, and bird watching.
  • Hunting is allowed daily during open seasons for legal game species.
  • Public lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management can be accessed from this wildlife area.

PLEASE NOTE: Area regulations are subject to change. Special restrictions on recreational uses, hunt days and methods of take are listed in the current year's issue of Hunting and Other Public Uses on State and Federal Areas, available at Fish and Game offices and places where licenses are sold.

Facilities: None

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