Plumas Eureka State Park

Come and identify Plumas Eureka's most beautiful flora on the 1.8 mile hike to Grass Lake. Wear sturdy shoes, and bring water and lunch for this moderate hike. Meet at Campsite #54

TUESDAY, JULY 1

MORIARITY HOUSE TOURS with Jay Skutt
10 am and 11 am

Travel back in time as your tour this historic building that was home to a miner, his wife and eight children and get a taste of what life was like over a hundred years ago. Space is limited to 8 persons per tour, so be sure to sign up in the museum. Meet at the house.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2

MORIARITY HOUSE TOURS with Carol Tretten
10 am and 11 am

See Tuesday for details.

JR. RANGERS: QUILTING with Carol Tretten
11 am - 12 pm

Learn how to make your own quilt and start on a piece of your own to take home! For ages 8-12, must be able to handle a needle and thread. Sign up at the museum desk, meet at the picnic tables behind the museum.

JR. RANGERS: UNDER WATER! with Pat O'Reilly
12 pm - 3 pm

We'll search for creatures hidden under the rocks in Jamison Creek. Wear shoes that you can get wet. Meet in back of the museum.

JR. RANGERS: ASSAY OFFICE with Pat O'Reilly
2 pm - 3 pm

In 5,000 years the process of separating gold from it's parent rock has changed very little. Come learn about what the ancients knew so well and pick up some info about rocks and sample a tasty treat as well!

THURSDAY, JULY 3

HIKE AT MADORA LAKE with Pat O'Reilly
10:30 am - 12 pm

Learn the natural history of birds while walking through one of the most gorgeous locations in the park. Jr. Rangers welcome. Meet at the Madora Lake turn-out on Johnsville Rd. Bring a snack/lunch, good walking shoes and some water.

CAMPFIRE: "NATURAL HISTORY OF BEARS"
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Learn about California's largest predator and what you need to know to be safe.

FRIDAY, JULY 4

JR. RANGERS - CANDLE MAKING with Jean Ilstrup
1 pm and 2 pm

Come make candles the way the miners did! Space is limited, so sign up at the museum desk. Meet behind the museum at the picnic tables.

CAMPFIRE: LIVING HISTORY and Pat O'Reilly
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Come meet Flavious Josepheus Daniels, a mine worker from the 1800's who will talk about what it was like for a new emigrant working in the mines.

SATURDAY, JULY 5

JR. RANGERS: GOLD PANNING with Bryan Callen
10 am - 11 am

Learn the secrets of coaxing those beautiful flakes out of the sand and into your pan! Bryan will help you perfect your technique. Meet at the gold panning trough in front of the Blackmith shop.

WATERFALL WALK with Pat O'Reilly
2 pm - 4 pm

Join us on this moderate morning hike to some of the park's most beautiful waterfalls! We'll keep our eyes open for wildlife and take note of some of the first wild flowers of the season. Be sure to bring some water and sun protection for this 2 mile walk. Meet at the entrance to the Lower Jamison Campground.

SUNDAY, JULY 6

BIRD AND FLOWER HIKE with Pat O'Reilly
8:30 am - 9:45 am

Meet at the Museum Trailhead near Campsite #25. Come face to face with a Swamp Onion, a mountain orchid and a bevy of birds! Arrive just in time to have a quick cool off and take part in the next two events! Jr. Rangers welcome!

JR. RANGERS "PARK ECOLOGY" with Ranger Scott Elliott
10 am - 11 am

Learn about the amazing relationships between the park and plants and animals. Meet at the campfire center near campsite #70. Wear sturdy walking shoes and bring water.

MORIARITY HOUSE TOURS with Nancy Caldwell

10 am and 11 am

See Tuesday for details.

GRAEAGLE INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
1 pm - 2 pm

Come and take part in a great Plumas County tradition! Wave and cheer as the Plumas-Eureka State Park float passes by! There will be festivities in Graeagle all weekend long, so see the flyer outside the museum for more information.