Plumas County foliage explodes with color in the autumn season. There are two approaches for the best viewing: 1) drive to Truckee on I-80, then north on CA-89/CA-70 to Quincy. There will be spots of color along the road. Greenhorn Creek parallels the road. As you approach East Quincy, the La Porte Road is often cited as a location where good color is found. Follow the La Porte Road south to Nelson Creek where good color has been reported in past years. The Quincy-La Porte Road is also good, heading toward the town of La Porte. 

Color spotters report the best color in Plumas County is found off highway. That would require an SUV in some cases, an ATV in extreme cases (USFS service roads), but a conventional car in most cases. Plumas County is laced with old roads that follow streams. That’s where you’ll find some of the county’s best color. Indian Creek, is one. You'll need time to explore the backroads and if you don’t have it, continue on to Quincy.

In the town of Quincy are many exotics: the famed Judge Thieler sugar maple and lovely trees around the Murray home. This is more like New England, where architecture and foliage combine, though the architecture here isn’t as old or as classic. Visit the Quincy Chamber of Commerce for local advice. 

Beyond Quincy is Indian Valley and Greenville. There’s often lovely color along the streams leading into the valley. Look for brilliant orange Indian Rhubarb along the edges of creeks. Once you reach Greenville, you might want to turn back and head down CA-70 toward Paradise and Oroville. There is Indian Rhubarb at the top of Hwy 70 (Feather River Canyon) and some bigleaf maple, though the farther down you go, the color will diminish.  2) The second approach is basically the reverse of above. Get to Hwy 70, then follow it up to Greenville. 3) For another trip or a longer stay, eastern Plumas County can have great color in late October at Antelope Lake, along Babcock Creek and in Squaw Valley (not the ski area).