Chips Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Plumas County, California     User input for Chips Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Plumas County, California: Be the first to submit input for Chips Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        This lake is so wonderful. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Chips Lake has to offer, you can camp at Injun Jim Campground, and dry warm beds await you at Bailey Creek Cottages. There is a good hiking trail close to Chips Lake called the Yellow Creek Trail, and Murphy Flat is a fine place to stretch your legs a bit. Going for a hike on the Carter Meadow Trail is always a delightful adventure, and at Chips Lake you can spot Ben Lomond.       This lake is so wonderful. If you would like a little side trip, try Shores Gap, and you can go for a hike on the Lassen Trail. Whohoo, so many cool things in one place! Chips Lake is peerless! There's so much to do here at Chips Lake that you need to camp here for a while, James Lee Campground is a glorious site for that, and if you need a place to stay Best Western Rose Quartz Inn is a good choice. But wait, there's more fun stuff to do in the Northern                  Sierra Nevada. There are some great whitewater spots on Feather River - North Fork, as expected you could also take a look at Mud Lake if you're here; it's not far at all. This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. During the summer months at Chips Lake temperatures are commonly in the 80's, and all through the night it cools down to the 40's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 40's while Chips Lake overnight low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 20's. All the water falling down from the sky makes Chips Lake a wet place; January is the wettest month with most snow, and July is the month with the least moisture. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Sierra Nevada. Looking for something next to Chips Lake? Murphy Lake is in close proximity, and there's whitewater on Feather River - North Fork for all you adrenaline junkies.   Bailey Creek Cottages, Chester 14 miles away Bailey Creek Cottages are located on the Public 18-Hole Bailey Creek Golf Course on the peninsula of Lake Almanor near Chester, California. Stay and play packages are available all through the golf se... Best Western Rose Quartz Inn, Chester 17 miles away This Chester, California hotel is the perfect mountain get-away, offering a variety of amenities including an outdoor spa, recreation area, complimentary deluxe continental breakfast each morning. N... Current weather conditions at Chips Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Plumas County, California Local climate location: MINERAL 10 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 40.00972 Longitude: -121.3236 Northern Sierra Nevada Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Northern Sierra Nevada Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Northern Sierra Nevada. California Lakes Complete list of all lakes in California Plumas County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Plumas County Books about Chips Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Chips Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Plumas County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Chico, California Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Chico, California, the metro area neareast to Chips Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. California Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.     These outdoors activities are available near Chips Lake.   Hotels Near Chips Lake: Bailey Creek Cottages, Chester, 14 miles away Best Western Rose Quartz Inn, Chester, 17 miles away Comfort Inn Central, Paradise, 24 miles away Paradise Inn, Paradise, 26 miles away Comfort Inn Central, Oroville, 32 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Chips Lake: Injun Jim Campground, Plumas County, 3 miles away James Lee Campground, Plumas County, 4 miles away Belden Campground, Plumas County, 5 miles away Little Grizzly Campground, Plumas County, 6 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Chips Lake: Yellow Creek Trail, Plumas County, 7 miles away       5.7 hiking miles, 1226 feet elevation difference Carter Meadow Trail, Tehama County, 12 miles away       3.6 hiking miles, 1153 feet elevation difference Lassen Trail, Tehama County, 15 miles away       2.2 hiking miles, 224 feet elevation difference   Whitewater Near Chips Lake: Feather River - North Fork, Plumas CountyCounty, 3 miles away       Class III-V - 8 miles long (Rock Creek Dam to Rock Creek Powerhouse) Feather River - North Fork, Plumas CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Caribou to East BrancHighway North Fork Feather) Feather River - North Fork, Plumas CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class III-V - 10 miles long (Virgilia to Belden)   National Parks Near Chips Lake: Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA, 25 miles away   Lakes Near Chips Lake: Mud Lake, Plumas CountyCounty, 1 miles away Murphy Lake, Plumas CountyCounty, 1 miles away