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You know you're nearing Almanor country when you spot Mt Lassen, which used to be the only active volcano in the US. Its last official tantrum was in 1917 and since then it has become a national park - a good place to spend a day seeing the sulphur hot springs or climbing to the top to look out over Lake Almanor. Before there was a Lake Almanor, the Maidu Indians called it "oy-ding-koyo" or Big Meadows - the lush, bountiful land at the foot of the volcano where evil spirits dwelled.

Lake Almanor is a 52-square-mile lake with crystal clear bluewater, with a summer water temperature of 70 degrees. At 4,500-ft elevation, the 4-season climate offers every type of sport. If you're looking for a quiet place to recharge for another go at the hectic everyday pace of the city, then Lake Almanor is the place to be. Home to 3,000 residents, Chester California is the commercial hub of Lake Almanor and Plumas County in Northern California. Naturally rustic, Chester just sort of happened as buildings clustered to provide services for the ranchers that pioneered northern California. Today, Chester is much tamer and provides excellent restaurants, shops and many of the professional services that residents here have come to expect. But mostly Chester takes pride in what it doesn't have: no traffic lights, no elevators and few buildings with more than one story. Lake Almanor is a 52-square-mile lake with crystal clear blue water, with a summer water temperature of 70 degrees. At 4,500-ft elevation, the 4-season climate offers every type of sport: fishing, hunting, skiing, hiking and snowmobiling. There are two 9-hole tournament golf courses in the area. Fishing is great! Trout, black bass and catfish are the sportfish that have made Lake Almanor famous with the rainbow and German brown trout ranked as one and two in the angler popularity polls. German brown up to 18 lbs 6 oz have been caught here. Two types of salmon are known in the area - kokanee and coho.

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