Place closure
No recurring date-based closure of Gold Lake Trailhead is published. Bucks Lake corridor and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Trailhead
Gold Lake Trailhead
Bucks Lake Wilderness, Plumas National Forest, California
About this place
Gold Lake Trailhead is a source-backed overnight access point in Bucks Lake Wilderness. Kampilo publishes only the official trail geometry and permit or camp authorization options represented in the mapped catalog.
The mapped line is a planning reference rather than a guarantee of current access. Confirm road, parking, trail, weather, fire, permit, and closure conditions with the land manager before departure.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
Bucks Lake Wilderness itself has no published recurring closure, but winter snow changes road accessSeasonal access
Bucks Lake corridor: Use the signed Gold Lake trailhead parking and verify seasonal road, snow, and fire conditions. Bucks Lake Wilderness itself has no published recurring closure, but winter snow changes road access. The road from Quincy is maintained only to Bucks Summit in winter; the final miles can require skis, snowshoes, or snowmobile travel.
Before driving
Check Plumas alerts, county road conditions, and the exact trailhead approach before travel.
Map
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- Latitude
- 39.958409° N
- Longitude
- 121.134908° W