La Porte and Little Grass Valley Reservoir
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About an hour's drive south of Quincy, California is the historic community of La Porte and the nearby Little Grass Valley Reservoir.
A former gold mining town, La Porte today attracts numerous visitors to its superior lakeside campsites, fishing holes, and swimming areas. History buffs and off-road adventurers also can take a self-guided auto tour of historic mining town sites along forest service roads surrounding La Porte.
The area also is well-known for its winter recreation and was the site of the nation's first organized downhill ski racing on 12-foot "longboards" in the late 1800s. The La Porte area hosts miles of terrain for snowmobiling and cross-country skiing as well as staging areas and warming huts.
The community features the historic Union Hotel, cabins, a bed and breakfast inn, a general store and deli, a tavern and small museum. Boat and bike rental is available at the store, and gas will be available beginning summer of 2003.
La Porte is accessible from Quincy via the La Porte/Quincy Road (unplowed in winter) or year-round from Marysville via Highway 20 and County Road E-21.
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