1Lassen Volcanic National Park
National park of the United States.
Attractions near Forbestown
Worth the trip from Forbestown: Oroville Dam, 12 mi off
The town has no place on our list of its own; 7 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a dam and a mountain. A day out reaches Lassen Volcanic National Park, 59 mi away.
Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
12 mi
Oroville Dam
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley
Dam · 12 mi west
Oroville Dam
Earthfill embankment dam in Oroville, California.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The lie of the land
At 37 mi, Chico Air Museum is the farthest one out.
Orange: Forbestown. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Full list of places
All of it lies within 60 miles: 21 places.
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4Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley
Ski resort in Placer County, California, United States.
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6Empire Mine State Historic Park
State historic park in Grass Valley, California, USA.
7Donner Memorial State Park
State park and memorial in California, United States.
9Plumas National Forest
National Forest in northern California, United States.
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11Aerospace Museum of California
Aviation museum in North Highlands, California, USA.
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Nevada Theatre
Movie theater and former theater in Nevada City, California, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Forbestown →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lassen Volcanic National Park: en:User:Mav, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Donner Lake: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oroville Dam: California Department of Water Resources, Public domain · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sutter Buttes: Expedition 32 crew/NASA, Public domain · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5 · Donner Memorial State Park: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, CC BY 2.0 · Plumas National Forest: Plumas National Forest, Public domain · Bidwell Park: Saopaulo1 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aerospace Museum of California: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Western Pacific Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Evicknair at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Chico Air Museum: Bsudicky, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nevada Theatre: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bernhard Museum Complex: YankeeSpirit, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Northern California Art: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rusch Botanical Gardens: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sacramento Valley Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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