Yuba Feather Museum

Signage saying "YUBA THEATER MUSEUM" with 3D letters on a wood background.

19096 NEW YORK FLAT ROAD

The Yuba Feather Museum and Gold Trader Flat is a unique indoor-outdoor museum dedicated to preserving the history of eastern Butte and northern Yuba and Plumas counties.

Exhibits cover the Maidu people, mountain men and early settlers, Chinese immigrants, gold mining, the timber industry, giant saw blades and timber industry tools, Maidu and Chinese artifacts, mining equipment, and early skis and snowshoes for humans and horses that shaped the local culture.

This true treasure is a museum dedicated to the history of the Forbestown community. Admission is always free. Times vary. For more information contact (530) 675-1025

MUSEUM EVENTS

Opening Day: Saturday, June 1st, 12:00pm - 4:00pm - Join us for ice cream in Gold Trader Flat and enjoy what we hope to be a perfect summer day!

Ice Cream Socials: June through August - Twice monthly ice cream socials! 1:00PM - 3:00PM on June 16, June 29, July 21, July 27, and August 18.

Final Ice Cream Social:Saturday, August 31st, 12:00pm - 4:00pm - Closing day and the Final Ice Cream Social.

Hometown Christmas:Saturday, November 30th, 11:00am-7:00pm.- Victorian tea room, good food, wares by local artists and crafters, Gold Rush Village lit up at night, live animals, and Father Christmas!

Ice Cream Socials

Visitors exploring a historical exhibit with mannequins and an actor dressed in period clothing.

No charge for tours of the Museum, exhibits, and our replica town, Gold Trader Flat. Sit and enjoy visiting with our docents and other guests, while sipping on a sarsaparilla, and don’t miss our twice-monthly Ice Cream Socials featuring Collins Lake ice cream!

Hometown Christmas

A collage with Santa Claus figures, people celebrating, a donkey, choir singing, and a vintage setting with decorations.

Victorian tea room, good food, wares by local artists and crafters, Gold Rush Village lit up at night, live animals, and Father Christmas!

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2024 Events

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Website Accessibility Statement

Feather River Recreation and Park District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Feather River Recreation and Park District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (530) 533-2011

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Feather River Recreation and Park District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Feather River Recreation and Park District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (530) 533-2011.

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