389. Route 89 is from:
(a) Route 395 near Coleville to Route 88 via the vicinity of
Markleeville.
(b) Route 88 near Picketts Junction to Route 50 near Meyers.
(c) Route 50 near May's Junction to Route 80 via Tallac, Emerald
Bay, McKinney's, Tahoe City, and the Truckee River.
(d) Route 80 near Truckee to Route 70 near Blairsden.
(e) Route 70 near Indian Falls to Route 36 near Deer Creek Pass.
(f) Route 36 near Morgan Summit to Lassen Volcanic National Park.
(g) Route 44 to Route 5 near Mt. Shasta.
Entire route.
Entire route.
On portion (a) of Route 89, you'll come across Markleeville, the
county seat of Alpine County. There, you will find the county's Historic
Complex, which contains a historic museum and several restored buildings.
There, you will also find the Grover Hot Springs State Park. The 519-
acre park contains six mineral springs and two concrete pools that contain
the runoff. The place may get as cold as fifty degrees farenheit during the
summer; frost in the area is not unusual. The two campsites, Quaking Aspen
and Toiyabe, have 76 sites that have stoves, cupboards, and tables. Each
site also has access to piped water and restrooms. For more information,
call (916)694-2248.
Route 89 travels around the west side of Lake Tahoe. There are several
state parks on the way, including Emerald Bay, D.L. Bliss, Sugar Pine Point,
Tahoe State Recreation Area, and Burton Creek. For more information on any
of these parks, please see the California Department of Parks and Recreation page.
Routes 70 and 89 will join forces and will go through the city of
Quincy in Plumas County, where the County Fairgrounds, the Peppard Cabin,
and the Old Pioneer Schoolhouse are located.
This route follows the west side of Lake Almanor, heading up to the
town of Almanor and Route 36. Route 147 will branch out at Canyon Dam and
will follow the east side of the lake.
Route 89 theoretically goes through Lassen Volcanic National Park.
In the process of travelling on Lassen Peak Highway, which you'll
have to follow in order to reach Route 44 at the park's other end, you will
see Lassen Peak, the highest mountain peak around, and several lakes
including Manzanita Lake.
North of Route 299, near the town of Four Corners, is the McArthur-
Burney Falls Memorial State Park, one of the oldest state parks to be
established. A variety of trees, birds, and recreational options are in this
one park. It even contains one of the state's most beautiful waterfalls,
which has runoff from underground springs and has water that keeps a constant
temperature all year long. There are 118 campsites not too far from Burney
Creek, which include tables, a stove, and food locker, as well as piped
water, restrooms with showers, and laundry tubs. Fishing is allowed in
Burney Creek and Hat Creek, and boating is allowed in nearby Lake Britton.
Here's a situation where a route is both in the F&E System and in the
Scenic System in its entirety. And that's a long entirety, too!
Portions (b), (c), and (d) go through Tahoe National Forest.
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