The presence of grinding rocks as well as occasional cultivated plant species is evidence that this area has long been utilized by humans. Parts of this area were once inhabited by Maidu people and later by homesteaders. Before its confluence with the Middle Fork of the Feather River, just downstream from Feather Falls, the Fall River descends from the northern Sierra. It is divided into three zones: Wild, Scenic, and Recreation. Feather Falls Scenic Area and Recreation Trailĭescription: The Middle Fork of the Feather River has been designated a Wild and Scenic River since 1968. Yellow star tulip ( Calochortus monophyllus).Ĭrevice alumroot ( Heuchera micrantha).
Showy bush monkeyflower ( Mimulus aurantiacus var.
