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Things to Do! Places to Go!
Visit the Gold Nugget Museum
Tour Pioneer Cemeteries
Shop for Antiques & Collectibles
Visit the Genealogical Society & Library
Enjoy our Swimming Holes
Visit the Coleman Memorial Community Museum
Explore Lime Saddle Marina
Check out Butte County Historical Society		 Stirling City Hotel
 Terry Ashe Recreation Center
 Inskip
 Parks & Recreation
 Honey Run Covered Bridge
 Head Dam & Whiskey Flats
 Butte Community College
 Lookout Point
 Dean Road
 Okie Dam
 De Sabla Power House
Gold Nugget Museum

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The Country Store: The lumber for the front of the store came from the original covered bridge in Butte Creek Canyon.

The Miner's Cabin: Accurately represents the dwellings of most Ridge residents in its early years.
The Research Room: Contains books and articles about history and the subjects contained in the museum exhibits, and much more.
The Doll Museum: Donated as an entire collection in 1987 from the Faye Jones Estate, this display contains approximately 500 dolls.
The Runabout: This 1909 Brush Runabout was restored by the Industrial Arts students at California State University, Chico and permanently loaned to the museum.
The Gold Mine: Made of plaster, it is intended to give some sense of the atmosphere in an underground mine.  The mining equipment outside the mine is all from local operations.
The Assay Office: This exhibit, as was the Gold Mine, was created by Paradise resident John Gardner, with figures he assembled.
The School Room: A one-room school house was the norm in the 1800s.  This schoolroom is an integral part of the museum's Living History programs for the schools and the community.
Gun Cabinets: Includes rifles and pistols that have been used in the United States from the early 1800s until WWI, many of them donated by the Bleyhl family in 1985.
Indian Exhibits: From the Maidu tribes who preceded the white man on the Ridge, this exhibit contains baskets, arrow points and fish-net weights as well as mortars and pestles.  One mortar was unearthed during the museum construction.
Pioneer Cemeteries

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The Paradise Cemetery: Located at 980 Elliott Road, between Skyway and Clark Road.

Skyway Memorial Park:  Located in Old Magalia at 13686 Skyway.
Magalia Cemetery: Located on Magalia Cemetery Road off Old Skyway in Magalia.  The older section is near the back.
Coutolenc Cemetery: Turn on Coutolenc Road off Skyway in Lovelock for about 1.8 miles, twisting downhill.  When you reach the open meadow area, turn left onto Hupp-Coutolenc Road, a gravel road.  Go about .1 of a mile and go left, up Coutolenc Cemetery Road, which appears as a private road.  There is a residence next to the cemetery.  You can also reach the cemetery by taking Coutolenc Road at the signal light on Skyway in Magalia, or taking Hupp-Coutolenc Road (rocky, dirt road) off Skyway.
Nimshew Cemetery: Turn left off Skyway on Nimshew Road. Go about 1.5 miles to Cemetery Road.  A small sign is high on a tree.  Turn right for about .5 miles to the cemetery on the hill.  The road is narrow.
Toadtown Cemetery: Gravesight of James N. Allen. Turn at red fence off Skyway.  Turn at first right and go up to the split rail fence.
Lovelock-Gangloff Cemetery: Take Lovelock Road just past the Lovelock Inn to Alonzo Court, 1.6 miles off Skyway.  Park at the gray gate, walk down the road, take the right fork to the cemetery.
Stirling City Cemetery: Located at the end of Mica Street, about 1.5 miles off Skyway.  A clean, well-kept cemetery.
Inskip Pioneer Cemetery:  A tough cemetery to find.  All grave markers are gone, and a few rocks in the pine needles mark some of the gravesites.  A marker reads "Inskip Pioneer Cemetery.  Those who rest here are known only to God."  A barbed wire fence marks off the cemetery grounds, about .5 acre.  It is located 1.1 miles on the 70B line logging road, at Powellton Road off Skyway.
Centerville Cemetery: Located in Butte Creek Canyon in Centerville.
Clear Creek Cemetery: South of Paradise, off Clark Road about 1.5 miles up Clear Creek Cemetery Road.
Antiques & Collectibles

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If you are an antique lover than a tour of the many treasure shops offering a variety of antiques, gifts and unique collectibles is a must.  Most of these treasure troves are located along Skyway in in the older downtown area of Paradise.  For a complete listing, please contact the Chamber: 530.877.9356, info@paradisechamber.com
Parks & Recreation

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For information on parks and sponsored recreation events, please contact the Paradise Recreation and Park District at 6626 Skyway, 530.872.6393 (District Manager, Mike Trinca).  The PRPD is an independent special district serving the needs of the Ridge community.
Terry Ashe Recreation Center

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The Terry Ashe Recreation Center is the hub of many special events and activities all year long.  Here, you will find special classes on a variety of topics offered by the recreation department.  There is also a basketball court, children's playground, picnic area, and shaded grassy areas.  For more information , please contact the Paradise Recreation and Park District at 6626 Skyway, 530.872.6393 (District Manager, Mike Trinca).
Lookout Point

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Lookout Point, along Skyway to Paradise offers spectacular views of Butte Creek Canyon.
Honey Run Covered Bridge

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Built in 1894 by George Miller, the covered bridge is located in Butte Creek Canyon.  It lays claim to find the only 3-level covered bridge in the United States.
Coleman Memorial Community Museum

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Up the road from the covered bridge is the Coleman Memorial Community Museum lcoated at 13544 Centerville Road, open 1-4 on weekends.  Admission is free.  The museum has local Indian artifacts, early 1800 gold mining equipment and relics of the Civil War era.
Butte Community College

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Take a drive through the Butte Community College Campus, located at Hwy 191 and Durham Pentz Road.
Lime Saddle Marina

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View Lime Saddle Marina from Pentz Road, or visit the marina and inquire about renting a houseboat.
Stirling City Hotel

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This rustic 100-year-old building is located at 16975 Skyway.  It is owned by Charlotte Hilgeman, who operates the hotel as a bed and breakfast, restaurant, and country store (supplying drinks and ice cream).  Each room is individually decorated with family heirlooms and other collected antiques, such as the bar in the dining area.  For information on reservations and dining, please call 530.873.0858.
Inskip

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Six miles north of Stirling City is the tiny Inskip.  The old hotel named Kelly and Company was purchased by John Stokes in 1866 and renamed the Stokes Hotel.  It ws destroyed by fire in 1868 and rebuilt.  It was then when it was named Inskip.  Local legend has it that the fire was arson and that a "resident ghost" named "Charley" is still looking for the arsonist.  The hotel and a couple of buildings are all that remain of this once bustling community.  Since 1975, the hotel has been listed in the National Register of Historical Places.
Paradise Genealogical Society & Library

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For more genealogical research in Paradise and Butte County, a visit to the Paradise Genealogical Society is a must.  The lobrary is located at 5587 Scottwood Road (off Pearson): 530.877.2330.
Swimming Holes on the Ridge

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The best part of all, these "swimmin' holes" are crystal clear, chlorine-free and just as fast of slow moving as you like.
Head Dam & Whiskey Flats

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Both located off Coutolenc Road.  Four wheel drive is recommended to get down the steep dirt road to the Head Dam, located at the bottom of the first road off Coutolenc Road after turning onto it from Skyway.  The road to Whiskey Flats is the next right off Coutolenc Road.
Dean Road

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This spot, at the end of Dean Road, after it turns to dirt, is just below the flume.  Swimmers are encouraged to hike to the left, rather than to the right, after parking.
Okie Dam

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Located a couple of miles from the bottom of Honey Run at Chico.  The dam is also known for the fish ladders which cross the rivers there.  A good swimming hole is located above the structure.
De Sabla Power House

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At the end of a beautiful trail that follows Butte Creek from Doe Mill Road Bridge downstream.  Both fishing and swimming are allowed by the Bureau of Land Management.

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Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
5550 Skyway #1 . Paradise . CA 95969 . USA
Phone: +1.530.877.9356 . Toll free: +1.888.845.2769 . Fax: +1.530.877.1865 . Email: info@paradisechamber.com
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