Butte County, CA: Guide to Chico, Paradise, Oroville, Gridley

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Northern California Fishing Report Extensive report, updated every Tuesday...

Fishing Guide An interactive guide produced by the State

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Sacramento River Guide: A Guide to Recreation and Public Access

Health & Human Services

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Links to websites with information about health and human services in Butte County... A very informative site!

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Butte County Genealogy

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Chico Soccer

Schedule

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The Chico Force: Professional Basketball League:

Check out their website for more information.

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Featured World Site

Afri-Cam: Fantastic site! Live images of Africa's impressive animals. Contest for viewers who capture unique images. If you like observing wild animals, this site will keep you enthralled.

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Current Events...

Surplus City's 7th Annual Spring Mud & Crawl
April 28/29: 9am-6pm
Surplus City
4488 Pacific Heights Road
Oroville, CA
Come and see all the action during this year's Spring Mud Crawl at Riffles RV Park, next to Surplus City! It's going to be a wild time. Rock crawling at it's best, quad racing and side by side mud drag races. While you are here, explore the Military Museum and the master field for Paint Ball enthusiasts. Contact Person: Dana Miller
(phone: 530-534-9956) - Adults $10.00 a day, children 6 to 12 $5.00 and children under 6 are free.

Silver Dollar Fair

Silver Dollar Fairgrounds

Year-Round Activities

CHICO, CA

This Year's Fair:

May 24-28

See 2012 Schedule

Since 1950 the Silver Dollar Fair has been growing strong! Did you know that the fair got its name because of a publicity campaign in 1950? "Old Hutch" Hutchison ordered 50,000 silver dollars from the U.S. mint to use for the fair's business transactions that year. The silver dollars started showing up all over town and Northern California.

You can find out more about the fair's history at the Silver Dollar Fair's official web site. Also, you can discover all the other activities that go on at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds year-round. Take a look at their website.

Slice of Chico
Saturday, July 14th ~ Begins at 9am
Downtown Chico
Downtown Chico's merchants invite the community downtown for a day filled with great shopping, hot prices and FREE slices of ice-cold watermelon. Known throughout the community as a summertime tradition, Slice of Chico draws thousands into downtown for some refreshment and good, old-fashioned customer service!

Chico Air Museum
Saturdays - 10am - 4pm
147 Convair Court, Chico CA
The Chico Air Museum is located at the Chico Municipal Airport. This museum features air exhibits that are fun for the whole family to explore, and learn more about aviation! Hours: Sat, 10a.m. - 4 p.m. Open every Saturday, all month long! Contact (530) 345-6468

Chico Running Club Fun Runs

First and third Saturday of each month ~ Time: 9:00am
Contact Phone: 879-9000

The Chico Running Club now has fun runs every first and third Saturday of the month. Runners should meet at Bidwell Park One Mile Recreation Area, north side parking lot. These are untimed, non-competitive fun runs for fitness and camaraderie. All runners and walkers are welcome.

For more information check out their web site.

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Volunteer Thursdays in

Bidwell Park
2:00 to 4:30pm

Volunteers will remove invasive plants, including privets and Spanish broom, help transplant native plants, and remove litter. Meet at the Five Mile parking lot on the south side of the creek (take Centennial Avenue east across Manzanita Avenue to the parking lot). Contact Info: 530-896-7831 - Lise Smith-Peters

Old Time Fiddler's Jam
Every 4th Sunday: 12-4pm
Oroville Municipal Auditorium
1200 Myers St

If you'd like to jam, just meet on the 4th Sunday of each month at the Oroville Municipal Auditorium. Acoustic instruments only. If you can help set up, be there at 11:30 AM. Refreshments served, donations accepted. Contact Person: Bob Hedrick
(phone: 589-4844).

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Parents ~ Educators ~

Students

We hope you like our EDUCATION STATION site with links to excellent online ideas for teachers' planning, parental help for children, and homework help for students. We are also featuring great teaching ideas from local teachers. If you would like to submit an idea or lesson to The Education Station, please e-mail us.

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Bidwell Park

From 1905-2008 Bidwell Park has been a major focus of Butte County's heritage and recreation. With over 72 miles of hiking/biking trails, the Chico Nature Center, Bidwell Mansion, Shakespeare in the Park, the Yahi Trail, One-Mile and Five Mile swimming areas, and a beautifully kept park, it affords a wonderful variety of activities for local families and visitors alike

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Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

If you haven't taken a tour of the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, you're really missing out on a wonderful experience. In the Fall and Winter especially, you will see a wonderland of migrating birds along this Pacific Flyway. During the rest of the year, wildlife is also abundant. If you're a wildlife/nature enthusiast, don't forget your camera! Click here for more details about this must-see attraction in Butte County.

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Gifts Made in Butte County...

If you are looking for a special gift "made in Butte County" take a look at our GIFTS page. There are many unique items: nuts, soap, photos, tools, wood art, honey, wine, jewelry, sachets, art glass...more!! ButteCounty.Com is searching for web sites which offer local items that can be ordered and shipped quickly. If you have such a site, just let us know, and we will put you on our "Gifts Made in Butte County" page. No charge! Just consider it a gift from ButteCounty.Com.

Local News

Butte County Newspapers:

~ Chico Enterprise

~ Paradise Post

~ Oroville Mercury

~ Gridley Herald

~ The Chico Beat

~ North State Parent

News Links

Be sure to visit our News Links site where you will find links to local news online: Chico ~ Paradise ~ Oroville as well as to newspapers and web sites around the world. Check out our News Links site. Come back again and again, and... watch your world expand!

Visit Our

Local Farmer's Markets!

Time: Saturdays, Year-Round

7:30am-1:00pm, Rain or Shine
Place: 2nd & Wall, Downtown Chico

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Places/Times/ Pictures

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Table Mountain

Don't miss seeing the beautiful wild flowers at Table Mountain. Check out this site with photos that were taken in the past two years.

Table Mountain in Butte County California

If you love hiking and beautiful pictures, this site is a "MUST SEE!" Larry Matthews eloquently proclaims his love of Table Mountain with verve, vigor and awesome photos. There is also a fascinating history of the "O" on Table Mountain which was placed there in 1929 by the graduating class of Oroville High School.

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Gas Prices in Butte County

Would you like to know where the lowest gas prices are in Butte County? Click here for the stations with the lowest gas prices in Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Gridley, and Magalia.

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Employment in Butte County and the Surrounding Areas

We notice that many people who are searching our site are looking for jobs in Butte County. So...we decided to put together a Jobs Page of links to local, state, and national employment information. We hope this helps...and good luck with your search.

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Feather River Fish Hatchery

Panoramic Tour Book

The Feather River Fish Hatchery has always been an interesting and educational attraction for tourists, as well as the Butte County community. Now, thanks to David Blakely and the California Department of Water Resources, you can take an online panoramic tour of the facility. Wonderful pictures and detailed information!

Click here to start the tour.

Another video produced by the Department of Water Resources depicts the importance of working together to best use Oroville's Water Facilities for the benefit of our local community as well as the entire state. Go to that site for some great views of Lake Oroville, Oroville Dam, and the Feather River, as well as the video of local and state personalities at the Oroville Facilities relicensing settlement agreement ceremony.

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Lake Oroville Is Waiting!

Lake Oroville is Northern California's premier recreation lake. With 167 miles of shoreline, hundreds of campsites, miles of trails, and 15,000 surface acres of warm water, Lake Oroville is the perfect vacation destination. Check out the website created by the Oroville Chamber of Commerce for loads of great information about boating, camping, fishing, horseback riding and more

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Quick Facts about Butte County

The U.S. Census Bureau gives us lots of quick, recent statistics about Butte County. QuickFacts Data is derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, and the 1997 Census of Governments.

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Butte County Real Estate...

For those of you who are looking for a home or acreage in Butte County, take a look at our Real Estate Page with links to local real estate web sites

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People Helping People

Would you like a web site for your special service project? If you are a non-profit organization or have a worthwhile "people-helping-people" idea or cause, contact us about the possibility of a free web site.

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Sleep Train Amphitheatre

Sleep Train Amphitheatre is a $25 million, state-of-the art concert facility serving the greater Sacramento Valley and all of Northern California. It provides a stage for some of the best entertainers in the country:

Coming concerts:

July 26, 2012: Brad Paisley
Aug. 4, 2012: Iron Maiden

Check it out!

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Chico Artoberfest

Chico Artoberfest is an annual festival featuring more than 120 events in 31 days during October. Concerts, live performances, literature, poetry, dance, film and video, visual arts, music, theater, architecture and special events round out the festivities in this beautiful college town. Join us this fall! Schedule