Chilcoot-Vinton, CA

Chilcoot-Vinton is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The 2020 census counted 446 residents. Chilcoot-Vinton consists of the communities of Chilcoot and Vinton. Chilcoot and Vinton are actually two separate small communities that are two miles apart on State Route 70, but were grouped together by the USCB for statistical purposes. Chilcoot-Vinton's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider California setting. The local scoop is how Chilcoot-Vinton's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Frenchman Lake is a nearby recreation area known for its fishing, camping and water sports and is the largest contributor to the economies of Vinton and Chilcoot.