Modoc County

Visit Modoc County official web site for local government and relocation information.

Visit Modoc County Chamber for travel and recreation information or find links below for Alturas

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Modoc County, the land of Indian Lore, unparalleled scenic beauty and abundant natural resources, encompasses the extreme northeast corner of the Shasta Cascade region. For those Twentieth Century Americans who long for a quiet, calm lifestyle surrounded by the beauty of nature, Modoc County, is a tempting Garden of Eden.

Modoc County has over a million of the most beautiful unspoiled acres in the state of California. Find turn-of-the-century towns, ranches, farmlands, Texas longhorns, lava beds, wildlife refuges, caverns and vistas to rival those available from Montana to Mongolia.

Modoc County invites all to discover, "where the west still lives", "California's best kept secret", and to explore "the California you've never scene".

Combining a fabulous four season climate, with vast natural resources and a colorful Wild West history, Modoc County offers unsurpassed opportunities to those seeking an unspoiled setting for a new career or a vacation hideaway. Some portions of Modoc County are covered by Modoc National Forest and Shasta National Forest.