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Susanville, CA Road Trips

Plan drives from Susanville, CA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

city in and county seat of Lassen County, California, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

2

Longest Drive

646.3 mi

Chula Vista, CA

Quickest Drive

11h 50m

Irvine, CA

Plan Around Susanville, CA

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Susanville, CA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

14,992

Median Income

$57,607

Median Home Value

$234,000

Median Age

35.5

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Notable People from Susanville, CA

A sampling of people born in Susanville, CA.

Frank Cady

Frank Cady

1915–2012

American actor (1915–2012)

Mike Skinner

Mike Skinner

1957

American racing driver

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Susanville, CA.

Susanville Railroad Depot

Susanville Railroad Depot

railway station in Susanville, the United States of America

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q629584), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Susanville, CA

Susanville is in Lassen County in the Shasta Cascades region of California.

1 Roop's Fort / William H. Pratt Museum, 70 N. Weatherlow St, ☏ +1 530 257-3292. Summer: M-F (call for hours). The oldest building in Susanville now houses a museum of local history. Susanville Railroad Depot and Chamber Visitor Center, 601 Richmond Rd, ☏ +1 530 257-4323. M-F 10AM-4PM. Museum and visitor center.

Bizz Johnson Trail, 601 Richmond Rd (Susanville Railroad Depot Trailhead Visitor Center), ☏ +1 530 257-0456. The Bizz Johnson Trail is a rails-to-trails conversion that follows the route of the former Fernley and Lassen Branch Line of the Southern Pacific railroad. The 25.4 mi (40.9 km) trail runs between Susanville and Mason Station, 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Westwood

SureStay Plus by Best Western Susanville, 2785 Main St, ☏ +1 530 257-4123, fax: +1 530 257-2665.

Susanville is located on SR 36, about 100 mi (160 km) east of Red Bluff and Interstate 5. From Reno, Nevada, Susanville is an 86 mi (138 km) drive up US 395.

Travel tips adapted from Susanville on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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