Goumaz, California

Goumaz (also, Goumez)[2] is a former rail station and settlement in Lassen County, California[1] where a campground is now located.

It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 10.5 miles (17 km) northeast of Westwood,[2] at an elevation of 5203 feet (1586 m).

[3] The Fernley and Lassen Railway line along which the Goumaz station was located was built in 1912–14.

[4] In July 1917, a train car body was used as a living quarters for railroad employees assigned to Goumaz.

[5][4] The Fernley and Lassen Railway was abandoned in 1978, and the section along which the Goumaz station was located is now part of the Bizz Johnson rail trail.

Lassen County map