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.