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Travis portrait
Travis
YOUR HOST
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Brittany portrait
Brittany
YOUR HOST
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Laura portrait
Laura
MOM / OWNER & INSPECTOR
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Brian portrait
Brian
FAMILY / HANDS-ON HELP
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Amber portrait
Amber
AB CLEANING
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The Allen family together
The Allen family
ONE FAMILY PHOTO
A family home.
A personal welcome.
We’re Travis and Brittany, your husband-and-wife hosts. We look after the conversations, questions, and little details that help your stay feel easy—from your first plans to your last morning at the Lodge.
Behind every welcome is a small, local team. Laura, Travis’s mom, is the owner and inspector. His brother Brian shares local knowledge and takes care of hands-on repairs. Amber of AB Cleaning is our dedicated housekeeper, helping prepare the home for each arriving group.
HUSBAND-AND-WIFE HOSTS / THE LOST SIERRA LODGE
Bring your favorite people, settle in, and make the stay your own. We’re glad to share a place that means so much to our family.
02 / OUR FAMILY’S PLUMAS COUNTY STORY
Our family’s connection to Plumas County began in the late 1800s, when Frederick C. Stouky came west from Switzerland and Helen Natalie Kiess arrived from Russia. They made a home and raised their family in the Feather River country as early camps grew into lasting mountain communities. Their graves at Cromberg Cemetery remain a quiet, tangible connection to those beginnings.
Frederick and Helen’s sons, Carl Frederick and Roy Chester Stouky, worked in the region’s timber industry around Sloat and Seneca. Their sister Honora married Stanley Edward Allen Sr. in 1918, bringing the Stouky and Allen family lines together. Visits up the Feather River canyon kept those mountain roots and family ties close. Honora and Stanley Sr. are also laid to rest at Cromberg.
Honora and Stanley’s son, Stanley Edward Allen Jr.—Stan—carried that connection forward with his wife, Marilyn. They built a life centered on family and community as Plumas County changed around them, passing along a strong sense of belonging. Stan passed away in 2008. Marilyn still calls Portola home, keeping generations of family memories close.
Their son Mike and his wife, Laura, put that same commitment into the place they called home. Through Allen Electric, Mike served neighbors across the county; together, they later established Sierra Floors. We remember him as a quiet, generous man who worked hard and loved life. Mike and Laura built this house in the late 1980s, and brothers Travis and Brian grew up here, surrounded by the everyday memories that make a place your own.
Today, Brian works alongside Laura at Sierra Floors on Commercial Street, while Travis and Brittany welcome guests to The Lost Sierra Lodge. Their work continues a family connection to the region that reaches back more than a century. Different paths, the same attachment to a place we are proud to call home.
03 / BRINGING THE LODGE TO LIFE
After Mike passed away, selling the home our parents had built did not feel right. We cleared out decades of belongings, worked through the remodel, and reimagined the rooms for a new kind of gathering. A house that had held more than twenty years of everyday family life began to become a place we could share with others.
The work kept the home’s character while making room for comfortable group getaways, new traditions, and guests’ own memories. Your stays help us care for the house and keep it in the family. The before-and-after gallery below follows that transformation—from the home we grew up in to The Lost Sierra Lodge we are glad to share.
Laura still uses the home during parts of the year when it is not reserved. When you book, the whole home is yours.
OUR HOME, THEN & NOW / DRAG TO EXPLORE
OUR COMMUNITY / YOUR INVITATION
Open the door
to the Lost Sierra.
Our website and guest guidebook bring together the local people, small businesses, trails, lakes, and stories we want to share with you. Choose a starting point, then leave room to find a few favorites of your own.
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Meet our neighbors.
Find a local breakfast spot, a welcoming taproom, or a small-town stop worth lingering over.
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Follow your curiosity.
Choose a fairway, a trail, a lake, or a piece of local history. There is more than one way into this landscape.
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Make the place your own.
Use our suggestions as a starting point, then leave room for the discoveries you will bring home with you.
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A genuine Graeagle or Portola town scene
EXPLORE THE LOST SIERRA
A few local favorites.
A place to start.
Local food, mountain days, and the stories between them. Explore our guide to the region.
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OUR CORNER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
PLUMAS & SIERRA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA
Tucked into the northern reaches of California’s Sierra Nevada, the Lost Sierra is a mountain region encompassing Plumas and Sierra counties.
Stretching from the forests and lakes around Lake Almanor south to the historic Gold Rush communities of Sierra City and Downieville, the region brings together alpine lakes, rugged peaks, mountain valleys, winding rivers, and welcoming small towns.
Its communities include Graeagle, Portola, Quincy, Chester, Greenville, Loyalton, and Sierraville, alongside smaller destinations and hidden corners waiting to be explored.
Long associated with the remote mountains surrounding the Sierra Buttes, the Lost Sierra has grown into a shared regional identity, defined by outdoor adventure, remarkable scenery, rich local history, and a quieter pace of life.
Located between Graeagle and Portola, The Lost Sierra Lodge is a welcoming home base for discovering this part of Northern California.
An illustrated travel map for a sense of place. For directions to the house, use Find the Lodge below.
FIND THE LODGE
A GOOD TRIP STARTS WITH A CONVERSATION
Tell Travis and Brittany who is coming and what you have in mind. We’re happy to help you decide whether the Lodge fits your trip.
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Where is The Lost Sierra Lodge?
The Lodge is between Portola and Graeagle in the northern Sierra, across from Chalet View Lodge. Use it as a home base for nearby towns, golf, and the Lakes Basin.
How many people can stay?
The home has five bedrooms and three bathrooms and accommodates up to ten overnight guests. You book the home for your group.
Can we bring our dogs?
Up to two dogs are welcome, with applicable pet fees and house rules. Review the booking details and contact the hosts if you have a question about your group.
What can we do at the Lodge?
Enjoy the hot tub, pool hall, poker room, comfortable living spaces, and kitchen and dining areas. Outdoor dining and games add to the possibilities when conditions allow.
What is the best time to visit?
Choose the season for the trip you want: spring’s changing landscape, summer’s lakes and outdoor outings, fall’s color and crisp evenings, or winter’s slower days and snow-dependent adventures. Access and activities depend on conditions.
How do we check dates and book?
Use the availability calendar to see dates, rates, minimum stays, and the terms that apply to your reservation. Golf, dining, equipment rentals, and local activities are arranged separately with their providers.
Check dates for your group, or send your hosts a question about the Lodge and the Lost Sierra.
A question. A detail. A trip taking shape.
Tell us who is coming, the dates you have in mind, and what would help you decide. Travis and Brittany are happy to help.
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