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Nestled among forested terrain along an elevated ridge, the Paradise Ridge area—locally known as “The Ridge” and comprising the Town of Paradise and community of Magalia— has a decidedly small-town and secluded feel, and is uniquely determined to retain its long-running reputation of quaintness. On The Ridge, you’ll discover a breathtaking natural landscape, American flag-lined streets on servicemember holidays, annual events and museums celebrating the region’s Gold Rush past, and a deep-running love of the locally owned small businesses among those who live there. But most importantly, you’ll discover that despite the challenges that the area faced and continues to deal with in the wake of 2018’s Camp Fire, community kinship, love of the surrounding natural habitat, and resilience and determination persist on The Ridge.

ALSO KNOWN AS The Ridge; also formerly Leonards Mill, Paradice

FOUNDED 1877; incorporated in 1979

BEST KNOWN FOR Paradise Lake, Daffodils

TOP ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS

Gold Nugget Museum, Joy Lyn’s Candies, Theatre on the Ridge, Gold Nugget Days, Johnny Appleseed Days

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