Blaze the trail September 24, 2022

Sierra Valley Art + Ag Trail

September 24, 2022 

Sites Open: 10am – 4pm

Location: 14 sites throughout the Sierra Valley (Plumas and Sierra Counties)
30 miles NW of Reno, 24 miles NW of Truckee.

Pick up a free printed map of the sites at any Trailhead on the day of the event.

Also look for the signs shown above marking each of the sites.

Sourdough Slim

September 23, 5:30-9PM 

the Lost Marbles Ranch

Reserve Your Tickets

Kick off the Art + Ag Trail with dinner and a concert at the Lost Marbles Ranch.

Enjoy a BBQ Pulled Pork sandwiches and Rotisserie chicken dinner from When Pigs Fly catering, throw back a cold one from our incredible Cattlewomen's cash bar, then kick back for a hooting and hollering performance of the legendary Sourdough Slim!

When Pigs Fly BBQ (5:30-7PM)
Sourdough Slim in Concert (7-9PM)

Limited seating!
Reserve Your Tickets Now

Passports 

Online Registration

Reserve your Passport

To help the SVAAT pay for signage, port-a-potties and other related expenses for the event, a $25 donation will earn you 2 prize drawing tickets and a limited-edition Sierra Valley Art + Ag Trail Passport, featuring iconic photographs from Sierra Valley and spaces to collect stamps as you travel the Trail.

A fundraiser for the event, the Passport is a great keepsake item, a fun activity and an entry into our amazing prize drawing. Passports and prize drawing tickets will be available online before the event and at Trailheads on the day of the event.

Cattleman's Grab & Go Lunch 

& Prize Drawing

September 24, 202212-1PM

Downtown Loyalton
Reserve your Cattlemen's Lunch 

 Trail-weary pioneers are encouraged to stop by Downtown Loyalton

from 12–1:30pm

for the Cattlemen's BBQ Tri-Tip

Grab & Go lunch and Prize Drawing

You won’t want to miss the Plumas-Sierra Cattlemen’s Association & the Plumas-Sierra Cattlewomen’s delicious tri-tip lunch. These folks know their way around a grill and a cut of beef, so this is not a stop to be missed.  This will be an opportunity to catch up with friends, compare passport stamps, swap stories and refuel for the rest of the trail. Lunch will also feature the SVAAT Prize Drawing that will send you home with a smile on your face and maybe something special for your home. 

 One of our event sites – the Roberti Ranch – will be offering three bus tours. 

On each tour, guests will:

• Learn about hay and cattle production.
• Visit a 120-year old barn and hear about its history.
• View wildlife and learn about the family’s efforts to maintain and enhance wildlife habitat in Sierra Valley.
•  See one of the oldest homestead houses in the Valley – built in the 1860s .

23 reserved seats are available on each 1.5-hour tour.  

Reserve your Seat on the Tour Today

Registration Opens after Labor Day, 

Sept 5th. 

 The Sierra Valley Art + Ag Trail is blessed with a generous community, including our artists and exhibitors, many of whom donate some of their beautiful artwork for a prize drawing that serves as a fundraiser to keep the event going. Purchasing an event passport gets you two prize drawing tickets. Additional tickets can be purchased for $5 each. The drawing will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Sierra Valley Grange Hall on the day of the event. 

Purchase your Prize Drawing Entries Today

 Travelers along the Art & Ag trail will be treated to a permanent art installation in Sierra Valley. Barn quilts honor the economic, cultural, and historical contribution of ranching and farming to our rural communities, while celebrating one of America’s historic art forms, the quilt block. With the support of a grant from the California Arts Council, local artists, quilters and ranchers came together under the guidance of the Sierra County Arts Council to create the Sierra Valley Barn Quilt Trail. The Barn Quilt patterns speak to the Valley’s Swiss-Italian heritage, wildlife and agricultural foundation. They add a story and a splash of color to grand old structures around the Valley.