Belden Town & Lodge Resort

I came here to rave balls, f*ck b! tches, and buy teeth.
They’re obviously permanently sold out of teeth.
Pro tip– bring your own women.
Sunset Campout put on by sunset sound system is the best!

i agree with the complaints about service. bartender saw us come in and brought menus. Waitress took awhile but was attentive and sweet. now one of my pet peeves is the lack of home cooking and fresh produce. this place is just a few miles from some if the best agriculture– unable to offer salad and the tomatoes on burger were definitely store bought. Fries tasted like fried in fish oil. the scenery is great, riverfront tables but rustic. so to the owners– fresh produce, quicker service and home style food (make your own hamb patties) fresh oil to fry the french fries, and no smoking on patio! the word will spread once the food equals the surroundings!

Basket of fries was okay for $ 5. Service was poor, our waiter disappeared and I had to go retrieve our order from the kitchen myself.
Their general store is overpriced. Many items like bags of chips, soda, and candy that have prices printed on the wrapper by the manufacturer had stickers over the prices listing them did twice what they should have been. This is just rude.
For better food/​service, try the caribou crossroads greasy spoon a couple miles up the road. The beer here is overpriced though.

We were hoping for a quaint cabin by the river but instead got a rundown shack on the water. Instead of being retro cute it’s just tired and old. With threadbare sheets, old carpet, outdated furnishings, thin towels and don’t forget the dead mouse in the toilet we were very disappointed.

Interesting place to stop for a drink and look over the feather river. Be careful — as a local said «come on vacation, leave on probation…»

Excellent rest stop off Hwy 70 to and from Quincy. The food is good and the staff is very friendly.

On a return trip from paradise my wife and I stopped at Belden Town to take a break from the drive. Upon walking up to the door the chef was outside and gave us both a warm welcome. We shook hands and he introduced his self as the chef. While sitting at the bar the bartender was very friendly and attentive. The food preparation took only a few minutes and it was awesome, burgers and fries, beer was cold and the other patrons were polite and having a good time. The view of the Feather River from the deck was beautiful and the sound of the flowing water was calming. Since my step daughter is getting married next year we spoke with the bartender about the possibilities of having the occasion at his establishment. He was very informative and helpful. It is a bit of a drive but I cannot wait to go back during the summer and take in the beauty of the surroundings and the fun of the patrons and staff, as we stay for a weekend.
Thanks guys

Apparently zero stars isn’t an option, so I had to give them one. Stopped there for lunch today and the service was ATROCIOUS! As Jon from Sacramento noted, beyond slow. So slow that we finally left before getting our food. The waitress was rude beyond belief, obviously preferred that we didn’t order and made our wait so unpleasant that we just left, not a problem for them as they hadn’t begun preparing our food after 30 minutes.
I will never return, there is a nice little café 2 miles up the road at Caribou, nothing fancy, but they treat you like family. There are numerous other lake and riverside resorts in Plumas County where the food, service and ambiance are ALL wonderful. Do yourself a favor and avoid Belden.

A quirky place.
Belden Town is unlike anywhere I’ve been before.
The landscape in Belden is great for family camping, but ultimately what makes Belden Town and Lodge Resort so unique is their lodge resort restaurant. The interior is full of historical randomness and the staff that work here are just as interesting. You can tell that they’ve seen it all — with the slew of festivals that come through here. Despite the wealth of grungy festival goers that were here this past weekend for Raindance — the locals of Belden and the staff that worked at the resort were incredibly kind and welcoming.
I wouldn’t go out of my way to camp at Belden, but it’s definitely a fun and remarkable spot for a festival. If you’re looking to enjoy the water and outdoors and still be in close proximity to a general store, bathrooms, and a casual restaurant — then Belden is your spot.
Trust.

I love this place because they have hosted some of my favorite music festivals here. It is the PERFECT spot for Emmissions camp out and they allow it to be transformed into a magical place. I worked with your entire staff last year and will again this year and really love the freedom you allow people to have and truly enjoy themselves!
I really appreciate being able to come here and thank you all for opening it up!

Went for our 10^th anniversary and were treat like royalty. Thank you all the Belden town peeps ! We had a blast.

We ate here while driving through town.
It was extremely interesting, the building and history was intriguing.
All the other diners were hikers passing through on the PCT.
Neat experience.
The old wagons in the back were amazing.
The food was decent.

My fiancé and I were looking for somewhere (anywhere) to get out of town and spend a night elsewhere. Belden Town seemed like a place to start. It’s off the beaten track for sure.
I think we picked a bad weekend to be there because the manager was celebrating his anniversary with a bunch of his friends. It’s no exaggeration to say that the place was virtually shut down to paying guests. We were hanging at the restaurant bar to get a salad and I had to get up and flag a waiter to get service and then flag the same waiter to pay. It was a big hassle and it’s weird to feel guilty when you are asking for service at a place that advertises service. Anyway the free buffet and kareoke for all of the party guests and the singing went long into the night. Also there was a brawl or something at one point and one guy left in a hurry.
We weren’t expecting an upscale experience. We understood that the wifi was out of the question and that this would be a cabin, not a hotel. That was in fact the purpose of the trip. Having said that, the bedsheets were ripped (by a dog, we think), the toilet hadn’t been cleaned, and none of the kitchenware was safe to use. Just really pushing health codes in every way. What’s the point of having a kitchen on vacation if you have to clean it? I know that place has had some glory days, but they are long gone.
Save your money. Keep driving.

Belden Town has been a family tradition for me since I was a small lass. Not much changes and I get the feeling not much ever will. That’s the beauty of this hidden gem in the sierras. While they do host some pretty killer music events on an off weekend you can ride up and find Belden doing what it does best just chilling in one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Situated on the banks of the feather river, Belden is steeped in history and you need do nothing more than get out of your car to begin your journey back in time. Old stage coaches and Dr. Beetlejuices magic medicine show carriage litter the backyard and a tepee sits next to a totem pole on the green grassy knoll. An old gold mining town that used to house a brothel, a bar and a gold changing station looking down the main road you expect a stagecoach to come turning around the corner any minute.
There is a huge bar with a wrap around deck overlooking the river, and the locals here are some of the warmest people you will ever meet. They serve 3 squares here, although most of the time there is only one person in the kitchen running the bar and handling incoming guests. So if your in a hurry or expect some kind of specialty catering act you might wanna go back to the city. Food is great, in a mom just made it kinda way. Stacked high sandwiches, perfectly cooked bacon and eggs, and steaks for dinner.
The cabins are quaint, some with views of the river and relaxing decks. They sleep a sizable group and are easy on the wallet. Perfect for birthday group trips or just taking ten of your favorite people on an adventure.
The music events are always killer, I recommend checking them out if you get the chance. In addition to that there is always hiking, fishing, gold panning, rafting, kayaking, swimming and many other activities to entertain yourself with here. Belden is actually on the pacific coast trail so you’ll see hikers coming through from time to time. Interesting hike trail stories abound. There’s rumors of a beaver in Belden town but I wasn’t ever able to spot it. But its been told that if you wait around the discarded apple pile right about sundown, a giant beaver will appear out of the forest.
Never a dull moment in Belden Town, I never want to come home whenever we visit. A must see for any traveler through California.