City of Oroville Museums

The City of Oroville owns and operates five museums that are all located within a mile of each other in Oroville’s Downtown Historic District. Oroville City Museums include The C.F. Lott Historical Home, The Oroville Chinese Temple, The Feather River Nature Center and Native Plant Park, The Bolt’s Antique Tool Museum, and The Pioneer History Museum. The C.F. Lott Home, Pioneer History Museum and Chinese Temple illustrate some of the diverse stories of the region’s Pioneer and Gold Mining history, including the experience of Chinese gold miners and their legacy.  The Feather River Nature Center and Native Plant Park offers education and family friendly activities about the ecology and habitats along the Feather River. The Bolt’s Antique Tool Museum boasts a collection of more than 12,000 tools that together tell a wider story about human innovation and tool use across history from blacksmithing to the monkey wrench. All city museums are staffed by volunteers who are members of the Oroville Docent Association.  This dedicated group keeps the doors of the museums open to the public during seasonal open hours and museum special events!