Flat Poker
There are 595 member lots including 122 that are lakefront. We have approximately 150 homes with full time residents and the remainder are typically vacation homes for owners who typically are from the Bay Area. There are 15-year-round parks, five (5) marinas with boat slips and launch ramp for use by members and
their guests.
The Association has an elected Board of Directors consisting of seven (7) members, and several committees that provide leadership and direction for our community.
In 1850, Poker Flat produced $700,000 in gold every month. Nearly 2,000 people occupied the town at its peak. The town developed its notoriety largely from a fictional tale by Bret Harte entitled “Outcasts of Poker Flat.” Howland Flat produced an estimated $14 million in gold over its lifetime.
THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT is a collection of stories about mining camps of the sort which existed in great numbers in Harte's lifetime. Beneath the sentimentalism and racial stereotyping there is an understanding of rough-and-tumble loners. The Outcasts of Poker Flat Summary ' The Outcasts of Poker Flat' by Bret Harte is an 1869 story about four troublemakers who are banished from the California gold-mining town of Poker Flat. The Outcasts of Poker Flat Questions and Answers. The Question and Answer section for The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.