Local Happenings
Attractions & Historic Sites
- Amador County Mines Tour mines where the Gold Rush happened.
- Amador Flower Farm 12 acres of gardens in Plymouth.
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park See the world's largest living trees, California's Giant Sequoias in Arnold on SR 4.
- Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee Enjoy one of California's most historic events in Angel's Camp.
- Clements Stampede Rodeo and Wild West Days Rodeo on the first weekend in June with equestrian events, year-round, in Clements.
- Columbia State Historic Park Visit California's best-preserved Gold Rush town. Saloons, stores and stage coach rides in Columbia off SR 49.
- Daffodil Hill 300,000 bulbs provide a spectacular early spring display in Volcano.
- Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park Inhabited by native Americans for thousands of years, this state park's 1865 mortar holes testify to the acorn flour that was milled near Pine Grove, off SR 88.
- Kennedy Gold Mine Surface Tours This famous mine extracted over $34 million in gold. Tour its grounds near Jackson.
- Sutter Gold Mine Tours Tour the Black Chasm Cave in Volcano, the Sutter Gold Mine in Sutter Creek and other nearby caverns. Open year-round for tours, gold mining and deep cave tours.