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Gold Country

You may have missed your opportunity to strike it rich during the California Gold Rush, but local landmarks, annual celebrations, and history museums in Auburn, Nevada City, and Angel’s Camp will take you back. You can still pan for gold on the rivers that run throughout this region, though fishing, rafting and kayaking are more popular nowadays. Enjoy urban diversions in statecapital Sacramento. Escape to the Sierra foothills for outdoor recreation year round. See the Gold Country Association website for more details about the area.

Gold Country Regions

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|Grass Valley/Nevada County |
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|Located a short hour's drive northeast of Sacramento, Grass Valley - Nevada County offers some of California's best Gold Rush |
|History, abundant outdoor recreation and a wide variety of choices of dining, nightlife and lodging. The area is noted for |
|being one of nature's brightest western fall-color canvases, particularly between mid October andThanksgiving. Grass Valley's|
|historic downtown district dates from the 1850's, and the town's underground mines produced more than $900 million in gold, |
|making it California's richest. Visitors can explore the mine site, the stone mansion once occupied by its owner and the |
|immaculate rose garden surrounding it at the 780-acre Empire Mine State Historic Park on the southeast side oftown. The |
|downtown historic district of Nevada City, one of the best preserved of all Gold Rush towns, is comprised of more then 90 |
|quaint brick storefronts and Victorian homes. Ringed by deep green hillsides and accentuated by white church steeples, Nevada |
|City stands at the gateway to the Tahoe National Forest and its many rivers, lakes and trails. Other nearby attractions|
|include the South Yuba River, the Bridgeport covered bridge, the longest single-span covered bridge in the nation and Malakoff|
|Diggins State Historic Park. Walking tour maps, fall color maps, gold mining history and trail guides are available from the |
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|Placer County |
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|From beautiful LakeTahoe in the Sierra Nevadas, to the historic mining communities of the foothills, to the farms and ranches|
|of the Valley floor, Placer County has it all: Arts & Culture, History, Agriculture, & Recreational Activities to suit every |
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|From beautiful Lake Tahoe in the...