California's Best Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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Eldorado
National
Forest

Stanislaus
National
Forest

Tahoe
National
Forest

GraniteChief
Wilderness

San
Andreas

Arnold

Mokelumne
Hill

Vallecito

CaveCity

Murphys

Mountain
Ranch

Jackson

Plymouth

Jamestown

Amador
City

Sutter
Creek


AngelsCamp

Coloma

Placerville

Columbia

Volcano

AmadorCounty
WineCountry

Sonora

GoldBug
Park

IndianGrindingRock
StateHistoricPark

CaliforniaCavern
StateHistorical
Landmark

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The Drive » Follow Hwy
49 just over 2 miles north of
Sonora, then turn right onto
Parrots Ferry Rd at the sign for
Columbia. The state historic
park is 2 miles further along this
two-lane country road.

2 Columbia
Grab some suspenders
and a floppy hat for
Columbia State Historic
Park (%209-588-9128; http://www.
parks.ca.gov/columbia; 11255
Jackson St; admission free;
hmuseum 10am-4pm, most
businesses till 5pm; c#),
near the so-called ‘Gem
of the Southern Mines.’
It’s like a miniature Gold-
Rush Disneyland, but
with more authenticity
and heart. Four blocks

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

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Ebbetts Pass
Scenic Byway
From Columbia, take a
winding 13-mile drive
northeast via Parrots Ferry
Rd and Hwy 4 to Murphys’
wine country.

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Lazy Delta Dawdle
Sacramento is an
hour’s drive or less from
Gold Country towns such as
Placerville via Hwy 50 and
Auburn via I-80.

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YOUR
TRIP

CENTRAL.CALIFORNIA.

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.HIGHWAY 49 THROUGH GOLD COUNTRY
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