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

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StateHistoricPark

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StateHistorical

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narrow-gauge railroad

that once transported

ore, lumber and miners.

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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

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.HIGHWAY 49 THROUGH GOLD COUNTRY