California Bucket List ~Gold Country Region

Another short and sweet list in the California Bucket list series.

Alleghany

• Underground Gold Miners Museum: Learn more about the history of the area.

Coloma

• Marshall Gold Discovery State Park: Try panning for gold in the river and learn what life was like in an 1850’s tent town.

Folsom

• Lake Natoma: Created by a dam across the American River, this lake is popular with all water lovers.

Grass Valley

• Empire Mine State Historic Park: One of the oldest, deepest, and richest gold mines of California.

Nevada City

• Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park: Sits of California’s largest “hydraulic” mine.

Sacramento

• California State Railroad Museum: Offers weekend excursion train rides.
• Old Sacramento State Historic Park: View early Gold Rush structures.

All attractions found in the 2019 California Travel Guide.

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