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Calaveras County

Information on visiting Calaveras County in Northern California.
Calaveras County Visitors Bureau
Bureau website. Visitors for Calaveras County, Gold Rush country, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada (approx 130 miles east of San Francisco).
Calaveras County Website
Calaveras County Visitors website.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Official website. A grove of giant sequoias, preserved as State Park in 1931. Sierra redwood trees are between 250 to 300 feet tall and can have diameters as large as 30 feet (at ground level).
Calaveras Wineries
Winery information from the Calaveras Winegrape Alliance. Also includes information on upcoming wine festivals and events.
Calaveras Historical Society
Information on Calaveras County history and history museum from the Calaveras Historical Society.
Columbia State Historic Park
Park website. Preserved Gold Rush town with museums, tours, theater, restaurants and other attractions.
Black Chasm Cavern
Tour website. A National Natural Landmark featuring cave formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and helictite crystals.
Moaning Cavern
Tour website. Walking tours of the largest vertical chamber in a public cavern in California.
Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee
Fair website. The Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee happens each year (May) on a fairground between Yosemite and Lake Tahoe.
California State Historical Landmarks in Calaveras County
An extensive list of State historical landmarks in Calaveras County.

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