Cheap Things To Do in Chinese Camp, California

Inscription. Near this site, now inundated by the waters of Don Pedro Reservoir, stood the historic town of Jacksonville. It was settled by Julian Smart who planted the first garden and orchard in the spring of 1849. Named for Colonel ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Reportedly founded about 1849 by group of Englishmen who employed Chinese as miners. Much surface gold found on hills and flats. Headquarters for stage lines in early 1850s, and for several California Chinese mining companies. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. First record of Montezuma was June 1850 when partners Solomon Miller and Peter K. Aurand, proprietors of the 'Montezuma Tent, ' were attacked and Aurand killed by a group of Mexicans during the foreign miners tax excitement ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Born December 17, 1880, in Snelling, Calif. One of the last of the stage drivers, Eddie made the haul from Chinese to the Coulterville, Groveland areas between 1898-1902 and drove the first mail stage over the "new" Shawmut ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Created by Don Pedro Dam on the Tuolumne River near LaGrange. This project was completed in 1971 to provide irrigation, domestic water, flood control, electricity, recreation and fish enhancement. Constructed by City ... More on HMDB

Learn to Pan & Sluice for Gold on the Historic Woods Creek. Open Daily, Reservations Recommended, Cost Var... More on Visitcalifornia.com

The rest of the day we found a few more nuggletts and a bit of dust. More on insiderpages.com

Located in Jamestown, in the heart of Californias Gold Country about 100 miles southeast of Sacramento, Rai... More on Parks

The displays on the grounds are fun to look at. More on TripAdvisor

'Don Pedro Reservoir' is an artificial lake formed by the construction of the Don Pedro Dam across the Tuolumne River in the Stanislaus National Forest of Tuolumne County, California in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Communities ... More on Wikipedia

'New Melones Lake' is an artificial lake in the central Sierra Nevada foothills of Calaveras- and Tuolumne County, California near Jamestown. This reservoir created by the construction of the New Melones Dam ... More on Wikipedia