Things To Do in Colfax, California

This Heritage Museum is housed in the old Colfax Depot which has been completely remodeled. The museum will take you back in time ... More on Visitplacer.com

This Heritage Museum is housed in the old Colfax Depot which has been completely remodeled. The museum will take you back ... More on Visitplacer.com

Inscription. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives, was asked by President Abraham Lincoln on April 14 to take a message to the miners of the west, that their prosperity is the prosperity of the Nation. These may ... More on HMDB

Inscription. View of Cape Horn Promontory North Fork American River Canyon: Dedicated to the memory of thousands of Chinese who worked for Charles Crocker on the Central Pacific Railroad . They were lowered over the face of Cape Horn ... More on HMDB

You will edge along beautiful canyons and mountainsides that are still recovering from 19th century hydraulic gold mining, and cross the North Fork ... More on Trails

Great dirt road very easy drive. More on Trails

This trail to the North Fork of the American River provides bikers, hikers and horseback riders with 4.5 miles of gentle meandering trails along the canyon. The trail opens onto a series of spectac... More on LLBean.com

This hike is listed three times in trails.com with differing names and trai More on Trails

Colfax is a genuine railroad town. It was the western end of the transcontinental railroad, making it the Gateway to the High Sierras. It remains a key stop for Amtrak to this day, and the Chamber ... More on Trails

Beautiful waterfall. After the last couple rain and snow falls. As the gu More on Trails

The Puzzle People was started in 1972 by Michael Smith, who was at the time a probation officer, working at a teen detention center. One Christmas Michael made a wooden USA map puzzle for a young n... More on Puzzlepeople.com

I came here with my daughter for a field trip and it was amazing! The people are great, very patient, and the kids had a blast. Their name puzzles are displayed proudly for everyone to see. They ... More on insiderpages.com