Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park - Pine Grove National And State Park

Full Amenity List

• guided tours
• visitor center
• picnic tables
• group campsites
• family campsites
• restrooms

Descriptions from Across the Web

• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills eight miles east of Jackson. The park nestles in a little valley 2,400 feet above sea level with open meadows and large valley oaks that once provided the native Americans of this area with an ample supply of acorns. The park was created in 1968 and preserves a great outcropping of marbleized limestone with some 1,185 mortar holes -- the largest collection of bedrock mortars in North America. Facilities - Activities The Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum The museum features a variety of exhibits and an outstanding collection of Sierra Nevada Indian artifacts. A Miwok village complete with a ceremonial roundhouse has been reconstructed in the middle of the small valley. The Museum has been designed to reflect the architecture of the traditional roundhouse. Exhibited in this two-story museum are outstanding examples of the technology and crafts of the Miwok and other Sierra Nevada native American groups. As a regional Indian museum, the collection at Chaw'se includes Northern, Central and Southern Miwok, ... more on California State Parks
• This preserve's 136 acres include spots where Native Americans ... more on tripadvisor.com

Directions

The park is northeast of Stockton in the lower foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Take State Highway 88 East through Jackson to the town of Pine Grove. Take a left turn on the Pine-Grove-Volcano Road, and about a mile and a half later you will enter the Park. The SECOND turnoff is the main entrance (the first is to the small campground).

Other Web Resources

• www.parks.ca.gov
• http://www.visitmammoth.com