(877) 747-8777, (209) 928-9300
19400 Tuolumne Road North, Tuolumne, CA 95379 The Tuolumne
Band of Me-Wuk owns and operates Black Oak Casino, a new
entertainment facility which houses 600 slot machines, table
games, and restaurant and bar.
Jackson Rancheria Casino and
Hotel
(209) 223-1677, (800) 822-WINN
(9466) 12222 New York Ranch Rd., P.O. Box 1390, Jackson, CA
95624 Less than 1 hour north of Sonora! All the excitement of
casino gambling, high stakes bingo, and the indulgence of
luxuriously appointed lodging and dining. Open 24 hours, 7 days a
week.
Mercer Caverns
(209) 728-2101 Sheep Ranch
Road, P.O. Box 509, Murphys, CA 95247 California Point of
Historical Interest #004. "The Showplace of the Sierras", since
1885. Follow the signs from downtown Murphys. Summer hours: Daily,
10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Memorial Day through September 30. Winter
hours: October through May, Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Moaning Caverns
(209) 736-2708, (800) 225-3764,
x211 Parrott's Ferry Road, P.O. Box 78, Vallecito, CA 95251
California's largest underground room with the historic
100-foot spiral staircase. 45-minute tour, the Rappel (a 180-foot
decent), or a 3-hour wild cavern adventure, Nature Trail, gold and
gemstone mining, nature gift shop, and picnicking. Open daily all
year. School program and Corporate Team Building available.
Columbia State Historic
Park
(209) 532-4301 Main Street,
Columbia, CA 95310 Known as the best-preserved Gold Rush town
in California. Special events throughout the year. A living Gold
Rush town. You don't just view history, you experience it. Open
daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission.
Groveland Museum and
Library
(209) 962-0300 18990
Highway 120, Groveland, CA 95321 Since opening in mid-February
2001, the Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum has been featuring
changing displays primarily reflecting local human history. The
Kenneth Friend Theatre screens local history videos. The Museum
store sells a variety of items for both children and adults,
mostly of an educational nature, including books on local history.
The Groveland Library can be reached at (209) 962-6144.
Military Museum
(209) 533-0923 9 N.
Washington, Sonora, CA 95370 Located at Sonora Veterans
Memorial Hall. Military artifacts from Tuolumne County veterans.
Memorabilia, photos, medals, rare plaque from Spanish-American
War. Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays.
New Melones Lake Visitors
Center and Museum
(209) 536-9094 6850 Stud
Horse Flat Road 8 miles north of Sonora on Highway 49. Open
daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. General information on recreation
facilities, museum displays on natural and cultural history,
on-going public programs. Sponsored by Department of Interior and
Bureau of Reclamation.
Seasonal steam train rides and
year-round Round House tours! Operated by the California State
Railroad Museum, this 26-acre steam locomotive facility offers
excursion train rides every Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3
p.m., April through November. Guided tours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's.
St. James Episcopal
Church
(209) 532-7644 Parish behind The
Red Church, Washington and Snell streets, Sonora. History room
open weekdays except, Monday. This building dates back to 1859 and
is one of the Mother Lode's most photographed and painted
buildings.
Tuolumne County Museum and
History Center
(209) 532-1317 158 W. Bradford
Ave., Sonora, CA 95370 The largest museum in the Mother Lode,
housed in the old Sonora Jail. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday
through Friday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays,
Tuolumne City Memorial
Museum
(209) 928-3516 Carter
Street and Bay Avenue ,Tuolumne, CA One of the County's newest
museums. Open Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. or by
appointment.
Columbia State Historic
Park
(209) 532-0150 22708
Broadway Street, Columbia, CA 95310 Best Preserved gold rush
town in the Mother Lode. Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Railtown 1897 State Historic
Park
(209) 984-3953 5th Avenue and
Reservoir Road, P.O. Box 1250, Jamestown, CA 95327 Seasonal
steam train rides and year-round Round House tours! Operated by
the California State Railroad Museum, this 26-acre steam
locomotive facility offers excursion train rides every Saturday
and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., April through November. Guided
tours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily except Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and New Year's.
Yosemite National
Park
Camping: (800) 436-7275 Info and
Roads: (209) 372-0200 P.O. Box 577, Yosemite, CA 95389
Highway 120 offers the shortest route into Yosemite National
Park from the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento. Yosemite
Valley is open year-round and the beautiful Tioga Pass over the
summit is usually open June - October or November (depending on
the snowfall). Yosemite Valley is internationally known for its
spectacular vistas, waterfalls, giant Redwood trees, and pristine
wilderness areas.
California History Theater
Festival
(209) 532-9177 Beginning in 2002,
the Duende: Drama & Literature, Inc. presented its first
festival of plays exploring California's rich history. Playing at
Stage 3, CHTF offered plays on the Chinese and the Central
Pacific, Mark Twain and Bret Harte, and the Gold Rush era.
Mountain Actors
Conservatory
(209) 532-0345 East Sonora
Offers concerts, a summer theatre training program for
children, live radio dramas, and theater performances.
Sierra Repertory
Theatre
(209) 532-3120 East Sonora
and Columbia State Historic Park Professional theatre
producing classic and contemporary plays. Resident and guest
artists.
Stage 3 Theater
(209) 536-1778 Sonora
Innovative theatre and cutting-edge plays
Victoria Saloon at Sonora
Days Inn
(209) 588-0400 160 S. Washington,
Sonora CA 95370 Karaoke entertainment 7 days a week by Dream
Star Music Productions. Finest nightclub anywhere in Tuolumne
County. Specialty drinks, singing, and dancing with your friends.
The best place for a night out for fun!
Hidden Treasure Gold Mine
Tours and Matelot Gold Mine Supply
(209) 532-9693 Main Street,
P.O. Box 28, Columbia, CA 95310 Take a tour through a real
working hardrock gold mine, still producing gold today! We also
teach gold panning, beginners and children our specialty. Mining
relics and gold for sale. Spring and summer; 10 - 5 daily. Call
for winter schedule.
Peppermint Creek Carriage
Co.
(209) 533-2599, (800) 555-1147
Many styles of carriages and wagons elegantly drawn by
beautiful and powerful Belgian Draft horses. Gold Rush carriage
tours are 1/2-hour interpretive tour of Sonora. Educational field
trips at historic Knights Ferry in the spring and fall. Enjoy
December evenings with Victorian Christmas carriage rides through
Columbia Historic State Park.
Sierra Railroad Dinner
Train
(800) 866-1690 220 S.
Sierra Ave., Oakdale, CA 95361 First-class dinner trips,
brunches, murder mysteries, wild west shows, dance trips, rail
& raft trips, Christmas trips. Labor Day Weekend features the
Iron Horse Round-up railroad festival. Trips board in Oakdale
every weekend throughout the year.
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine
Railroad
(559) 683-7273 56001 Yosemite
Hwy., 41 Fish Camp, CA 93623 Narrow-gauge steam train near
Yosemite National Park with excursion through the Sierra National
Forest. Moonlite specials, outdoor melodramas, Thornberry Museum,
Sugar Pine Trading Company Bookstore, Station Gift Shop, Gold
Panning, and food service.
Calaveras Wine
Association
(209) 736-6722, (800) 225-3764,
x25 P.O. Box 2492, Murphys, CA 95247 Just a short
30-minute drive from Sonora, the 11 unique Calaveras wineries
offer a casual, unhurried pace and step back in time. Calaveras
County wines continue a century-old tradition of award-winning
merit.
Costello's Mountain Brow
Winery and Vineyards
(209) 532-1261 10850 Mt. Brow
Road, Sonora, CA 95370. Mail: P.O. Box 220, Columbia, CA 95310
Family-owned and -operated. The grape varietals grown are
Sangiovese, Merlot, and Zinfandel.
Gold Mine Winery/Old Stamp
Mill Brewery and Crab Pot
(209) 532-3089 22265 Parrots
Ferry Rd., Columbia, CA 95310 Features free wine and beer
tasting, 7 days a week, with live seafood and live music on
weekends. Weddings, banquets, and catering available.
Ironstone
Vineyards
(209) 728-1251 1894 Six Mile
Road, Murphys, CA 95247 Complimentary tours include an art
gallery, lakeside park, aging caverns, wine production, landscaped
gardens, amphitheater, restored Alhambra Theatre pipe organ, and
Museum with a 44-pound crystalline gold leaf specimen.
Complimentary wine tastings, gourmet deli, and fine gifts. Open
10-5 daily.
Sonora Winery & Port
Works
(209) 532-7878 17500 Route
5, P.O. Box 242, Sonora, CA 95370 Nationally recognized for
production of outstanding port-style wines: Zinfandels and
Sauvignon Blanc. Bring your lunch and enjoy the peaceful picnic
areas. Wine tasting weekends, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; weekdays by
appointment.
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