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Best Family-Friendly Attractions

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Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

Historic park shaped by hydraulic mining. Camping, fishing, trails & Gold Rush-era buildings in a park with cliffs carved by hydraulic mining.

23579 N Bloomfield Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959, United States

West Coast Falconry

West Coast Falconry

Visit this great place for kids and families!

10308 Spring Valley Rd, Marysville, CA 95901

Murphys Community Park

Murphys Community Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

505 Algiers St, Murphys, CA 95247

Angels Camp Museum

Angels Camp Museum

Museum of local history & gold mining. Museum featuring indoor & outdoor exhibits on local history, including gold mining & farming.

753 S Main St, Angels Camp, CA 95222

Mercer Caverns

Mercer Caverns

Cave system with rock & frost formations. Tours of a cave discovered by a 19th-century gold prospector, with mineral shapes formed by frost.

1665 Sheep Ranch Rd, Murphys, CA 95247

Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Paths through lush forests & giant trees. Large state park featuring hiking trails through verdant forests filled with immense sequoia trees.

1170 CA-4, Arnold, CA 95223

Crystal Hermitage Gardens

Crystal Hermitage Gardens

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14618 Tyler Foote Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959

Minnie Park

Minnie Park

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472 Brighton St, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Lake Tabeaud

Lake Tabeaud

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9747 Tabeaud Rd, Jackson, CA 95642

Amador County Museum

Amador County Museum

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225 Church St, Jackson, CA 95642

Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

Museum of local transportation history. Museum with a collection of railroad & aviation artifacts, photographs & documents.

5 Kidder Ct, Nevada City, CA 95959, United States

Wolf Creek Trail

Wolf Creek Trail

Visit this great place for kids and families!

10884 Allison Ranch Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95949, United States

The Gold Rush Museum

The Gold Rush Museum

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601 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, United States

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

Gold Rush birthplace with gold panning. Replica of the sawmill that spawned the Gold Rush, 20+ historic mining buildings & gold panning.

310 Back St, Coloma, CA 95613, United States

Maidu Regional Park

Maidu Regional Park

City park for sports & culture events. A 152-acre park that includes a community center, library & museum, plus many sports facilities.

1550 Maidu Dr, Roseville, CA 95661

Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge

Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge

Visit this great place for kids and families!

17660 Pleasant Valley Rd, Penn Valley, CA 95946

Folsom City Lions Park

Folsom City Lions Park

City park known for events & baseball. City park with a playground, baseball field, pavilion & butterfly garden next door to the zoo.

403 Stafford St, Folsom, CA 95630, United States

Old Sacramento Waterfront

Old Sacramento Waterfront

Guided tours, museums & a visitor center. Founded in the 1960s, this 28-acre area has a visitor center, museums & a variety of history tours.

1014 2nd St Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814

Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Exhibits & live animals plus trails. This attraction offers educational exhibits & over a dozen indigenous animals, plus 3 nature trails.

2850 San Lorenzo Way, Carmichael, CA 95608, United States

Calaveras Visitors Bureau

Calaveras Visitors Bureau

Visit this great place for kids and families!

753 S Main St, Angels Camp, CA 95222

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