2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Guided tours are relatively expensive and can follow rigid itineraries with tight schedules. This self-guided audio tour of the Sierra Foothills, an epicenter of California Gold Rush history, helps travelers save money and explore completely at their own pace. Follow your downloaded map app through Auburn, Placerville, Coloma, and many historic sites. Start, stop, and pause the tour whenever you’d like.
This self-guided driving tour passes through the gold rush towns of Auburn, Placerville and Coloma.
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On this tour, you’ll have the opportunity to visit the Gold Rush Museum, a stamp mill, and a blacksmith shop.
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The tour passes by the Black Hole of Calcutta Falls Trailhead.
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The tour passes by Hart 2 Hart Vineyards.
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Hike along the Gerle Loop trail at Magnolia Ranch Trailhead where you’ll catch glimpses of the American River.
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Your drive from Auburn to Placerville takes you along the spectacular American River.
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See where gold was first discovered by James Marshall at John Sutter’s Mill while visiting Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
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See the Sutter’s Mill Replica.
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See the James Marshall Monument and learn more about the man who first reported gold in the area.
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Explore Gold Bug Mine, an actual hard-rock mine from the late 1880’s.
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This self-guided driving tour passes through the gold rush towns of Auburn, Placerville and Coloma.
• Admission Ticket Free