Location: County: Amador. Nearest City: Pine Grove. See map 6.

Campsites, facilities: There are 23 sites for tents or RVs, some up to 27 feet long. Picnic tables, fire grills, and piped water are provided. Flush toilets and coin-operated hot showers are available. Facilities are wheelchair accessible. Leashed pets are permitted.

Reservations, fees: No reservations; $12-$17 per night, $1 pet fee. Campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The park is open for camping all year, but is subject to closure during times of heavy snowfall.

Contact: Phone the park at 1-209-296-7488.
Web site: www.sierra.parks.state.ca.us/igr/igr_main.htm

Operating hours, seasons: Call the park for information; open all year round.

Directions: From Jackson, drive east on Highway 88 for 11 miles to Pine Grove-Volcano Road. Turn left (north) on Pine Grove-Volcano Road and drive 1.5 miles to the park.

Weather, clothing: The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.

Trip notes: Visiting this park, about three miles from Sutter Creek, is like entering a time machine. It offers a reconstructed Miwok village with petroglyphs, bedrock mortars, a cultural center, and interpretive talks for groups, by reservation. The 135-acre 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. Trails make it easy to explore the meadows and surrounding forest. The camp is set at 2,500 feet in the Sierra foothills. Wood gathering is not allowed but firewood may be brought in or purchased at the park. The Chaw'se Regional Indian 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, Maidu, Konkow, Monache, Nisenan, Tubatulabal, Washo, and Foothill Yokuts. Examples of basketry, feather regalia, jewelry, arrowpoints, and other tools are on display. Museum Hours: (11am to 3 pm Monday - Friday) (10am to 4pm Saturday - Sunday).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to go Camping

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Miwok Lodge 439