Location: County: El Dorado. Nearest City: Coloma.
Campsites, facilities: No campsite. Point of interest
to visit while on tour.
Reservations, fees: Call park for information.
Contact: Phone the park at 1-530-622-3470. Web site:
www.isgnet.com/coloma/
Operating hours, seasons: Operating hours: 8 a.m. to
Sunset year round. Museum Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call the
park for information; open all year round.
Directions: The park is located in Coloma on Highway
49 between Placerville and Auburn.
Weather, clothing: Summer and spring are warm; fall
and winter can be cool. Layered clothing is advised.
Trip notes: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic
Park is the place where James W. Marshall found some shining
flecks of gold in the tailrace of a sawmill he was building for
himself and John Sutter. This discovery in 1848 changed the course
of California history. The park has a museum, with exhibits that
tell the story of the Gold Rush, a replica of the sawmill and
a number of historic buildings. Visitors also have the opportunity
to try panning for gold in the river or enjoy a picnic under
the trees. A statue marks the gravesite of Marshall, who died
in 1885. Throughout the year the park has special events, including
living history programs.
© 2001, Miwok Lodge 439, Order of the
Arrow, Santa Clara County Council Inc., BSA
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