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Vacation in El Dorado County


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Posted 29 Nov 2011
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El Dorado County is a great place for a vacation. You can visit the famous Gold Bug Mine.

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El Dorado is a dog friendly place.  There are many businesses that welcome dogs.  El Dorado has miles of hiking and biking trails.  There is dog friendly shopping, wine tasting, dining and places to stay.  You can also take your dog gold panning.  If you visit any farms and ranches in the area they welcome well behaved pets.  Your dog must be on a leash.

You can visit the Gold Bug Mine.  This was a hard rock mine during the Gold Rush era in California.  The Gold Bug Mine was located in Placerville.  There is now a 60 acre park that during the 1800’s was home to several mines.

Panning for gold was becoming a thing of the past by 1860.  Hard rock mining was started in the area.  Two miners in the area started the Gold Bug Mine in 1888.  It was then known as the Hattie mine.

Visitors can take guided tours of the Priest Mine.  The Priest mine dates back to 1849.  Much work has been done to the Gold Bug Park and Mine.  It is home to the Joshua Hendy Stamp Mill, blacksmith shop, the Hattie Museum and a gift shop.  You can go gem panning for fun.  You can enjoy a picnic in the great picnic areas.  There are many hiking trails you can enjoy.

El Dorado was the center of California’s Gold Rush.  The area was known as the “Mother Lode.”   El Dorado County has lakes, gold mines and historic towns.  There is beautiful scenery and much more.

Placerville is an old historic town in El Dorado County.  The town has been restored and it is a beautiful place.  There is great shopping to be had here.  “The City of Placerville owns and operates the Gold Bug Mine, the only gold mine in California that is open to visitors.”

The first gold discovered in California was found in the town of Coloma.  The Coloma site where the gold was discovered has been restored to the 1840’s.  It is a living museum.  When you are in Coloma you can visit the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park.

El Dorado County is very diversified.  You can visit some of the small wineries that are located in the best wine country in the Sierras.  El Dorado County has many orchards.  It is home to “Apple Hill.”  You will also find Christmas tree and logging industries.  It is a great place to visit.

Article sources:

http://www.visit-eldorado.com

http://www.eldoradocounty.org/visitor.html

 

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