Welcome to the (Gold and Silver) Mother Lode / Arnold
Essentials
Arnold -Big Trees Market
Good meat market, wine and groceries.
This is the best place for grocery shopping in the Arnold area. Great meat market, specialty foods, wine and produce. Next door is a First Class Organic Food Market associated with Sierra Hills Market.
26 locals recommend
Sierra Hills Market
117 CA-4This is the best place for grocery shopping in the Arnold area. Great meat market, specialty foods, wine and produce. Next door is a First Class Organic Food Market associated with Sierra Hills Market.
Food Scene
El Vaquero
925 CA-4Exceptional Mexican Food and Beer
Arnold Chinese Restaurant
2182 CA-4Good place with charming owners.
Great Italian Food, wonderful summertime outdoor dining
113 locals recommend
Sarafina's Italian Kitchen
794 CA-4Great Italian Food, wonderful summertime outdoor dining
V restaurant & Bar
402 Main StFun lunch and bar
This is a good place for breakfast, lunch, Bar, and dinner. Summertime outdoor dining.
52 locals recommend
Murphys Historic Hotel
457 Main StThis is a good place for breakfast, lunch, Bar, and dinner. Summertime outdoor dining.
Parks & Nature
Columbia State Park, Columbia, CA
This State Park is famous for the Giant Sequoia Redwoods, the biggest trees in the world. Camping and cabin rental, hiking, Stanislauas River Access.
274 locals recommend
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
1170 CA-4This State Park is famous for the Giant Sequoia Redwoods, the biggest trees in the world. Camping and cabin rental, hiking, Stanislauas River Access.
Summer Recreational lake, small boating craft, fishing, kayaking, mountain scenery, hiking, beach.
56 locals recommend
Lake Alpine
Summer Recreational lake, small boating craft, fishing, kayaking, mountain scenery, hiking, beach.
The Pacific Crest Trail crosses Hwy 4 at the summit in Alpine County, about 30 miles east of Arnold. This trail runs from the Mexico border to the Canadian border.
39 locals recommend
Pacific Crest Trail
The Pacific Crest Trail crosses Hwy 4 at the summit in Alpine County, about 30 miles east of Arnold. This trail runs from the Mexico border to the Canadian border.
Gold Country Special Places
Small historic Towns
Great small town, with restaurants, shopping, wine tasting, historic buildings and businesses, great children's play area, jewelry, kitchen store, toys, candy, more
211 locals recommend
Murphys
Great small town, with restaurants, shopping, wine tasting, historic buildings and businesses, great children's play area, jewelry, kitchen store, toys, candy, more
Historic Old town during gold rush days, preserved with stagecoach runs, ice cream parlor, theatre, candle shop, saloons and blacksmith, docents in period dress. Pan for gold in this State Park and try some sasparilla.
8 locals recommend
Columbia State Park (Park HQ) station
Historic Old town during gold rush days, preserved with stagecoach runs, ice cream parlor, theatre, candle shop, saloons and blacksmith, docents in period dress. Pan for gold in this State Park and try some sasparilla.
This Mother Lode historic town was a gold and silver mining hot spot in the mid-1800s. Old wood sidewalks and great restaurants and shopping.
101 locals recommend
Sonora
This Mother Lode historic town was a gold and silver mining hot spot in the mid-1800s. Old wood sidewalks and great restaurants and shopping.
Historic Gold Rush town made famous by Mark Twain in the Jumping Frog Contest Book.
38 locals recommend
Angels Camp
Historic Gold Rush town made famous by Mark Twain in the Jumping Frog Contest Book.
Arts & Culture
Angels Camp City Museum
753 S Main StGreat mining museum and 1850-1930
Neighborhoods
Vacation Homes and local residents, HOA Governance, Lakes and Pool.
6 locals recommend
Blue Lake Springs
Vacation Homes and local residents, HOA Governance, Lakes and Pool.
Sightseeing
This a unique place to actually visit underground caves and the wonders of repelling by rope into the cave or walking down into a very special place. Once there imagine being in the cave in the late 1800s, exploring with only a candle and matches and no electricity, and the candle is blown out.....
164 locals recommend
Moaning Caverns Adventure Park
5350 Moaning Cave RdThis a unique place to actually visit underground caves and the wonders of repelling by rope into the cave or walking down into a very special place. Once there imagine being in the cave in the late 1800s, exploring with only a candle and matches and no electricity, and the candle is blown out.....