Calaveras County

Dog-friendly Calaveras County

Calaveras County, located in the center of California’s Gold Country, welcomes pet parents with its stunning natural scenery and rich history. This picturesque county is home to dog-friendly trails and parks, where pet parents can enjoy hikes through rolling hills and dense forests. The area is famous for its charming towns, such as Murphys and Angels Camp, offering pet-friendly dining and shopping experiences.

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Calaveras Big Trees State Park: Visiting giant sequoias with your dog

A peaceful, dog-friendly introduction to giant trees Calaveras Big Trees State Park offers a rare combination: the chance to stand among enormous sequoias while still enjoying a dog-friendly outing. While pets aren’t allowed on the dirt trails that run through the North Grove and South Grove, dogs can join you in many other areas, and … Continued

The Gold Country, an amazing American road trip

California’s Gold Country, home to the Gold Rush in 1849, combines history, nature, authentic American West small towns, a sensational culinary scene, wine, microbreweries, and majestic scenery in a captivating way that no other California region rivals. The gold rush continues today in the form of tourism in a region encompassing a dozen cities and counties with hundreds of dog-friendly places to stay, eat and drink, hike, splash, and much, much more.

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All aboard for Gold Country history

Tuolumne County is the heart of California Gold Country, and to get a feel for it, you and your family will want to visit both Columbia State Historic Park

Calaveras County became known in 1800s for its rich gold deposits—and for a certain jumping frog memorialized in a short story by Mark Twain. Today, it’s a destination for Gold Rush tourists, campers, skiers, hikers and adventure seekers, many of whom wouldn’t think of heading into “them ‘thar hills” without their dogs. Angel’s Camp on Highway 49 and Murphys ?on nearby Highway 4 are the principal destinations in these parts.

What’s cookin’ in Calaveras County

Any time’s a good time to head up Highway 4 to the hip and happening town of Murphys, but if you can be there in October, so much the better. That’s when the annual Grape Stomp Competition and Gold Rush Street Fair fills downtown streets with vendor booths and lots of people with bewildered dogs on the other end of the leash. It’s probably the first time Duke and Daisy (and maybe you?) have witnessed a bunch of people stomping around in wine barrels, so go figure!

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