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.
Download a detailed map of Gold Country.
Here are the members of the Gold Country Visitors Association:
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- El Dorado County
- Elk Grove
- Folsom
- Madera County
- Mariposa County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Rancho Cordova
- Sacramento
- Sierra County
- Tuolumne County
