The Long Way
Amador County
A country band plays on a wooden stage outdoors at night while people watch and dance.
Plate I. Evening music and dining, Roaring Camp Mining Company. From roaringcampgold.com
A man sits in a chair panning for gold outside next to a building and vehicle.
Plate II. Gold panning at Roaring Camp Mining Company. From roaringcampgold.com
A small brown cabin with a sign that reads SOUR DOUGH stands near a river in a wooded area.
Plate III. Cabin at Roaring Camp Mining Company. From roaringcampgold.com
People cook food over a large stone grill outdoors.
Plate IV. Outdoor cookout at Roaring Camp Mining Company. From roaringcampgold.com
A person looks out over a river surrounded by trees and mountains.
Plate V. River canyon view, Roaring Camp Mining Company. From roaringcampgold.com
Small gold flakes and nuggets surround a coin in a pan.
Plate VI. Gold flakes, Roaring Camp Mining Company. From roaringcampgold.com
A hand holding several gold nuggets.
Plate VII. Gold nuggets, Roaring Camp Mining Company. From roaringcampgold.com
A row of rustic wooden cabins stands behind a low stone wall under trees.
Plate VIII. Visitor cabins, Roaring Camp Mining Company. From roaringcampgold.com

Roaring Camp Mining Company gold camp

Pine Grove, Amador County, California. Operating gold mine and gold panning camp; May through September.

Details

Map. Pine Grove, Amador County, California. Larger map
Where
13010 Tabeau Rd, Pine Grove, CA 13010. Directions
When
Saturday Night Cookout leaves 5:00 P.M. and returns 10:00 P.M.
Fees
All Day Guided Gold Panning Tour $50 per person.
Access
Open May – September. Cabin and tent camping along the Mokelumne River in California.
Walk-in or reserve
Reservations required for Gold Bearing Gravel Piles and Common Operation; book All Day Tour and Saturday Cookout via the website.
Phone
(209) 296-4100
Website
roaringcampgold.com
Managed by
Roaring Camp Mining Company.

Roaring Camp was once a camp for Forty Niners, but since it was so inaccessible, most of the gold still remains. Visitors can see our operating gold mine and can mine their own gold by panning, sluicing, metal detecting, and dry washing.

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