Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

Not Very Exciting, But if You Want to See the Birthplace of the Goldrush, it's Worth a Stop.

In an hour's time you can see a reproduction of Sutter's Mill, and some ruins of a nineteenth century town. It takes no more than an hour to see it all, unless you pan for gold, there seems to be a bi...

Not Very Exciting, But if You Want to See the Birthplace of the Goldrush, it's Worth a Stop.

In an hour's time you can see a reproduction of Sutter's Mill, and some ruins of a nineteenth century town. It takes no more than an hour to see it all, unless you pan for gold, there seems to be a bi...

History Worth a Visit

A beautiful and interesting place to spend the day. The park includes a small but very well done museum, original buildings open to the public (including a chinese store fully stocked), nice trails, a...

History Worth a Visit

A beautiful and interesting place to spend the day. The park includes a small but very well done museum, original buildings open to the public (including a chinese store fully stocked), nice trails, a...

DIY Panning!

We were looking forward to panning for gold but the guided tours were cancelled due to school groups, so we just bought a pan at the gift shop and headed down to the river! With so much gold to be fo...