Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
State park in California
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a state park of California, United States, marking the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush. The park grounds include much of the historic town of Coloma, California, which is now considered a ghost town as well as a National Historic Landmark District. The park contains the California Historical Landmarks: a monument to commemorate James Marshall (#143), the actual spot where he first discovered gold in 1848 (#530) and Coloma Road (#748). Established in 1942, The park now comprises 576 acres (233 ha) in El Dorado County.
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An absolutely beautiful place to visit, brought my kids and we spent half a day doing the museum, panning for gold and hanging out on the river. They have picnic tables scattered around the park, the whole park is pet friendly as well. Definitely a must stop for anyone in the area. Parking was like ten dollars for the whole day.
Great place! You could spend all day here. Google maps says it closed at 5. It actually closed at 4. The range inside the museum when we got there told us to go outside first as the things outside closed before inside did. So we did that and actually everything closed at 4 so we completely missed the main museum. That was a bummer. The mining methods exhibit is my favorite. So much interesting information and fantastically well laid out. The kids were convinced we were going into a mine! Thankfully the bathrooms are accessible from outside for after the museum closed. They have the coolest tiles in them!
I've moved in the area my whole life and finally got around to visiting! Used my State Park pass for my parking, and only had to pay for the tour. The kids loved the Junior Rangers activity book. Even my almost 4 year old was into it.