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Kennedy Gold Mine
One of the deepest gold mines in North America, now a landmark offering guided surface tours, gold panning, and a museum.
View details →Museum · 225 Church St, Jackson, CA 95642Amador County Museum
Local history museum in an 1859 Greek Revival home with mining artifacts and working scale models of the Kennedy Mine.
View details →Lake & Nature Area · 9747 Tabeaud Rd, Jackson, CA 95642Lake Tabeaud Picnic Area
Year-round day-use lake south of Jackson with fishing, hiking, picnic areas, and a 2.5-mile loop trail.
View details →Historic Foundry & Museum · 81 Eureka St, Sutter Creek, CA 95685Knight Foundry
America's last water-powered foundry, operating since 1873 and open for monthly tours with live forging demonstrations.
View details →Museum · 14430 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth, CA 95669Shenandoah Valley Museum
Agricultural history museum housed at one of Amador County's oldest wineries, showcasing pioneer-era farming and winemaking artifacts.
View details →Historic Site · 900 Palm Dr, Ione, CA 95640Preston Castle
Romanesque Revival former reform school from 1894, on the National Register, offering guided tours and seasonal paranormal events.
View details →Reservoir & Recreation Area · Ione, CAPardee Reservoir
EBMUD-managed Sierra foothills reservoir near Ione known for trophy trout fishing, boating, camping, and hiking.
View details →State Historic Park · 14881 Pine Grove Volcano Rd, Pine Grove, CA 95665Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
State park preserving 1,185 Miwok bedrock mortars, a regional Indian museum, a reconstructed village, trails, and a small campground.
View details →Cavern & National Natural Landmark · 15701 Pioneer Volcano Rd, Volcano, CA 95689Black Chasm Cavern
National Natural Landmark cave near Volcano offering guided walking tours of rare helictite crystal formations.
View details →Seasonal Flower Farm & Attraction · 18310 Rams Horn Grade, Volcano, CA 95689Daffodil Hill
Family ranch since 1887 that opens to the public each spring when over 300 varieties of daffodils blanket the hillside.
View details →Museum · 14170 Old Highway 49, Amador City, CA 95601Amador Whitney Museum
Small donation-based museum in an 1860 commercial building highlighting the women of Gold Rush-era Amador County.
View details →Rail Bike Tours · 702 Hunter Ln, Ione, CA 95640Rail Explorers – Amador Division
Pedal-powered rail bikes with electric assist run along the historic Amador Central Railroad just south of Ione, offering guided 8-mile round-trip tours through Sierra foothill farmland.
View details →City Park · 600 S Church St, Ione, CA 95640Howard Park
Ione's largest public park spans about 100 acres with playgrounds, sports fields, a disc golf course, a one-mile walking track, and the Ed Hughes Memorial Arena for equestrian events.
View details →Hunting & Shooting Preserve · 2951 Curran Rd, Ione, CA 95640Camanche Hills Hunting Preserve
Family-run preserve on 1,500 acres near Lake Camanche offering upland game hunting, sporting clays on multiple courses, archery, shooting instruction, a clubhouse restaurant, and a pro shop.
View details →Historic Landmark · 338 Preston Ave, Ione, CA 95640Ione Brewery Building
City-designated 1860s brick brewery building on Preston Avenue that once housed a working brewery, creamery, soda works, and ice plant, marked by a Native Daughters of the Golden West plaque.
View details →Community Park · 9890 Church St, Pine Grove, CA 95665Pine Grove Community Park
Community park off Church Street with sports fields and open green space that also hosts the Pine Grove farmers market.
View details →Historic House Museum · 215 Court St, Jackson, CA 95642Grace Blair DePue House and Indian Museum
National Register-listed 1872 home with an on-site museum of Native American artifacts, a block off Main Street.
View details →City Park · 560 CA-49, Jackson, CA 95642Detert Park
Jackson's community park with a public pool, baseball field, playground, pickleball courts, and picnic areas along Highway 49.
View details →Historic Park · Jackson, CAKennedy Tailing Wheels Park
Small park displaying the Kennedy Mine's giant wooden tailing wheels, including the restored 68-foot Wheel #4.
View details →Museum · 206 N Main St, Jackson, CA 95642Amador County Model Railroad Museum
Volunteer-run museum preserving Amador Central Railroad and mining history through model railroad displays.
View details →Museum · 11 Randolph St, Sutter Creek, CA 95685Monteverde General Store Museum
Preserved 1898 general store displaying original Gold Rush-era merchandise and mining supplies.
View details →Historic Park · Sutter Creek, CAMiners' Bend Historic Gold Mining Park
Free outdoor mining museum at the east end of Main Street with an 1882 stamp mill and interpretive signs.
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