Golden Chain Highway

Start: Nevada City

End: Columbia State Historic Park

2 - 3 Days, 7 Stops, 130 Miles

Travel back to the Gold Rush era on Highway 49, where charming mining towns are surrounded by panoramic vistas of the Sierra Nevada foothills

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Arts & Culture
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Trip Itinerary Overview

7 stops on this route

Stop 1

Nevada City

317 W Broad St, Nevada City

Stop 2

Empire Mine State Historic Park

10791 E Empire St, Grass Valley

Stop 3

Auburn

11106 B Ave, Auburn

Stop 4

Marshall Gold Discovery State Park

310 Back St, Coloma

Stop 5

South Fork American River

Pilot Hill

Stop 6

Plymouth

9426 Main St, Plymouth

Stop 7

Columbia State Historic Park

11255 Jackson St, Columbia