Angels Camp, CA Road Trips

Calaveras Visitors Center (Calaveras Visitors' Bureau), 753 S Main St, ☏ +1 209 736 0049. Good place to stop for brochures, maps, and information on the local area. Also sells postcards and books on the local area. (updated Dec 2021)

1 Angels Hotel (Main Street and Birds Way). Built in 1851, the Angels Hotel was the hotel where the author Mark Twain heard a story that he would later turn into his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". In front of the building is the "Frog Hop of Fame", where commemorative plaques are embedded in the sidewalk for the winners of the annual Jumping Frog Jubilee frog jumping contest. The building no longer operates as a hotel and is an apartment complex. It is registered as California Historical Landmark #734 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. (updated Dec 2020) 2 Calaveras County Bank, 1239 Main St. The Calaveras County Bank is a historic, two-story Classical Revival building that was built in 1900 and designed by architects E. Depierre and Perseo Righetti of San Francisco. The bank's design features an iron boxed cornice with brackets on each end and stone pilasters on both sides. The interior trim of the bank used a variety of different woods, a rarity in contemporary buildings in the area. The bank was the first to be incorporated in Calaveras County, and the building was the first in the county designed specifically to house a bank; until the 1920s, it was also the only bank operating in the county. In 1930, the Calaveras County Bank merged with the Bank of Italy and moved to a new building. The old bank building housed a meat market from 1937 to 1980 and later held a branch of the Central Sierra Bank. It was added to the National Register of Historic places in 1985.

1 County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, 101 Frogtown Rd (Follow signs on Highway 49), ☏ +1 209 736-2561. Calaveras County's most popular annual festivity. Held at "Frog Town", the county fairground, this event draws thousands of visitors every May. The inspiration for the fair is taken from Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in which two men gamble over whose frog can jump farthest. Sticking to the spirit of the story, visitors are able to compete in their own contest. The fair also features carnival rides, musical performances, food, a destruction derby, livestock auction, as well as a variety of exhibits. (updated Dec 2020) 2 Natural Bridge Day Use Area, 4988 Parrotts Ferry Rd (off Parrotts Ferry Road, between Columbia and Highway 4). The Natural Bridges trail is a 2 miles (3.2 km) round-trip hike that leads through limestone caverns that have been carved by Coyote Creek. They are on land administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. The first cave is only 0.75 miles (1.21 km) down the hill, and 400 feet (120 m) of elevation loss. It is 230 feet (70 m) long from entrance to entrance. The second cave is another 0.5 miles (0.80 km) further downstream.. It is 180 feet (55 m) long between its two entrances. Water depth in the Upper Cave ranges from about ankle deep at the entrance to about 8 feet halfway through. The lower cave can be traversed with just getting your feet wet. Perfectly safe to swim through with only a few fish and crawdads, but one should bring a flashlight to improve visibility in nooks and crannies.

Angels Food Market & Deli, 396 N. Main St, ☏ +1 209-736-4243. Full-service, top-quality meats, fresh seafood, deli, baked breads. #1 grade produce with variety of organics. Complete wine and liquor department. Family-owned and -operated since 1935. CAMPS Restaurant & Steakhouse, 711 McCauley Ranch Rd, ☏ +1 209-729-8181. Steak and fresh seafood in a rustic atmosphere with views of the golf course. Greenhorn Creek brunch, lunch and dinner selections are a favorite among locals and visitors. Crusco's, 1240 S. Main St., ☏ +1 209-736-1440. Located in a beautiful old stone building, Crusco's is an Italian influenced fine dining establishment featuring regional specialties, fine wines, homemade focaccia bread, and desserts. One of the best restaurants in the Mother Lode. Far East Cafe, 51 N Main, ☏ +1 209-736-6718. Enjoy freshly prepared Chinese Food. Has a menu loaded with your favorite Chinese dishes. (updated Dec 2020) Mike's Pizza, 294 S. Main St, ☏ +1 209-736-9246. Old fashioned pizza parlor with a family atmosphere serving pizza, pasta, ribs, sandwiches, burgers, appetizers, salad bar, and sodas, beer and wine. Open daily from 11AM; dine-in, take-out or delivery. (updated Dec 2020) Rodz Grille, 730 S. Main St., ☏ +1 209-736-0170. 6AM-10PM. Family dining at its best. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Featuring an all-you-can-eat salad bar, children's and senior menus. Food to go is also available.

Angels Camp RV & Camping Resort, 3069 Highway 49, ☏ +1 209-736-0404, toll-free: +1-888-398-0404. Fun, family RV park/campground. 42 sites, no restrictions on size/slideouts; tent sites with/without water/electricity and comfortable camping in lodges, rustic log cabins or 2-bdrm apartment. Best Western Cedar Inn & Suites, 444 S. Main St, ☏ +1 209-736-4000, toll-free: +1-800-767-1127. Pool, hot tub, exercise room. Microwaves, refrigerators, and 4 HBO channels, free high speed Internet and Internet kiosk. Fireplaces, whirlpools available. Continental breakfast. 1 Cooper House B&B, 1184 Church St, ☏ +1 209-736-2145. One of Angels Camp's most elegant homes, built in 1911. The only Bed and Breakfast in Angels Camp and host to special events. Rates include breakfast and afternoon refreshments. $250. (updated May 2016) Frogtown RV Park, 2465 Gun Club Rd, ☏ +1 209-736-2561, fax: +1 209-736-4276. Located at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds. Featuring full hookups, water, power and sewer. The fairgrounds has facilities for any event large or small, outdoor or indoor. Angels Inn, 720 S. Main St., ☏ +1 209-890-7265, toll-free: +1-800-851-4944. AAA approved. Oversized rooms include wireless internet, microwaves, refrigerators, coffee-makers, hair dryers, cable TV, covered BBQ area, and deluxe rooms with plasma TVs. Greenhorn Creek Vacation Cottages, ☏ +1 209-736-9372. Beautiful 2- or 3-bedroom cottages, in prestigious Greenhorn Creek. Homes available on the golf course or steps from the pool and tennis courts.

Angels Camp is approximately 2½ hours' drive from the Bay Area via California Routes 49 and 4 and approximately 2 hours southeast of Sacramento.