Calaveras County

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In the southern Sierra foothills in California. Famous for Mark Twain's short story, [[wikipedia:The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County|"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."]

Suffered from wildfires (wikipedia:Butte Fire) in 2015.

Cities

To Do

Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway. 61 miles of Highways 4 and 89 linking Arnold and Markleeville. One of only seven national scenic byways in California.

Lots of camping in Stanislaw National Forest.

Caves:

  • California Caverns
  • Moaning Cavern
  • Mercer Caverns

To Eat

The Red Apple. Between Murphys and Arnold on Highway 4. Famous for apple donuts, apple fritters, apple cider.