Tourist attractions Jackson

Prior to the Gold Rush, Miwok Indians lived in this peaceful meadow surrounded by pine and broadleaf forests. Today the 135-acre park offers visitors the opportunity to experience Miwok culture firsthand. Well worth seeing is the flat limestone outcr..

Located on the second floor of the renovated Hall of Records, this contemporary museum highlights the history of the Miwok people as well as lumbering, mining and agriculture in Calaveras County. Particularly worth noting is an excellent exhibit of t..

Built in 1912, these 58ft wooden wheels were designed to transport rubble and debris, via a series of inclined flumes, over two ridges from the Kennedy Mine to a holding pond. Accessed by rugged trails, the wheels are now collapsing into ruin, ghostl..

A designated National Natural Landmark for its spectacular, foot-long crystal formations, huge rooms and deep lakes, this cave is most frequently visited on the Landmark Tour (50min).