Amador City on Historic Hwy 49

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Amador City

 

 

While traveling along highway 49 you will come across the small but notable gold mining town of Amador City. This charming town is filled with authentic historic buildings from the Gold Rush, but by no means a ghost town, you will find travelers from all over the world bustling through the many antique stores, boutiques, and museums. And when it's time to eat you have dining options, ranging from an old fashioned soda fountain to "surf and turf" and 4-star gourmet dinning. You will enjoy this quaint town so much you may want to stay in one of the two historic bed and breakfast inns located right in town.

Amador City and County are named for Jose Maria Amador, a wealthy California rancher who mined along the Amador Creek in 1848. It was 1851 that the settlement of Amador City began, after gold outcroppings had been prospected on both sides of "Amadore's Creek," several hundred yards upstream from downtown. The "Original" or "Little" Amador Mine (north) and the Spring Hill (south) were probably Amador County's first gold mines. The city's most famous and productive mine, the Keystone, was organized in 1853 and before it closed for good in 1942, produced about $24 million in gold!

Next time you are planning a get away, plan on visiting Amador City, Drytown and the surrounding area with its 20 wineries, the Sutter Gold Mine, (with below ground tours), golf, boating, fishing, skiing up Hwy 88 at Kirkwood, horseback riding, gold panning, hiking trails, live theater and many more activities you and your family can enjoy in Amador County.

POINTS OF INTEREST

Self Guided Walking Tour

Knight Foundry

Chaw'se Indian Grinding Rock State Historical Park

Cemeteries

Gold Mines

Daffodil Hill

Amador Flower Farm

Amador City Parking
Public parking is available at each end of town. Parking on the south end of town is located near the Museum across the street from the Mine House Inn B& B. At the north end of town parking is available near the Imperial Hotel on the same side of the street.

Drytown

 

Things to Do
Visit nearby Drytown, Daffodil Hill, Amador Flower Farm, Hiking, Biking, White Water Rafting, Fishing, County Fair, Gold Panning, Camping, Antique Shopping, Shopping, Fine Dining, Golf, Wineries, Casino, Rodeos, Self Guided Walking Tours, Museums, Theatres, Swimming, Sailing, Waterskiing, Skiing, Historic Sites, Rock Collecting

   

Newspaper

Amador Ledger Dispatch

209-223-1767

Amador Community News  

editor@goldcountrytimes.com
 

Radio Station

KNGT 94-3 FM

209-223-0241


Transportation
Airports

Stockton Metropolitan Airport

209-468-4700

Sacramento International Airport

916-929-5411

Railway

Santa Fe Railway

800-825-1654

Southern Pacific

800-822-9601

Amtrak

800-872-7245

Bus

Greyhound

800-231-2222

Local Transportation

Amador Rapid Transit

209-223-2877

Serving Jackson, Sutter Creek, Pine Grove, Amador City, Plymouth, Rancho Murieta with a connection to Sacramento.

Highway Conditions

Caltrans

800-427-7623

California Highway Patrol

209-223-4890

Facts & Stats

Population:

150

Elevation:

954 feet

County:

Amador County

Climate:

Winter: 35 - 66 degrees
Summer: 55 - 97 degrees
Rainfall: 20 inches annually
Snowfall: 0

 

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