Marshall Gold Discovery State

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Coloma school house exhibit. Circa 1925.

American River near Sutter's Mill. The place that gold was discovered.

Close up of housing back in the Gold Rush days

"Gold was discovered in them darn hills. " well actually along the River.

265 PO Box

Coloma, CA 95613

+1 (530) 622-3470

http://parks.ca.gov

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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a state park of California, United States, marking the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush. At the park you can walk through the museum, take a gold discovery tour, see the historic houses, and even try your luck at gold panning!

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4.5102 reviews

Asya Z.

7/2/2024

This is such a fun place! I highly recommend this for visitors with kids. We joined a ranger-lead tour and learned a lot of about the Gold Rush including life before the Gold Rush, how gold was...

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Mikayla M.

4/27/2024

My partner and I explored this state park for the first time on Thursday. It's pretty spread out so there is a lot of walking if you do more than the museum but it's beautiful out here. If you...

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Rachel H.

7/5/2024

What a fun day here! We chose this place over all the other stops on highway 49 because it seemed like there was the most to do. We arrived on a very hot day - over 110* so there were no tours....

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Sam R.

10/15/2023

Sunday, 10/15/2023 - Went to Coloma Gold Rush event today. It was pretty cool! People dressed and lived like back in the old days. We learned a lot. There's this guy that made these rolled thin...

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Julie L.

9/28/2023

Visited back in October 2022 with my wife... Beautiful nature walk with tons of historical artifac, stuff to see, pose near, reflect, refresh, and just get outside. Coloma is rich with history,...

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