Malakoff Diggins is one of California's lesser known state parks. The park was created in 1965 to ... A few of the historic homes are still occupied. You can get guided tours of the town certain ...

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park will be hosting the 55th annual Humbug Day, on June 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This annual “hometown homecoming” celebration commemorates the establishment of the ...

A “Volunteer Open House” is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park. The event is open to anyone interested in becoming volunteer at the state park, which is ...

2 Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park This site, abandoned after hydraulic gold mining in the mid-1800s fouled streams with mud and debris, is located 26 miles northeast of Nevada City.

In 1851, a gold prospector sat in a saloon in Nevada City, roughly 50 miles west of Lake Tahoe. He slowly began trading the newly acquired cash in his pocket for drink after drink, and before ...

MALAKOFF DIGGINS STATE HISTORIC PARK — I teetered along a dirt path, working my way down to a waterfall hidden from view on the trail. I came to a rock shelf, worn smooth in wetter years by ...

2024 Scores of history-loving volunteers were busy Tuesday setting up the annual Gold Rush era Diggins Tent Town at Columbia State Historic Park, which will be open to the public 10 a.m. to 4 p.m ...