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Visitors to Tuolumne County can experience iconic Yosemite explorations, authentic California Gold Rush Country discoveries, and unforgettable High Sierra adventures. Just 2 ½ hours east of the San Francisco Bay Area, Tuolumne County is easily accessible year-round for all-season fun, adventure, and memory-making moments.

Sip wine and organic hard cider, gaze up at a trillion stars, or find yourself in awe in Yosemite National Park. Visitors enjoy endless outdoor recreation, state, and national parks, sight-seeing, star-gazing, history, shopping, wineries and breweries, relaxation, and more. A camera-ready view is around every bend.

Tuolumne County is best known for its authentic Gold Rush towns when gold was discovered in 1848. Travel back in California History on a steam train or stagecoach and wander through Gold Rush-era towns. Active gold discoveries are still taking place through the foothill towns of Tuolumne County.

Recreation abounds in Tuolumne County. For the more adventurous, visit the Wild and Scenic Tuolumne River for a rafting trip. Born from the 13,000-foot Mount Lyell Glacier in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the river flows through some of the most primitive and scenic landscapes in California. It is world-renowned for its Class 4 rapids and local river guides offer one-, two-, or three-day group rafting adventures.

Remote hiking in the high country is popular as both the Pacific Crest Trail and the John Muir Trail wander through Tuolumne County. Hikers and bikers will never run out of trails to explore. An abundance of trails offers hikers and bikers spectacular vistas and unique geological formations.

Whether it’s a first visit or a hundredth, Tuolumne County has things to do that are calling visitors year-round for fun, adventure, and relaxation.

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A 52 Weeks of Fun Fascinating Fact about Sonora

Tuolumne (pronounced “To All o’ Me) County is one of the original 1850 counties of California. Its name is derived from the Native American word for “people who live in stone homes (caves).”

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Many towns in Tuolumne County were established during the Gold Rush, and those building that remain from that time period provide visitors with an idea of how life was in early California. This building has a graphic reminder that criminals could expect a public hanging to deter others from crime.
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The Gold Rush town of Sonora is Tuolumne County’s largest town and its county seat.
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This is one of the historic steam engines at the Railtown 1897 State Historical Park in the old Gold Rush town of Jamestown. Located in Tuolumne County, the entire town of Jamestown has been declared a California Historical Landmark.
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Visitors to Tuolumne County can experience a variety of landscapes that California is famous for, from the vibrant fall colors in the lake-filled foothills to the snowy granite caps of the Sierra Nevada’s high country.

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