This is the Gold Country chapter from Lonely Planet’s Northern California guidebook. Gold Country is where it all began – the drowsy hill towns and oak-lined byways of today’s quiet road trip belie the wild chaos of California’s founding. seeing the birthplace of modern California at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park maps rumbling down the premier single-track bike trails above Downieville transport tasting the wines made from grapes grown in the Plymouth hills restaurants & accommodation Coverage includes: Nevada County & Northern Gold Country, Auburn, Auburn State Recreation Area, Grass Valley, Nevada City, South Yuba River State Park, Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, North Yuba River, El Dorado & Amador Counties, Coloma-Lotus, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Placerville, Plymouth & Amador City, Sutter Creek, Volcano, Jackson, Calaveras County & South Gold Country, Angels Camp, Murphys, Columbia State Historic Park, and Sonora & Jamestown.. By {@@Lonely Planet.author}, {@@Lonely Planet.author1}, ISBN: 9781742207315 . 2nd Edition. Click the banner to get it at ONLY: GBP2.99