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Hangtown's Gold Bug Park – The Gold Bug Mine is a hard rock gold mine, where miners whacked the gold ore out of the rock,
digging miles of tunnels deep under ground. Put on a hard hat (hard hats
come in kid's sizes) and walk through the timbered mine entrance down into
the mine tunnel. On a self-paced audio tour, listen to colorful story
of the Gold Rush. The tunnel is level, easy walking, fine for small kids
and cool inside on a hot day. |
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The Hattie Museum (the mine was once
called "Hattie") has minerals on display. If you have a yen to
follow in the miner's footsteps, go gem panning in sluices outside. |
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 Walk
up the hill to visit the Joshua Hendy Stamp Mill where the rock from
the mine was crushed and the ore extracted. It was big noisy operation,
those pistons chugging up and down up and down all the time. Now the pistons
are silent, but there's a working scale model. |
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Bring
a picnic to sit out under the oak trees or stroll around the golden
hillsides on trails. The trail loops are less than a mile. |
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Placerville City Park (Benham St.) – On a hot day, head over the Placerville Aquatic Center - large swimming pool with water slides, children's pool water play area, open June through August. There's also picnic tables and a playground at the park. |
