Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

Nevada City, Nevada County, California · State Historic Park

A historic hydraulic gold mining site near Nevada City, featuring dramatic eroded cliffs, colorful canyon walls, forested trails, camping, and preserved 19th-century mining town buildings.

Campgrounds

• Chute Hill Campground — June – September · 32 tent sites · reserve
• North Bloomfield Cabin Colony — June – September · reserve

Top trails

• Missouri Bar Trail — 7.4 mi out & back
• Humbug Creek Trail — 4.8 mi out & back
• Rim Trail — 3.4 mi one way
• Diggins Loop Trail — 3.0 mi loop
• Blair Trail — 1.0 mi one way

Coordinates: 39.3708, -120.8980.

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