If you happen to catch gold fever, you
can visit Coloma’s original gold discovery
site and several historic buildings at the
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic
Park. Twenty minutes down the road in
Placerville, 62-acre Gold Bug Park allows
visitors to step back in time at two real
gold mines (Gold Bug Mine and Priest
Mine), hike beautiful trails and visit a
working blacksmith shop.
For companies looking to reward employees
without having to strike actual
gold — or to just provide a picturesque
site for a retreat or strategy session at
the gateway to the Sierra foothills — Rancho
Murieta is close by. About 35 miles
southeast of the Sacramento International
Airport, The Murieta Inn & Spa
provides luxe accommodations as well as
an on-site spa, meeting rooms and nearby
activities like golf, horseback riding,
ballooning and flight lessons.
“For people tired of the cost of Napa,
we’re able to provide a major-city experience
at a really great value,” says London
Hine Kristovich, director of sales and
marketing at Murieta Inn & Spa. “Rancho
Murieta, El Dorado County and the Sierra
foothills at large feel like hidden gems
— but we’re letting you in on the secret.
We’re a breath of fresh air.”
Jessica Laskey is a freelance writer based in
Sacramento and Dallas. Her work has been
published in Inside Publications, Sacramento
Magazine, Sactown magazine and The
Sacramento Bee. She’s also the founding
co-publisher of Indomita Press, an independent
publishing company she runs with her
husband. Online at www.jessicalaskey.com.
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