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15 GET FESTIVE
Nevada County celebrates festively frequently, including the Celtic Festival, Strawberry Music Festival,
Bluegrass Festival, Music in the Mountains’
Festival and the World Music Festival. Some of us
even celebrate Festivus!
14 INDEPENDENCE WAYS
Our county hosts good-old-fashioned, small-town
4th of July parades in both Grass Valley and Truckee.
Or take a daytrip to Downieville for an even smaller
small-town 4th of July parade. Any delightful
Independence Day cliché you can think of will be
thoroughly covered–Norman Rockwell has nothing
on us!
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GET DOWNIEVILLE
Speaking of nice daytrips, Downieville is a classic for
that little-changed, rural Sierra feeling. For fishing,
leaf or wildlife watching, hiking, river-dipping and
mountain relaxation, spend some time in the
Downieville area in any season and you are bound to
“get” it.
FLOAT YOUR
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A float down the lazy Truckee River is a tradition for
anyone spending some warm-weather time in the
Truckee area. Professional raft trip companies are
ready to show your group the ropes if you aren’t
experienced enough to pull it off safely on your own.
Fingers crossed for rain, snow and a little exciting
whitewater!
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MARCHING PRESIDENTS &
HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS
Experience some of the liveliest American history presentations you’ve ever seen during the Constitution
Weekend Celebration, every September in glorious
Nevada City. The weekend is packed with living history and when you see the famous Marching
Presidents coming down Broad Street as part of the
parade, you’ll know you’re in the best of company.
10 DIG INTO MALAKOFF
DIGGINS
Malakoff Diggins State Park is the site of California's
largest "hydraulic" mine and the visually impressive
cliffs carved by mighty streams of water that were
used to wash away entire mountains to get the gold.
The park is about a 50-minute drive north of Nevada
City and features a visitor center, museum and town
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