Guide Book for Sierra Foothills River Retreat

Chris
Guide Book for Sierra Foothills River Retreat

Food scene

Breakfast Lunch - About 5 minutes drive.
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Cozy Cabin Cafe
22612 State Rte 26
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Breakfast Lunch - About 5 minutes drive.
About 5 minutes away on Main St. in West Point.
Willow's on Main
311 Main Street
About 5 minutes away on Main St. in West Point.
About 5 minutes away on Main St in West Point.
Pizza Plus
429 Main St
About 5 minutes away on Main St in West Point.
Great food. About 20 - 25 minutes away. Chris and Denise have eaten there quite a few times.
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Volcano Union Inn
21375 Consolation St
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Great food. About 20 - 25 minutes away. Chris and Denise have eaten there quite a few times.
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Giannini's Italian Dinners
19845 CA-88
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Great breakfast place. In Jackson about 30 - 40 minutes away. Denise's favorite
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Rosebud's Cafe
26 Main St
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Great breakfast place. In Jackson about 30 - 40 minutes away. Denise's favorite
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Mel’s Diner
31 California 88
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Highway House Restaurant
627 CA-49
Good old school Italian dishes and service. Lots of food, take home containers may be necessary
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Teresa's Place
1235 Jackson Gate Rd
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Good old school Italian dishes and service. Lots of food, take home containers may be necessary
Excellent especially the onion rings
Brickhouse Brews
140 Main St
Excellent especially the onion rings
Excellent artistic breakfast & lunch
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Element
61 Hanford St
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Excellent artistic breakfast & lunch
Not a restaurant. Excellent selection and combinations
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The Spice Tin
457 Algiers St
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Not a restaurant. Excellent selection and combinations
Le's Chinese Restaurant
24887 CA-88
Wok and Roll Asian Kitchen
19885 CA-88
Excellent
Taste of Himalaya
California 49
Good Thai
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Thai Siam
12240 Industry Blvd
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Good Thai
Not my favorite sushi for the area but passable
Oko Sushi
12280 Industry Boulevard
Not my favorite sushi for the area but passable
Sandwiches, salads, burgers, etc... a good selection and good food,
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Buffalo Chips
76 Main St
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Sandwiches, salads, burgers, etc... a good selection and good food,
Artistic dishes and good sushi.
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Doke Sushi
403 Main St
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Artistic dishes and good sushi.
We haven;t been there since they re-vamped and re-opened. Denise has been told it is good.
Luka's Restaurant & Bar
35 Main St
We haven;t been there since they re-vamped and re-opened. Denise has been told it is good.
Good BBQ They also have small and large pot pies. Has been mostly take since they opened shortly before COVID Located just past Young's IGA grocery
Down Home Delights
26590 California 88
Good BBQ They also have small and large pot pies. Has been mostly take since they opened shortly before COVID Located just past Young's IGA grocery
Friendly, knowledge staff and owner. Your host shops there regularly for health products and food products.
Gold Trail Natural Foods
625 CA-49
Friendly, knowledge staff and owner. Your host shops there regularly for health products and food products.

City/town information

15 - 20 minute drive.
Pioneer
15 - 20 minute drive.
20 minute drive.
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Pine Grove
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20 minute drive.
30 - 40 minute drive. Has all major stores (grocery, hardware/farming, pharmacy, and a Walmart) and restaurants and coffee shops (some in grocery stores). Main street has clothing, shoes, jewelry, Native American trading stores, restaurants/breweries, kitchen store, historical book store, coffee, etc.
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Jackson
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30 - 40 minute drive. Has all major stores (grocery, hardware/farming, pharmacy, and a Walmart) and restaurants and coffee shops (some in grocery stores). Main street has clothing, shoes, jewelry, Native American trading stores, restaurants/breweries, kitchen store, historical book store, coffee, etc.
30 - 40 minute drive. Lots of history cool shops and food places of all types
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Sutter Creek
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30 - 40 minute drive. Lots of history cool shops and food places of all types
Ski resort. About an hour drive.
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Kirkwood
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Ski resort. About an hour drive.
About an hour and 45 minute drive.
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South Lake Tahoe
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About an hour and 45 minute drive.
5 minute drive.
West Point
5 minute drive.
About an hour drive.
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Murphys
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About an hour drive.
High Country, Big Tree National Park, small town shopping and a few good restaurants
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Arnold
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High Country, Big Tree National Park, small town shopping and a few good restaurants
Great Pub/restaurant, Hotel, Historical sites Daffodil Hill
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Volcano
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Great Pub/restaurant, Hotel, Historical sites Daffodil Hill
We've enjoyed their shops. We've heard the excellent deli has closed but another food place has opened. There's also a couple more food places, brewery, winery and antique stores
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Amador City
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We've enjoyed their shops. We've heard the excellent deli has closed but another food place has opened. There's also a couple more food places, brewery, winery and antique stores

Sightseeing

Blue Mountain Community Services
291 Main Street
Community Activities
Baker Street West
gocalaveras.com includes a load of information
Calaveras Visitors Bureau
753 S Main St
gocalaveras.com includes a load of information
There's a marina with all kinds of rentals to use on the water including cruises for rent
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New Melones Lake
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There's a marina with all kinds of rentals to use on the water including cruises for rent

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Possible Zip line from CaveAndMineAdventures.com
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15701 Pioneer Volcano Rd
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Possible Zip line from CaveAndMineAdventures.com
Near Murphys. Its possible there is a Zipline through CaveAndMineAdventures.com
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Iphakamisa yeMoaning Caverns Adventure
5350 Moaning Cave Rd
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Near Murphys. Its possible there is a Zipline through CaveAndMineAdventures.com
Winter sports rentals
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Sierra Nevada Adventure Co
2293 CA-4
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Winter sports rentals
Winter sports and possibly summer too www.bearvalley.com/
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Bear Valley
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Winter sports and possibly summer too www.bearvalley.com/
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Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee
2465 Gunclub Rd
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The county fair usually takes place towards the end of July
Amador County Fairgrounds
18621 Sherwood St
The county fair usually takes place towards the end of July
You can pan for gold here You can also pan in our river. We have the tools and some knowledge
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Roaring Camp Mining Company
13010 Tabeaud Rd
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You can pan for gold here You can also pan in our river. We have the tools and some knowledge
cute town with good food and shopping including a couple antique shops
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Amador City
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cute town with good food and shopping including a couple antique shops
Mi-Wok Ranger Station
24695 CA-108
Indian Grinding Rock Campground
Bryson Lane

Art and Antiquing

Amador Arts Gallery
11 Randolph St
11 Randolph Street
Amador Arts Gallery
Chaos Glassworks
121A Hanford St
Nice work!
Quality space and artist work for sale. They also have blacksmithing classes on occasion. Must be a member of the blacksmithing guild.
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Quyle Kilns
3353 CA-4
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Quality space and artist work for sale. They also have blacksmithing classes on occasion. Must be a member of the blacksmithing guild.
Very friendly and knowledgeable owners. Shop used to be in SF and Tiburon. Denise has purchased a few gifts from here.
The Music Box Company
64 Main Street
Very friendly and knowledgeable owners. Shop used to be in SF and Tiburon. Denise has purchased a few gifts from here.

Wineries

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Helwig Vineyards & Winery
11555 Shenandoah Rd
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Jeff Runquist Wines
10776 Shenandoah Rd
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Host Barbera Festival in 2017
Terra d’Oro
20680 Shenandoah School Rd
Host Barbera Festival in 2017
Excellent wines This is a Calaveras County Winery
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Renegade Winery
8345 Main St
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Excellent wines This is a Calaveras County Winery
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Scott Harvey Wines Tasting Room
10861 Shenandoah Rd
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Beautiful facility. It hold the largest gold nugget on its property. The host named musicians
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Ironstone Vineyards
1894 6 Mile Rd
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Beautiful facility. It hold the largest gold nugget on its property. The host named musicians
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Twisted Oak Winery
4280 Red Hill Rd
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Prospect 772 Wine Company
772 Appaloosa Rd
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Wine tasting in Murphys
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Stevenot Winery
2849 Batten Rd
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Wine tasting in Murphys
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Indian Rock Vineyards
1154 Pennsylvania Gulch Rd
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Val du Vino Winery
634 French Gulch Rd
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They also hold musical events. They also have a pottery school and blacksmith school on site
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Brice Station Vineyards
3353 CA-4
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They also hold musical events. They also have a pottery school and blacksmith school on site
Rorick Heritage Vineyard
2690 San Domingo Road
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Black Sheep Winery
221 Main St
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Calaveras Wine Information Center
202 Main St

Music

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Ironstone Amphitheatre
1894 6 Mile Rd
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Grocery / Convenient Stores

Closest store with a decent variety of groceries and produce
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Young’s Payless Market IGA
26560 CA-88
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Closest store with a decent variety of groceries and produce
Pine Grove and Pioneer are equal distance but we like the Young's Pioneer store best.
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Pine Grove Market
19394 CA-88
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Pine Grove and Pioneer are equal distance but we like the Young's Pioneer store best.
Convenient store with 1 gas pump. They are pricey so try and get gas before you leave the Jackson area or wherever you are coming from.
KC's Korner
22623 State Rte 26
Convenient store with 1 gas pump. They are pricey so try and get gas before you leave the Jackson area or wherever you are coming from.
They used to have a burrito shop. They may be on the pricey side.
West Point Trading Post
State Route 26
They used to have a burrito shop. They may be on the pricey side.
corner of Spinx and main. Family run operation Willows is a couple doors away.
West Point Market
163 Main Street
corner of Spinx and main. Family run operation Willows is a couple doors away.
Dollar General
22410 General Ct
A neighborhood grocery store. About a 35 min drive through forest and windy roads. Or, depending on where you are coming from, its on your way here. Good selection, especially veggies, and wonderful people. They also have a hardware/lumber store attached to it. Its close to San Andreas.
Sender's Market Inc
8111 Garabaldi St
A neighborhood grocery store. About a 35 min drive through forest and windy roads. Or, depending on where you are coming from, its on your way here. Good selection, especially veggies, and wonderful people. They also have a hardware/lumber store attached to it. Its close to San Andreas.
Good store Big but not as crowded as Safeway or other stores. Good veggie and Deli sections. In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here.
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Raley's
166 Placerville Dr
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Good store Big but not as crowded as Safeway or other stores. Good veggie and Deli sections. In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here.
In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here. A typical full service Safeway. They also have a gas station. In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here.
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Safeway
12110 Industry Blvd
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In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here. A typical full service Safeway. They also have a gas station. In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here.
Great prices and surprising a good selection. They even have some organic veggies. In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here.
Grocery Outlet
9 CA-49
Great prices and surprising a good selection. They even have some organic veggies. In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here.
We have shopped here. In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here.
Cost Less Food Company
555 California 49
We have shopped here. In Jackson which is about 35 min from here or on your way here.
50 min drive from our home. There is a good family run, whole foods type grocery store.
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Angels Camp
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50 min drive from our home. There is a good family run, whole foods type grocery store.