Angels Camp is a town of 4,000 people (2019) in Calaveras County in California's Gold Country.

Understand

Tourism information

• Calaveras Visitors Center (Calaveras Visitors' Bureau), 753 S Main St, ☏ +1 209 736 0049. Good place to stop for brochures, maps, and information on the local area. Also sells postcards and books on the local area. (updated Dec 2021)

Get in

By car

Angels Camp is approximately 2½ hours' drive from the Bay Area via California Routes 49 and 4 and approximately 2 hours southeast of Sacramento.

See

The Angels Hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

• 1 Angels Hotel (updated Dec 2020)
• 2 Calaveras County Bank (updated Dec 2020)
• 3 Carson Hill (updated Dec 2020)
• 4 Mark Twain's Cabin, 20788 Jackass Hill Rd (Highway 49 south out of Angels Camp for about seven miles, turn left onto Jackass Hill Road). A partial replica of the cabin that famed author Mark Twain used to live in, with original chimney and fireplace. 
• 5 Sam Choy Brick Store (updated Dec 2020)

Utica Mansion

• 6 Utica Mansion (updated Dec 2020)
• Utica Park. Public park in Angels Camp visible from Main Street, host to many events including the summer Farmers' Market. Sits atop the former Utica mineshaft, and a set of large rusting gears, flywheels, winches, and cables are on a hilltop overlooking the park. (updated Apr 2018)

Do

• 1 County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, 101 Frogtown Rd (Follow signs on Highway 49), ☏ +1 209 736-2561. Calaveras County's most popular annual festivity. Held at "Frog Town", the county fairground, this event draws thousands of visitors every May. The inspiration for the fair is taken from Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in which two men gamble over whose frog can jump farthest. Sticking to the spirit of the story, visitors are able to compete in their own contest. The fair also features carnival rides, musical performances, food, a destruction derby, livestock auction, as well as a variety of exhibits. (updated Dec 2020)
• 2 Natural Bridge Day Use Area, 4988 Parrotts Ferry Rd (off Parrotts Ferry Road, between Columbia and Highway 4). The Natural Bridges trail is a 2 miles (3.2 km) round-trip hike that leads through limestone caverns that have been carved by Coyote Creek. They are on land administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. The first cave is only 0.75 miles (1.21 km) down the hill, and 400 feet (120 m) of elevation loss. It is 230 feet (70 m) long from entrance to entrance. The second cave is another 0.5 miles (0.80 km) further downstream.. It is 180 feet (55 m) long between its two entrances. Water depth in the Upper Cave ranges from about ankle deep at the entrance to about 8 feet halfway through. The lower cave can be traversed with just getting your feet wet. Perfectly safe to swim through with only a few fish and crawdads, but one should bring a flashlight to improve visibility in nooks and crannies. Extremely popular site, best to go on a weekday, and early. Nice wildflowers along the trail in the Spring months, and lots of additional runoff from the springs that feed the bridge at the entrance and inside the bridge add to its beauty. Dogs and bikes are not allowed on the trail due to the geological sensitivity of the formation. (updated Dec 2020)
• 3 Outdoor Adventure River Specialists (O.A.R.S.), 2863 CA-49, ☏ +1 209-736-4677. O.A.R.S. offers rafting trips on California's South Fork American River near Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, as well as on eight other California rivers. 

Eat

• Angels Food Market & Deli, 396 N. Main St, ☏ +1 209-736-4243. Full-service, top-quality meats, fresh seafood, deli, baked breads. #1 grade produce with variety of organics. Complete wine and liquor department. Family-owned and -operated since 1935. 
• CAMPS Restaurant & Steakhouse, 711 McCauley Ranch Rd, ☏ +1 209-729-8181. Steak and fresh seafood in a rustic atmosphere with views of the golf course. Greenhorn Creek brunch, lunch and dinner selections are a favorite among locals and visitors. 
• Crusco's, 1240 S. Main St., ☏ +1 209-736-1440. Located in a beautiful old stone building, Crusco's is an Italian influenced fine dining establishment featuring regional specialties, fine wines, homemade focaccia bread, and desserts. One of the best restaurants in the Mother Lode. 
• Far East Cafe, 51 N Main, ☏ +1 209-736-6718. Enjoy freshly prepared Chinese Food. Has a menu loaded with your favorite Chinese dishes. (updated Dec 2020)
• Mike's Pizza, 294 S. Main St, ☏ +1 209-736-9246. Old fashioned pizza parlor with a family atmosphere serving pizza, pasta, ribs, sandwiches, burgers, appetizers, salad bar, and sodas, beer and wine. Open daily from 11AM; dine-in, take-out or delivery. (updated Dec 2020)
• Rodz Grille, 730 S. Main St., ☏ +1 209-736-0170. 6AM-10PM. Family dining at its best. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Featuring an all-you-can-eat salad bar, children's and senior menus. Food to go is also available. 

Sleep

• Angels Camp RV & Camping Resort, 3069 Highway 49, ☏ +1 209-736-0404, toll-free: +1-888-398-0404. Fun, family RV park/campground. 42 sites, no restrictions on size/slideouts; tent sites with/without water/electricity and comfortable camping in lodges, rustic log cabins or 2-bdrm apartment. 
• Best Western Cedar Inn & Suites, 444 S. Main St, ☏ +1 209-736-4000, toll-free: +1-800-767-1127. Pool, hot tub, exercise room. Microwaves, refrigerators, and 4 HBO channels, free high speed Internet and Internet kiosk. Fireplaces, whirlpools available. Continental breakfast. 
• 1 Cooper House B&B, 1184 Church St, ☏ +1 209-736-2145. One of Angels Camp's most elegant homes, built in 1911. The only Bed and Breakfast in Angels Camp and host to special events. Rates include breakfast and afternoon refreshments. $250. (updated May 2016)
• Frogtown RV Park, 2465 Gun Club Rd, ☏ +1 209-736-2561, fax: +1 209-736-4276. Located at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds. Featuring full hookups, water, power and sewer. The fairgrounds has facilities for any event large or small, outdoor or indoor. 
• Angels Inn, 720 S. Main St., ☏ +1 209-890-7265, toll-free: +1-800-851-4944. AAA approved. Oversized rooms include wireless internet, microwaves, refrigerators, coffee-makers, hair dryers, cable TV, covered BBQ area, and deluxe rooms with plasma TVs. 
• Greenhorn Creek Vacation Cottages, ☏ +1 209-736-9372. Beautiful 2- or 3-bedroom cottages, in prestigious Greenhorn Creek. Homes available on the golf course or steps from the pool and tennis courts. 
• 2 Jumping Frog Motel, 330 Murphys Grade Rd., ☏ +1 209-736-2191, toll-free: +1-888-668-0988. Home-style comfort motel. Quiet park-like setting in historic Angles Camp. Cable TV, HBO, AC, BBQ & kitchen outside. In-room coffee/tea, hair dryer, iron, microwaves, refigerators. AAA Two Diamond Rating. Commercial, corporate, and senior discounts. $75. (updated May 2016)
• 3 Travelodge Angels Camp CA (Travelodge Angels Camp), 600 North Main St (Hotel located on Highway 49.), ☏ +1-209-736-5004. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Amenities include free parking, a business center, flat screen televisions, free wifi, and an outdoor pool. The hotel is non-smoking and pet-friendly. (updated Dec 2020)

Go next

• 1 Murphys - The small town of Murphys is a Gold Rush era town that today features over a dozen wine tasting rooms and a surprising number of excellent restaurants on its historic Main Street. The town also hosts an annual Irish festival in March that draws thousands of visitors. There are several wineries nearby, and visitors may also want to make the one mile journey north of Murphys to take a paid tour through Mercer Caverns, a short cave filled with a large number of speleothems, stalactites, and stalagmites.
• 2 Columbia
• 3 Jamestown
• 4 Sonora
• 5 Jackson

Routes through Angels Camp

Stockton ← Copperopolis ←	W  E	→ Murphys → Markleeville
Auburn ← Jackson ←	N  S	→ Columbia → Oakhurst