California Caverns
California Cavern is a Limestone cave in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in Cave City, Calaveras County, California. The series of interconnected caverns are one of the earliest officially recorded caves in the Mother Lode region of California.Photo: Dave Bunnell, CC BY 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cave City and Sheep Ranch.
Cave City
Locality
Cave City is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1,617 feet and is located at. The community is in ZIP code 95222 and area code 209.
Sheep Ranch
Hamlet
Sheep Ranch is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2359 feet. Sheep Ranch was named after a sheep ranch. Sheep Ranch is situated 2½ miles east of California Caverns.
Murphys
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Murphys is an old gold-mining town in Calaveras County within the Gold Country region of California. The town has been a tourist destination since the late 1800s due to its proximity to the giant sequoia trees in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
California Caverns
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in United States of America
- Categories: show cave, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Calaveras County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.20253° or 38° 12′ 9″ northLongitude
-120.50908° or 120° 30′ 33″ westOpen location code
84CX6F3R+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 485100221OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2918763
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“California Caverns” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهوف كاليفورنيا”
- Chinese: “長毛象洞 (加利福尼亞州)”
- Chinese: “長毛象洞”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف كاليفورنيا”
- Hebrew: “מערות קליפורניה”
- Spanish: “Cavernas de California”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thomas Brothers Mine and Hidden Cave Mine.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sender’s Market and Fricot Ranch School.
Calaveras County: Must-Visit Destinations
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