Amador County is a beautiful area in the heart of California's Gold Country. Here you will find outstanding recreation, award winning wineries, historic Gold Rush towns & museums, excellent dining and unsurpassed hospitality! The links below can provide you with all the information you need to plan your trip. Look for an asterix (*) to find the closest attractions & lodging to Black Chasm. Our links are divided into the categories below & listed in alphabetical order. You can either click on one of the categories or scroll down the page. Each link will open a new page in your browser. To get back to this page, just close the new page when you're done. Most Recommended | Things to Do | Places to Stay | Must-See Gold Rush Towns | More Cave Sites | Interesting Cave Links | Online Travel & Adventure Sites Join Email List

THINGS TO DO California's Official Visitor Information www.gocalif.ca.gov Amador Council of Tourism P.O. Box 40, Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Ph: 877-TOURAMADOR or 877-868-7262 Visitor information on the county. www.touramador.com Amador County Chamber of Commerce 125 Peek Street, Jackson, California 95642 Ph: 209-223-0350 Information on special events & all area recreation & lodging www.amadorcountychamber.com Amador Flower Farm 22001 Shenandoah School Road,Plymouth, CA.  95669 Ph: 209-245-6660 12 acres of flower gardens - best visited May - June, picnic area, gift shop, statuary collection www.amadorflowerfarm.com AmadorNet 17422 Previtali Road Jackson, CA 95642 US Ph: 209-296-8209 or 209-267-0371 Amador County's online community www.amadornet.net Amador Vintners Online Amador Vintners' Association PO Box 667 Plymouth, CA 95669 Ph: 888-655-8614 or 209-267-2297 Information on 23 Shenandoah Valley wineries: www.amadorwine.com American Whitewater Rafting P.O. Box 4280, Sunland, CA 91041 Ph: 800-825-3205 www.americanwhitewater.com/ Bear River Lake Resort 40800 Highway 88, Pioneer, CA 95666 Ph: 209-295-4868 Camping, fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing, boat rentals www.bearriverlake.com *Chaw'se Indian Grinding Rock State Park 14881 Pine Grove-Volcano Road, Pine Grove, CA 95665 Ph: 209-296-7488 Preservation of Northern Sierra Miwok village - roundhouse, bark houses, acorn granaries, museum, campgrounds, trails, basketweaving & soapstone carving demonstrations www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=553 *Daffodil Hill www.comspark.com/daffodilhill/ Gold Country Visitors Association Links to counties within the Gold Country area www.calgold.org High Sierra Tickets P.O. Box 1428, Pioneer, CA 95666 Ph: 209-295-6440 Buy your tickets online for area events & activities www.highsierratickets.com Historic Highway 49 Comprehensive area information, including Gold Rush history, profiles of Gold Rush towns and links to area things to do and see. www.historichwy49.com Historic Jackson Business Association An organization of shops and businesses in historic Jackson - 20 minutes from Black Chasm. Site includes pictures of Jackson. www.historicjacksoncalifornia.org The Historic Kennedy Mine Kennedy Mine Road, Jackson, CA 95642 Ph: 209 223-9542 www.kennedygoldmine.com *Jackson Rancheria Hotel & Casino 12222 New York Ranch Road Jackson, CA 95642 Ph: 800-822-WINN or 209-223-1677 Slot machines & gaming tables, conference center, concerts, dining, arcades www.jacksoncasino.com Kirkwood Mountain Resort P.O. Box 1, Kirkwood, CA 95646 Resort: (M-F) 209-258-6000 Sports & Adventure: 209-258-7240 Vacations 800-967-7500 Recorded Activities Information 877-KIRKWOOD Winter: skiing, snowboarding, horse drawn sleigh rides; summer: mountain biking, horseback riding, rock climbing, nature hikes www.kirkwood.com Lake Camanche 2000 Camanche Road, Ione, CA 95640 Ph: 209-763-5121 Lakeside cottages, RV and tent camping, excellent fishing, boating, swimming, and picnicking year round. www.camancherecreation.com Lake Camanche 2000 Camanche Road, Ione, CA 95640 Ph: 209-763-5121 Lakeside cottages, RV and tent camping, excellent fishing, boating, swimming, and picnicking year round. www.camancherecreation.com Mace Meadow Golf Club 26570 Fairway Drive, Pioneer, CA 95666 Ph: 209-295-7020 18 hole, par 72 public course measuring 6,310 yards. Located 19 miles east of Jackson on Highway 88. www.macemeadow.com Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau 1608 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph: 916-808-7777 Loads of great information on Sacramento & Gold Country area things to do, things to see and places to stay. www.sacramentocvb.org Sutter Creek Business & Professional Association Sutter Creek Visitor's Center P.O. Box 1234, Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Ph: 1-800-400-0305 or 209 267-1344 reat website with links to area things to do, special events, history of Sutter Creek, etc. www.suttercreek.org Volcano Theatre Company P.O. Box 88, Volcano, CA 95689 Box office ph: 209-296-5435 www.volcanotheatre.org MUST SEE GOLD RUSH TOWNS Amador City P.O. Box 200, Amador City, CA 95601 Ph: 209-267-0682 www.amador-city.com Ione 1 East Main Street (P.O. Box 398) Ione, CA 95640 Ph City Hall: 209-274-2412 www.ione-ca.com Jackson City of Jackson 33 Broadway, Jackson, CA 94642 Ph: 223-1646 http://ci.jackson.ca.us Sutter Creek Sutter Creek Visitor's Center P.O. Box 1234, Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Ph: 800-400-0305 or 209-267-1344 www.suttercreek.org Click HERE to see our slideshow of downtown Sutter Creek Also check out Volcano, nearby Drycreek & other Gold Rush towns on these Gold Country/Amador County visitor websites: http://2getgold.com http://totalescape.com www.ghosttownexplorers.org www.historichwy49.com

PLACES TO STAY The Court Street Inn 215 Court Street, Jackson, CA 95642 Ph: 800-200-0416 or 209-223-0416 www.courtstreetinn.com Bed & Breakfast Inns of Amador County 1-800-726-INNS (4667) Information on 18 beautiful, historic B&Bs including links to their respective websites www.amadorinns.com Best Western Amador Inn 200 South Highway 49, Jackson, CA 95642 Reservations: 1-800-359-5672 Click for link Far Horizons 49er Village RV Resort 18265 Highway 49. Plymouth, CA 95669 Reservations: 800-339-6981 Guest messages: 209-245-6981 329 RV site w/full hookups on tree lined streets. 2 pools, spa, on-site Deli-Espresso Cafe, Gift Shop, Broadband internet connection, pets welcome www.49ervillage.com Grey Gables Inn 161 Hanford Street, Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Ph: 209-267-1039 or 800-473 9422 www.greygables.com Holiday Inn Express 101 Clinton Road, Jackson, CA 95642 Ph: 209-2571500 www.ichotelsgroup.com Hotel Leger 8304 Main Street, Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245 Ph: 209-286-1401 www.hotelleger.com The Jackson Lodge 850 N. State Highway 49, Jackson, CA 95642 Ph:866-333-0486 or 209-223-0486 www.thejacksonlodge.com Jackson Rancheria Hotel & Casino 12222 New York Ranch Road Jackson, CA 95642 Ph: 800-822-WINN or 209-223-1677 www.jacksoncasino.com Karsan Vacation Home of Sutter Creek Ph: 650-726-7280 or 650-430-4322 A private home in Sutter Creek available for vacation rental www.suttercreekvacationhome.com Kirkwood Mountain Resort P.O. Box 1, Kirkwood, CA 95646 Resort: (M-F) 209-258-6000 Sports & Adventure: 209-258-7240 Vacations 800-967-7500 Recorded Activities Information 877-KIRKWOOD www.kirkwood.com Mine House Inn & Gold Room 14125 Highway 49 (P.O. Box 245), Amador City, CA 95601 Ph: 209-267-5900 or 800-646-3473 www.minehouseinn.com MyAmador.com Search thousands of local businesses, services and organizations. www.myamador.com Pine Acres Resort P.O. Box 56, Pine Grove, Ca 95665 209-296-4650 Motel, RV park, camping, gold panning, excursions to Roaring Camp where prospectors cabins on the Mokulumne River can be reserved. www.volcano.net/~pineacre Rancho Cicada Retreat P.O. Box 225, Plymouth, CA 95669 Ph: 209-245-4841 or 877-553-9481 44 acres of nature retreat aong the Consumnes River. 25 two-persopn tent cabins, nature trails, hammocks, fishing, swimming, inner tubing, hot tub. Reservations required. www.ranchocicadaretreat.com Roaring Camp Mining Company P.O. Box 278, Pine Grove, CA 95665 Ph: 209-296-4100 Prospector's cabins, trading post www.roaringcampgold.com *The St. George Hotel & Jerome Street Conference Center P.O. Box 9, Volcano, CA 95689 Ph: 209-296-4458 www.stgeorgehotel.com Sorensen's Resort, High Sierra 14255 Highway 88 Hope Valley, CA 96120 Ph: 800-423-9949 or 530-694-2203 B&b cottages & log homes www.sorensensresort.com *The Volcano Union Inn 21375 Consolation St, Volcano, CA 95689 Ph: 209-296-7711 www.volcanounioninn.com MORE CAVE SITES Good Earth Graphics Cave Photography Award-winning cave photographer Dave Bunnell's photo pages from which you can purchase CD-ROMs, slides and stock photography www.goodearthgraphics.com/under_earth International Show Caves Association Largo LeoneXII, 60040 Genga, Ancona, Italy Ph: +39 0732.972108 www.i-s-c-a.org Lake Shasta Caverns 20359 Shasta Caverns Rd. (P.O. Box 801), O'Brien, CA 96070 Ph: 530-238-2341 www.lakeshastacaverns.com Mercer Caverns Post Office Box 509, Murphys, CA 95247 Ph: 209-728-2101 www.mercercaverns.com National Caves Association P.O. Box 280 , Park City, KY 42160 Ph: 866-552-2837 United States Showcaves www.cavern.com The National Speleological Society 2813 Cave Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama Ph: 256-852-1300 Advancing the study, conservation, exploration & knowledge of caves www.caves.org INTERESTING CAVE LINKS Cave Science The website of Dr. Hazel Burton who starred in the iMAX movie "Journey Into Amazing Caves." www.cavescience.com/cave_science.htm Journey Into Amazing Caves The website of the iMAX movie www.amazingcaves.com Nancy's Expedition Diary A great website for kids by one of the stars of the Journey Into Amazing Caves iMAX movie www.nancy4caves.net NOVA's Mysterious Life of Caves, PBS The companion Web site to the NOVA program "Mysterious Life of Caves." www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/caves Oakland Museum of California Cave pages - education & fun - exhibit currently available online only. www.museumca.org/caves/ The Virtual Cave www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave.html TRAVEL & ADVENTURE SITES Earthtrek Expeditions PO Box 1010, Lotus, CA 95651 Ph: 530-642-1900 or  800-229-TREK www.earthtrekexpeditions.com GORP Great Outdoor Recreation gorp.away.com Kango Explore Black Chasm Cavern and find nearby hotels in Jackson, CA. iExplore Adventure & experiential travel in association with National Geographic www.iexplore.com Parachute Center 23597 N. Hwy. 99 (P.O. Box 423), Acampo, CA Ph. 209-369-1128 Local skydiving headquarters www.parachutecenter.com San Francisco Hang Gliding Center San Francisco, California Ph: 510-528-2300 Hang gliding at Mt. Tamalpias State Park www.sfhanggliding.com Springfield Flying Service 10767 Airport Road, Columbia, CA 95310 Ph: 209-532-4103 Local flight school & scenic flights over the area. www.letsgofly.com Travel for Kids id-friendly must-sees in North America, South America, Europe & Asia www.travelforkids.com Trip Advisor Read unbiased opinions about hotels and vacations at TripAdvisor.