Guidebook Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties

Liz & Terry
Liz & Terry
Guidebook Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties

Food Scene

Over 20 tasting rooms in this historic gold mining town.
52 locals recommend
Murphys Historic Hotel
457 Main St
52 locals recommend
Over 20 tasting rooms in this historic gold mining town.
Good prices
30 locals recommend
Sonora Thai Cuisine
51 S Washington St
30 locals recommend
Good prices
Pizza and Italian made to order. Near Pinecrest Lake.
61 locals recommend
Mia's
30040 CA-108
61 locals recommend
Pizza and Italian made to order. Near Pinecrest Lake.
Right on the way home from Yosemite. Outdoor eating.
42 locals recommend
Priest Station Café
16756 Old Priest Grade
42 locals recommend
Right on the way home from Yosemite. Outdoor eating.
Also art, weekend farmers market in summer, some summer concerts.
54 locals recommend
Mountain Sage
18653 Main St
54 locals recommend
Also art, weekend farmers market in summer, some summer concerts.
Strawberry Inn. Pizza, burgers, etc as well as eastern European food which is a treat to find in the Sierras.
19 locals recommend
Strawberry inn
31880 CA-108
19 locals recommend
Strawberry Inn. Pizza, burgers, etc as well as eastern European food which is a treat to find in the Sierras.
Pub food.
120 locals recommend
The Rock of Twain Harte
23068 Fuller Rd
120 locals recommend
Pub food.
Right next to Pinecrest Lake.
36 locals recommend
Steam Donkey Restaurant
95364 Lake Park S
36 locals recommend
Right next to Pinecrest Lake.
Coffee and now sandwiches as well.
7 locals recommend
Bean Around the Block LLC
22890 Twain Harte Dr
7 locals recommend
Coffee and now sandwiches as well.
It was the old office for a former 'company town' Standard, CA
50 locals recommend
The Standard Pour
19040 Standard Rd
50 locals recommend
It was the old office for a former 'company town' Standard, CA
Music summer/fall weekends. Steakhouse.
64 locals recommend
The Eproson House
22930 Twain Harte Dr
64 locals recommend
Music summer/fall weekends. Steakhouse.
23 locals recommend
The Watering Hole
223 Big Trees Rd
23 locals recommend
34 locals recommend
Murphys Pourhouse
350 Main St
34 locals recommend
67 locals recommend
Diamondback Grill
93 S Washington St
67 locals recommend
wood fired pizza
18 locals recommend
St Charles Saloon
22801 Main St
18 locals recommend
wood fired pizza
The Haps Boba Tea & Bites
Homemade and delicious.
16 locals recommend
JoMa's Artisan Ice Cream
386 Main St
16 locals recommend
Homemade and delicious.
29 locals recommend
SONORA BREWING CO.
28 S Washington St
29 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
The Independent Wine Co
13 S Washington St
9 locals recommend
Alicia's Sugar Shack Twain Harte
24191 CA-108
106 locals recommend
Yummy.
25 locals recommend
Yoshoku
70 S Washington St
25 locals recommend
Yummy.

Drinks & Nightlife

Pub food- yum. Generally has music playing on Saturday nights during the summers.
120 locals recommend
The Rock of Twain Harte
23068 Fuller Rd
120 locals recommend
Pub food- yum. Generally has music playing on Saturday nights during the summers.
Sit down restaurant. Eagle Tavern, which is part of the same building, has music most Friday and Saturday nights.
64 locals recommend
The Eproson House
22930 Twain Harte Dr
64 locals recommend
Sit down restaurant. Eagle Tavern, which is part of the same building, has music most Friday and Saturday nights.
A bar.
10 locals recommend
Ed's Cocktail Lounge
23000 Joaquin Gully Rd
10 locals recommend
A bar.
Food and bar.
43 locals recommend
Twain Harte Golf Course
22909 Meadow Dr
43 locals recommend
Food and bar.
corn hole
The Armory
corn hole
Bourbon Barrel
Usually has music weekends 3 seasons of the year. Wine tasting.
9 locals recommend
Inner Sanctum Cellars Basecamp & Event Center
22004 Parrotts Ferry Rd
9 locals recommend
Usually has music weekends 3 seasons of the year. Wine tasting.
Small, but super cute.
20 locals recommend
Sonora Tap Room
1 Linoberg St
20 locals recommend
Small, but super cute.

Everything Else

The best.
62 locals recommend
Twain Harte Miniature Golf
23098 Fuller Rd
62 locals recommend
The best.
Nine holes with a restaurant and bar.
43 locals recommend
Twain Harte Golf Course
22909 Meadow Dr
43 locals recommend
Nine holes with a restaurant and bar.
Twain Harte Pool
The Ditch & Flumes
24144-24122 Forest Rte 4N01
Hiking and biking. Fairly flat.
Tuolumne Ditch Access
Hiking and biking. Fairly flat.
Winter snow activities. Summer biking and disc golf.
215 locals recommend
Dodge Ridge Ski Resort
1 Dodge Ridge Rd
215 locals recommend
Winter snow activities. Summer biking and disc golf.
An ancient lava flow which is slowly eroding. Spring is the best time. Summer, go super early, or a cool evening. The rest of the year is perfect.
Table Mountain Trail
An ancient lava flow which is slowly eroding. Spring is the best time. Summer, go super early, or a cool evening. The rest of the year is perfect.
Saturdays 7-11. Mid May till mid October.
11 locals recommend
Sonora Farmer's Market
37 Theall St
11 locals recommend
Saturdays 7-11. Mid May till mid October.
Fridays. 4-8 pm. Sometimes music. Mid May till mid October.
Peaceful Valley Farmers Market
Fridays. 4-8 pm. Sometimes music. Mid May till mid October.

Parks & Nature

This park, and the street it is on, is the hub of all the activities in Twain Harte. Concerts every Saturday 6-8 from mid June through mid September. October Fest is mid September.
23 locals recommend
Eproson Park
22901 Meadow Dr
23 locals recommend
This park, and the street it is on, is the hub of all the activities in Twain Harte. Concerts every Saturday 6-8 from mid June through mid September. October Fest is mid September.
Four mile trail around lake, fun. Fishing, boat rentals, soft serve ice cream.
51 locals recommend
Pinecrest Lake Resort
421 Pinecrest Lake Rd
51 locals recommend
Four mile trail around lake, fun. Fishing, boat rentals, soft serve ice cream.
Largest trees in the world
274 locals recommend
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
1170 CA-4
274 locals recommend
Largest trees in the world
This park needs no introduction. If you can go, go.
995 locals recommend
Yosemite National Park
995 locals recommend
This park needs no introduction. If you can go, go.
A great place to hike any time EXCEPT summer.
Red Hills Recreation Management Area
Red Hill Road
A great place to hike any time EXCEPT summer.
We have miles of hiking and bicycle trails. The section from Mt. Elizabeth Road to Kewin Mill Road is the most popular, but you can go for miles and miles and miles....just ask me for help. I don't want you to get lost!
The Ditch & Flumes
24144-24122 Forest Rte 4N01
We have miles of hiking and bicycle trails. The section from Mt. Elizabeth Road to Kewin Mill Road is the most popular, but you can go for miles and miles and miles....just ask me for help. I don't want you to get lost!
Next to the bocce ball courts
Twain Harte Skate Park
Next to the bocce ball courts
217 locals recommend
Columbia State Historic Park
11259 Broadway St
217 locals recommend
Railtown 1897 State History Park
10501 Reservoir Rd
100 locals recommend
Boat rentals, no water skiing.
11 locals recommend
Pinecrest Lake Marina
31 Lakeshore Dr
11 locals recommend
Boat rentals, no water skiing.

Essentials

Free wine tasting every Saturday afternoon.
84 locals recommend
Twain Harte Market station
84 locals recommend
Free wine tasting every Saturday afternoon.
6 locals recommend
Mountain Liquors
23103 Tiffeni Dr
6 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Short trail nearby called Dragoon Gulch. Also the Visitors Centers is nearby as well.
6 locals recommend
Tuolumne County Museum
158 Bradford St
6 locals recommend
Short trail nearby called Dragoon Gulch. Also the Visitors Centers is nearby as well.
See their website for current productions.
31 locals recommend
Sierra Repertory Theatre
13891 Mono Way
31 locals recommend
See their website for current productions.
A mini version of camps and full size equipment. Right next to White Pines Lake where you can go take a dip to cool off.
41 locals recommend
Sierra Nevada Logging Museum
2148 Dunbar Rd
41 locals recommend
A mini version of camps and full size equipment. Right next to White Pines Lake where you can go take a dip to cool off.
Sierra Rep's Fallon House Theatre
11175 Washington St
14 locals recommend
217 locals recommend
Columbia State Historic Park
11259 Broadway St
217 locals recommend
Railtown 1897 State History Park
10501 Reservoir Rd
100 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Ice rink winter only
41 locals recommend
Long Barn Lodge
25957 Long Barn Rd
41 locals recommend
Ice rink winter only
149 locals recommend
Pinecrest Lake
149 locals recommend
25 locals recommend
Aspen Meadow Pack Station
Crabtree Road
25 locals recommend
41 locals recommend
Kennedy Meadows Resort
42421 CA-108
41 locals recommend