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Get Driving DirectionsMalakoff Diggins State Historic Park Description
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is nestled amongst the pine-studded chaparral forest of the Sierra Nevada Foothills and is home to California’s largest hydraulic gold mine. The 3,000-acre park encompasses the town of North Bloomfield and the historic Diggins site, which allows visitors to step back in time and experience the boom and bust of the California Gold Rush. Visitors can see huge cliffs carved by mighty jets of water, results of the gold-mining technique of washing away entire mountains to find gold. Legal battles between mine companies and the downstream agricultural towns of Ma
Coordinates
: 39.371, -120.898Area
: 3,143 acres (12.72 km²)Official Link
: Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park