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Twain Harte is a small town in the Sierra Foothills with a close-knit local community and beautiful scenery. Located in Tuolumne County, the town is a popular destination for those headed to or from the famous Yosemite National Park. At 4,000 high, the mountain town is full of tall pine trees, glistening lakes, and even mysterious caves to explore. The town also has a rich historical foundation for visitors to learn all about. Twain Harte is proud of its Native American population and provides experiences that immerse and educate you on how the Me-Wuk Indians once lived.
So whether you love nature or history, Twain Harte, CA has an abundance of outdoor adventures and historical immersions to entertain you and yours. With your Twain Harte RV trailer rental in tow or behind the wheel of your rented RV, explore the wilderness and towns that the area has to offer.
A trail called Shadow of the Mi-Wok is a short ¼ mile walk with outdoor historical exhibits on the lives of the Natives once primarily populating the area. For a longer hike that also has historical plaques to read along the way, the West Side Trail is ten miles total, there and back. Should your group include seniors or children, a fun and convenient way to hike is with llamas who carry your heavy packs for you. Potato Ranch Llama Packers gives a training lesson followed by llama rentals for the duration of your hike.
If you’ve hiked until you aren't able to hike anymore and want something different, Twain Harte also has a golf course, movies in an outdoor amphitheater, and “Concerts in the Pines” in the summer. Twain Harte is also not too far from Pinecrest, where the Pinecrest Lake Resort is located. The resort offers a lake to fish, kayak, or sail in. You can also rent a motorboat, party boat, or paddleboards and make it a family affair. If your trip to Twain Harte coincides with wintertime, the Dodge Ridge Ski Area is a quick drive from the resort. Another option is the Leland High Sierra Snow Play Park.
In nearby town Columbia, the Columbia State Historic Park is an unusual experience. The Gold Rush town is known for the more than a billion dollars’ (at today’s value) worth of gold that was mined in the area in the mid-1800s. The Historic Path showcases preserved buildings and guides dressed like times past who inform you all about what the town was like back in the day. There’s a blacksmith’s shop where you can take a blacksmithing class, a wooden bowling alley where you can bowl for free, a chemist’s shop, and so much more. Adults love taking high tea at Kate’s Teahouse or stopping by the saloon. Kids can ride in a stagecoach or pan for real gold flakes. Best of all, admission is free.
Staying in the area for few extra days in your Twain Harte motorhome rental and want more outdoorsy activities less than an hour away? Visit the Calaveras Big Trees State Park to see giant sequoias. If you like caving, go to Moaning Caverns Adventure Park in Vallecito, or Mercer Caverns in Murphys, both are located in Calaveras County and offer an opportunity to see stalactites and stalagmites.
When you book a camper in Twain Harte, CA, you want to find the best place to park it for the night. Sugar Pine RV Park offers showers, a pool, and a playground for the kids. While that is the only option within Twain Harte, there are plenty of RV parks in the neighboring towns. Marble Quarry RV Park in Columbia is just ¼ east of the Columbia State Historic Park. With full hookups for your RV, a sports lawn, and a convenience store, this might be a great spot to park your travel trailer rental from Twain Harte. Also in Columbia is the 49er RV Ranch. The camp hosts often serve a free dinner and smores for their tenants. The kids can play tetherball or sign up to learn to pan for gold from a real gold miner. Another good choice is Angels Camp RV Resort in Angels Camp. It comes with RV hookups, sewage, and laundry. There’s also a pool and playground, plus other fun things to do such as sand volleyball.
The RV Park at Black Oak Casino Resort, in Tuolumne, is also a popular place stay. It offers hookups, a dog park, and a clubhouse. In addition, there is a saltwater pool and hot tub, as well as a horseshoe pit for outdoor fun. You can wait for the shuttle to take you to the casino, or take a quick walk over. All visitors to the RV park receive $25 to spend in the casino, and the casinos bottom floor has a bowling alley and other entertainment for the kids.
Exploring the City
Need some coffee and energizing calories prior to exploring the city? The local diner is known for their homemade sausage that they serve with their country-style breakfast and lunch options. More home cooking is available at a variety of cafes and bakeries in town or just outside in one of the neighboring towns.
If you liked the idea of visiting Columbia State Historic Park for the outdoor activities it offers, you’d like to know that it also has a general store with freshly-baked bread favored by visitors and a little museum. For more Gold Rush memorabilia, head over to the Tuolumne County Museum.
Also in Tuolumne is the Black Oak Casino, which has your usual slots and card games, as well as a seafood buffet and live music on select days. It is owned and operated by the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians and located in the beautiful Sierra foothills less than ten miles east of the Sonora. The nearby town of Sonora offers more museums, a theater, and live music. It also has cider and wine tasting at the Indigeny Reserve.
Prefer to stay near where your camper rental from Twain Harte is parked for the night while you go wine tasting? Twain Harte has family-owned Sierra Cellars, a tasting room with a boutique attached.
If you like shopping on your vacations, Twain Harte doesn’t offer many options. Instead, head to Columbia once more. Visit the Seven Sisters Soap & Candle Company for some gifts or a lesson on candle-making (kids can try too!). You also can’t miss Ebler’s Leather & Saddlery for some leather trinkets, from saddles to boots, to purses. Columbia Booksellers & Stationers, while a small bookstore, has exhibits all throughout the bookstore, as well as antiques and collectibles. And for the kids, Ye Olde Time Machine has all kinds of modern, classic, and vintage toys dating back from the 1920s to now.
Still not finished shopping for homemade wares or in search of a history lesson, take your RV rental from Twain Harte to other nearby Gold Rush towns such as Murphys or Jamestown. Another experience that’ll have you feeling like you’re traveling back through time is riding a train pulled by a historic steam locomotive at Railtown 1897 in Jamestown.
While Twain Harte is small, it is located in a county that offers many scenic, historic towns worth a visit. Looking for that piece of California history or great winery, consider an RV rental in Twain Harte. Explore the great outdoors, enjoy a family picnic, and take in the landscape of The Golden State!
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