Day trip to Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Mercer Caverns and Murphys
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Day trip to Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Mercer Caverns and Murphys

Language: English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 12 hours
Do this because
  • Try panning for gold at the Angel Camp Museum
  • Walk through a grove of giant sequoia trees
  • Enjoy free time in Murphys, an old miner’s town
  • Visit the Mercer Caverns
What to expect

Explore the Bay Area’s surrounding geology and gold rush history with this day trip to Calaveras Big Trees State Park and Mercer Caverns.

Your tour starts with a visit to the 3-acre Angel Camp Museum where you'll learn about the area’s mining history. You'll experience one of the most comprehensive collections of artifacts from the California gold rush era in the entire state. You can even try panning for gold on the property!

Afterward, you’ll head over to Calaveras Big Trees State Park for a leisurely 1.5-mile walk through a grove of giant sequoia trees. Here, you can learn the entertaining history of the Discovery Tree, and how the park became the longest continually running attraction in California.

Next is a 1.5-hour stop in Murphys, an old miner’s town that’s filled with art, boutiques, and some fun surprising facts. You have many options for lunch spots, including the historic Murphys Hotel where famous folks stayed. This is your free time to roam, eat, and shop on your own.

The last stop of the day is Mercer Caverns, where you descend into another world, one that sparkles with stalactites, stalagmites, and more.

You’ll head back to San Francisco in the late afternoon.

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What's included
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  • check Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's not included
  • x_not_included Lunch
What to remember
  • The tour is available in English
  • The walk in the forest is an easy flat walk
  • The visit to the Mercer Caverns is a strenuous activity that requires you to be in good health. Participants who cannot do this part of the tour will get to do a wine tasting activity coordinated by the local supplier.
  • The local supplier has the right to cancel the tour due to insufficient passenger count. In that case, you will be refunded.
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Provider
Best Bay Area Tours
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 80% refund if you cancel up to 72 hours before the experience begins.

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