Situated in the lush, rolling hillsides of California’s Gold Country, this picturesque Gold Rush town is best known for its Jumping Frog Jubilee—made famous by Mark Twain, who penned The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County after overhearing a story about the contest in the Angels Hotel Saloon. Though Twain’s story is credited with putting Angels Camp on the map, the town now attracts visitors for a wealth of other reasons. Aside from attending the Jumping Frog Jubilee at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds (the oldest continuously operating fair in California), tourists can also stroll the streets of historic Main Street to admire the old Western architecture and browse its shops, hike or bike along the trails surrounding New Melones Lake, explore the Angels Camp Museum and Carriage House, or play a round on the award-winning golf course of Greenhorn Creek Resort....Read More