Calaveras County
Welcome to Calaveras County!
Friendly folks and dog-friendly accommodations make Calaveras a premier destination for traveling with your furry family member. Many hotels, motels and vacation rentals invite pets to be their guests. Wide open spaces, scenic hiking trails and water features throughout the county offer dogs an environment in which to play.
The Calaveras Visitors Center located in historic downtown Angels Camp gladly welcomes your dogs.
Call the Calaveras Visitors Bureau at 800-225-3764 for your free travel planner.
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Ironstone Vineyards - Photo Credit: @lucyinlandscapes
DogTrekker’s Calaveras County Wine Trail sports 24 listings and growing, with many wineries and tasting rooms situated in or near the hip and happening town of Murphys on Highway 4. Stroll down Main Street, and you’ll be amazed to find more than 20 opportunities to wine-taste with your pup by your side! more »
Glory Hole Recreation Area
Photo Credit: @stacydwinter
Calaveras County became known in 1800s for its rich gold deposits—and for a certain jumping frog memorialized in a short story by Mark Twain. Today, it’s a destination for Gold Rush tourists, campers, skiers, hikers and adventure seekers, many of whom wouldn’t think of heading into “them ‘thar hills” without their dogs. Angel’s Camp on Highway 49 and Murphys ?on nearby Highway 4 are the principal destinations in these parts. more »
Photo Credit: kpucster (CC)
Any time’s a good time to head up Highway 4 to the hip and happening town of Murphys, but if you can be there in October, so much the better. That’s when the annual Grape Stomp Competition and Gold Rush Street Fair fills downtown streets with vendor booths and lots of people with bewildered dogs on the other end of the leash. It’s probably the first time Duke and Daisy (and maybe you?) have witnessed a bunch of people stomping around in wine barrels, so go figure! more »
It’s a little off the beaten track, but Highway 4, which climbs into the Sierra through Calaveras and Alpine counties, is a magical place to visit in wintertime. The surrounding national forests offer plenty of places to break your own trail in the snow or take advantage of groomed forest roads. more »
Arnold Rim Trail. Photo Credit: Lisa Boulton
Highway 4 in Calaveras and Alpine counties is one of our favorite routes for a summer road trip, offering way too many attractions and diversions for a mere weekend. A better bet: settle in for a week at a pet-friendly vacation rental. They’re plentiful around Angel’s Camp, Murphys and Arnold, and you’ll find dog-welcoming hotels, B&Bs and other lodging in the area, too. more »