A river in California gold country is a destination for any level of adventurer, from those looking for Class V rapids to others who want a historical stroll.

New California gold rush ... on sabbatical from her elementary school-teaching job in Indianapolis and traveled 1,800 miles to take part in the new gold rush. ... from the Stanislaus River ...

On the Stanislaus River at Melones decaying gold-mine buildings and trestles are still standing. Near the bridge (left) in 1850 an enterprising ferryman collected $10,000 in tolls in six weeks.

With the record rainfall over the winter and wildfires of recent years, treasure hunters are again combing the loosened rocks and soil of California for gold, according to reports. The original ...

California gold rush towns are booming again. Here’s what to see and do. In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, former mining hamlets appeal to hikers, historians, and foodies.

Nevertheless, on Wednesday, CBS Bay Area issued a report from Placerville, an hour east of Sacramento, titled, “Biggest gold rush in years could unfold in California due to winter storms ...

Kevin Bell, California director of Gold Prospectors of America, holds a vile of gold flakes he collected on Moore Creek near Buck Meadows, Calif., Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

“In California, the scholarship is longstanding about the Gold Rush, and now moving it into K-12, that’s a little newer, but I think people are open-minded more so than ever.” ...

During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.

California officials plans to spend about $60 million to build a channel along the Yuba River so that threatened fish species can get around a Gold Rush-era dam.