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The Hidden Treasure gold
mine (below left) located at Murphys Christian Camp is named
after one of the many old mines tucked into Santo Domingo
Canyon, located about 2 miles southwest of Murphys. Murphys,
a delightful tourist destination with specialty
shops, art
galleries and gourmet restaurants,
is a gold-mining
era town of about 1,800 population in the Sierra
Nevada foothills. Known as the "Queen of the Sierras,"
Murphys was originally called Murphys New Diggin's, after
'49er-era gold prospectors Dan and John Murphy. The town
is located in picturesque, historical Calaveras County.
Three nearby underground caverns (below left),
several wineries
(including the world-class Kautz Ironstone
Vineyard), the
annual Jumping Frog
Jubilee (made famous by Mark Twain), historic Angels Camp, fishing
and boating at New
Melones Lake (see more info on New
Melones), Calaveras
Big Trees State Park (with two groves of giant
sequoias), White Pines Lake (bottom left) in nearby Arnold,
several top-quality golf
courses, gold-panning
opportunities, museums,
Natural Bridges hiking area, and the Stanislaus
National Forest are among the many attractions within
minutes of the camp in Calaveras County. In addition, Bear Valley Ski Area,
Bear Valley Cross
Country Ski Area, and Columbia
State Historical Park are within easy distance from
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