California - Gold Country

Chaw’se Indian Grinding Rock State Park

A Karen Brown Recommendation

Turn left on Hwy 88 signposted for Lake Tahoe and Pine Grove. Just outside Pine Grove turn left (signposted for your next two destinations, Indian Grinding Rock State Park and Volcano) and follow a pretty back road to Chaw’se Indian Grinding Rock State Park. A giant slab of limestone has over 1,000 grinding mortars worn into it by Indian women grinding acorn meal. A typical Miwok village has been built nearby with a ceremonial roundhouse and various tree-bark dwellings. The adjacent cultural center, built in the style of an Indian roundhouse, has interesting displays from several local Indian tribes.

Located along this Karen Brown Itinerary:

Yosemite, Gold Country & Tahoe

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Nearby Hotels and Bed & Breakfasts:
Listed Alphabetically, Not By Distance.

• 1859 National Hotel
• Barretta Gardens Inn
• Dunbar House, 1880
• Foxes Inn of Sutter Creek
• Grey Gables Inn
• The Victoria Inn