About the Historic Plymouth, California Area 

Known as the "gateway to the Shenandoah Valley"--Amador County’s wine district--the lovely small town of Plymouth is home to many wonderful wineries. Plymouth is situated in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Gold Country, where there are many historic towns and interesting places to visit as well as many recreational opportunities such as fishing, boating, hiking, and more. Amador County, one of the most beautiful recreation areas in all of California, boasts many beautiful forests, rivers, and lakes. A wonderful place to live! 

Residents of the Sierra Nevada foothills enjoy not only a high quality of living but a low cost of living--good reasons the area is one of the fastest-growing in California. Through the 1990s, Plymouth's population has grown by about 21%, and it is estimated that its population has been growing at the rate of 2.2 percent a year. Today, Plymouth’s population is 980. 

Location 

The city of Plymouth is located on the northern edge of Amador County in California on historic Highway 49 near the El Dorado County line, about 35.8 miles from Sacramento and 43.6 miles from Stockton. Amador County in beautiful Northern California is nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "Snowy Range") is a mountain range in the eastern portion of California.  

Gold Country (also known as Mother Lode Country), famed for its mineral deposits and gold mines, lies along California State Highway 49, stretching from Mariposa County in the south to Sierra County in the north. It includes parts of Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra and Tuolumne Counties. Mother lode is a term associated with the mining of gold and silver. The area contains hundreds of mines, and was one of the most productive gold-producing districts in the United States during the famous gold-rush era.  

Brief History  

The California Gold Rush began when particles of gold were first discovered by foreman James W. Marshall while building a lumber mill for Sacramento pioneer John Sutter along the American River. As rumors spread, waves of fortune seekers, to the tune of about 300,000 people, fled to California from all over the world.  

Called "forty-niners", seekers from everywhere traveled across the United States to California by ship and by covered wagon, often with great hardship. And unfortunately, though billions of dollars worth of gold was discovered, only a few became wealthy.  

In the process, San Francisco, which had been a tiny settlement before the gold rush, soared from a population of about 1,000 residents in 1848 to 25,000 by 1850!  

Plymouth was settled by Green Aden and others in search of gold, and the town grew because of the good mines there. Plymouth was established in 1871 and took a sudden jump in population when the mines were purchased by Hayward Mills and company in 1873.  

Amador County (Spanish for “one who loves”) was created in 1854. The county is named after Jose Maria Amador, who in 1848 created a gold-mining camp near what is today Amador City. 

Other Attractions In Amador County

Amador County Arts & Attractions Amador Vintners—Amador County Wineries Amador Whitney Museum in Amador City Daffodil Hill in Volcano Historic Kennedy Gold Mine in Jackson Historic Preston Castle in Ione Jackson Main Street Antique Shops Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel in Jackson Stone's Iris Garden in Volcano Sutter Creek Main Street Antique Shops Sutter Gold Mine In Amador City Volcano Theater Company Wildcat Mines Of The Mother Lode Amador County Forest Recreation & Camping Big Trees State Park in Calaveras Black Chasm Cavern in Volcano, CA Chaw'se Indian Grinding Rocks State Park in Pine Grove El Dorado National Forest Mokelumne Wilderness Area Amador County Lake & River Recreation & Camping Bear River Lake Resort Bear River Reservoir Camp Winton Boy Scout Camp on Bear River Reservation Caples Lake Resort Kay's Silver Lake Resort Lake Amador in Ione Lake Camanche Lake Pardee Mokelumne River Plasse's Resort Salt Springs Campground Salt Springs Valley Reservoir and Campground Silver Lake Resort Stanislaus National Forest Amador County Skiing Alpine Meadows Badger Pass Bear Valley Boreal Dodge Ridge Donner Ski Ranch Heavenly Homewood Kirkwood North Star Sierra-at-Tahoe Soda Springs Squaw Valley Sugar Bowl Amador County Golf Castle Oaks Golf Course in Ione Mace Meadow Golf Course

Dining  

Taste
9402 Main Street
Plymouth
209-245-3463  

First-rate food with an extensive beer selection and a great wine list.  

Cafe at the Park
Far Horizon 49er RV Resort Village
18265 Hwy 49
Plymouth
245-6981  

Colina de Oro
17810 Hwy 49
Plymouth
245-3278  

Gold Country Cafe
17830 S. Hwy 49
Plymouth
245-6218  

Marlene & Glen's
18726 Hwy 49
Plymouth  

Housing 

The Sierra Nevada foothills offer some of the most prized real estate in California with its historic houses, ranches, quaint Gold Rush Towns, and its lakes, streams, and rivers. Whether you’re a young family or just about to retire, enjoy the high quality of life in the small-town beautiful setting the foothills offer.  

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