The discovery of gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada launched the California Gold Rush of 1849.
The area includes the mountainous counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra and Tuolumne, and the eastern two-thirds of El Dorado and Placer counties.
Community service website for the Gold Country and Northern Sierra Nevada. Includes regional website directory, events calendar, chathouse, information, road conditions, weather. www.yubanet.com
Visitor's guide and business directory for the region along a 47-mile stretch of Highway 4, from west of Arnold through Dorrington, Camp Connell, Bear Valley, and over Ebbetts Pass. greaterarnold.org
Council of governments incorporating El Dorado, Placer, Nevada and Sierra counties, working on regional planning and economic development issues. www.sedd.org