Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park showcases the environmental destruction wrought by hydraulic mining during the Gold Rush. Photo by queerbychoice.

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a 3,000-acre state park located 26 miles northeast of Nevada City, at the site of California's largest hydraulic mine. It showcases massive environmental devastation caused by hydraulic mining in the 19th century. It also features a campground, group camp, miner's cabins, and a 7,847-foot bedrock tunnel that served as a drain for the mine. Hiking trails available at the park include the 556-foot-long Hiller Tunnel, built to channel water for the mine.

Trails

• Blair Trail
• Church Trail
• Diggins Loop Trail
• Hiller Tunnel
• Humbug Creek Trail
• Marten Ranch Trail
• North Bloomfield Trail
• Rim Trail
• Slaughterhouse Trail
• South Yuba Trail
• Upper Humbug Trail

Waterways

• Humbug Creek
• Pan Ravine
• South Yuba Creek

Lakes

• Blair Lake
• Diggins Lake

Links

• Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
• Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
• Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

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