What you'll see: A drive through the foothills of Calaveras County provides a tour of Gold Country towns and access to three amazing limestone caverns: Moaning, Mercer and California. The route starts ...

While most people are out enjoying the warmer weather spring offers, there are some who cannot wait to make their way underground. With the rainy season behind us, California Caverns are opening up ...

With high temperatures continuing for the rest of summer, plans typically include a day at the beach or lake. But, some wise travelers are taking their weekend excursion underground to escape the heat ...

CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — In their quest for California gold, miners found the opening to Moaning Caverns in 1840. With only ropes and candles, they made their descent into a ...

The Mitchell Caverns are not as large as those at Carlsbad, New Mexico, or as well known — but are local, every bit as dramatic, and come complete with a history made for movies. I had no idea what to ...

Not all fun in the Gold Country occurs in the great outdoors. There are some remarkable adventures to be had below ground. All you need is a miner’s helmet and a dauntless spirit. Rappeling down one ...

The isolation of Mitchell Caverns, the only limestone caves in California’s state park system, has proved both a blessing and a curse. Hidden in a narrow canyon in the eastern Mojave Desert, the ...

VALLECITO, Calif.VALLECITO, Calif. — Oak trees and vineyards dot the rolling hills of Calaveras County, tucked away between Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe, a place with four distinct seasons ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — In their ...