Local Attractions
The Grand Oaks Inn is an ideal base for many day trips and attractions.
Lake Camanche and Dam (10 minutes)
- Fishing, swimming, boating and party boat rentals
- Fish Hatchery - Raise steelhead and salmon fingerlings for release
Lockeford (10 minutes)
- Vino Piazza - Wine venues
- Lockeford Springs Golf Course
Lodi and Woodbridge (15 minutes)
- Lodi Chamber of Commerce and Visitors' Center and Events Calendar
- Micke Grove Park, County Historical Museum, and Zoo - (209) 331-2055
- Knowlton Gallery - (209) 368-5123
- Hill House Historical Society - A beautifully restored house
- Lodi Grape Festival - September
- Lodi Appelation Wine Country
- Sandhill Crane Festival - November
- ZinFest - May
- Parachute Center
- World of Wonders - Hands on children's science museum
Sutter Creek (15 minutes)
- Fine Eye Gallery - (209) 267-0571
- Gallery 10 - (209) 267-0203
- Chaos Glass Works - A working hot glass studio in an 1800s stone granary and brewery. Watch glassblower transform molten glass into works of art.
- Sutter Creek Gallery - (209) 267-0228
- Many unique boutique shops
Galt (20 minutes)
- The Galt Sale - Every Tuesday, vendors selling new merchandise, wonderful finds, bargains which include metal works, crafts, clothing, silk flowers, handcrafts, clothing and a farmers market.
Stockton (30 minutes)
- Haggin Museum - Fine art, featuring Albert Bierstadt (209) 940-6300
- Children’s Museum - Hands-on play based exhibits (209) 465-4386
- Elsie May Goodwin Gallery - Art by Stockton Art League members (209) 466-6604
- Tidewater Gallery - (209) 463-4033
- Asparagus Festival - April
Jackson (35 minutes)
- Kennedy Gold Mine
- Jackson Rancheria Casino
- Daffodil Hill
- Columbia State Park (45 minutes) - A living history restored in a gold rush town
- Amador County Museum
Amador City (40 minutes)
- Wineries - 888-655-8614
San Andreas (40 minutes)
- Calaveras County Museum and Jail - Black Bart’s jail cell and much of his history is there.
- California Cavern & Moaning Cavern - 866.762-2837
- Wineries
Plymouth (45 minutes)
- Amador Flower Farm - 209.245-4099
Sacramento (50 minutes)
- Old Town Sacramento
- California State Capitol
- California State Railroad Museum - (916) 445-6645
- Crocker Art Museum - (916) 264-5423
- California Museum for History, Women and the Arts - (916) 653-7524
- Sutter’s Fort - Living History
Angels Camp (60 minutes)
- Calaveras Jumping Frog contest
- Mining town feel
- Western wear shop
- Carriage museum
Volcano (60 minutes)
- Black Chasm Caverns - 866.762-2837
- Indian Grinding Rock & Museum
Oakdale (70 minutes)
- Dinner Train
- Cowboy Museum - (209) 847-7049
Murphys (75 minutes)
- Ironstone Vineyards - Beautiful Landscaping, wine tasting, the world’s largest placer nugget in a vault, a jewelry museum, a gift shop and deli for lunch, concerts during the summer, a pipe organ from Sacramento’s Alhambra Theater in the Ball Room, and a wine cave
- Art Gallery - Fine art masks and oil paintings
- Ice cream parlor
- Interesting shops and restaurants
- Art and antique plumbing stores
- Old Timers Museum
- Indian Rock Winery - Beautiful stream and lakeside park setting in valley: Pennsylvania Gulch Road
Sonora (90 minutes)
- My Glass Shop - Custom design art glass (877) 457-7467
- Sierra Repertory Theater
- Columbia State Park - Living History events, historic museum town with restaurants, living history, stagecoach ride, museums and shops, Fallon House active repertory theater
Jamestown (90 minutes)
- Historic gold rush town that is a nice stop on way to Yosemite
- Many antique stores
- Railtown State Park - Antique railroad rides
Calaveras Big Trees State Park (120 minutes)
- 209-795-2334
- Reservations: 800-444-PARK
- Highway 4, three miles east of Arnold
Other Destinations
- Lake Tahoe (2½ hours)
- Yosemite National Park (2½ hours)
- San Francisco (2 hours) - Can take ACE Train and/or BART to avoid traffic and parking hassles
Local Tourism and Events Calendars
- Lodi Chamber of Commerce and Visitors' Center and Events Calendar
- Stockton Chamber of Commerce and Visitors' Bureau
- Amador County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors' Bureau
- Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau
Restaurants Near Grand Oaks Inn
- Clark's Corner in Ione
- Country Cafe in Lockeford
- Coyotes (Mexican) in Lockeford
- Taste in Plymouth
- Pizza Factory in Lockefored
- Joe's Bar and Grill in Lockeford
- Teresa's Italian Food in Jackson
- Many varied eateries in Lodi
- And several other cafes, pizza parlors, and dining