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Calaveras County..

..home to a wide variety of distinct communities, each with its own personality and wonderfully rich history.
The Greater Arnold Area stretches approximately 47 miles along a section of California Scenic Highway 4 in the Central Sierra Nevada. With Lake Tahoe to the north and Yosemite National Park to the south, the town of Arnold boasts a central location in the Sierra.

Arnold is just a three hour drive from the Bay Area.

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Calaveras County is a rural community of 40,554 with its west end in the lower Sierra Nevada foothills and its eastern end in the high Sierra. We have no metropolitan areas; our largest town is Arnold, with a population of 4,218 (2000 census). Our only incorporated city is Angels Camp with a population of 3,004.

Percent Population Change (2004 v. 2000): 13.6%

Climate:
Varies with topography; average yearly lows are in the 30's at lower elevations and 20's in the higher elevations. Average yearly highs are in the 90's in the lower elevations and the 70's and 80's in the higher elevations. Precipitation varies from 20 to 60 inches per year, with much of it in the form of snow in the upper regions.

Geography:
Mountain foothills and oak woodlands. Extremely varied; from near sea level in the western part of the county to over 8,000 feet in the east. Topography varies from flat valleys and rolling hills in the west to steep Sierra mountains and canyons in the east.

Enjoy Year Round Adventure & Activity in Calaveras County

Come to Calaveras County and discover year-round activity and adventure in the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills. Intertwined in the natural beauty, wonderful climate, and gold-rush history of California, you'll find no end of fun and interesting things-to-do: