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Resource Guide for Amador County

Indian Grinding Rock State Park (Chaw'se)
  • The 135-acre park preserves an outcropping of some 1,185 mortar holes — the largest collection of bedrock mortars in North America.
  • The Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum features a Miwok village complete with a ceremonial roundhouse.
  • The collection includes Northern, Central and Southern Miwok, Maidu, Konkow, Monache, Nisenan, Tubatulabal, Washo, and Foothill Yokuts items.
  • Basketry, feather regalia, jewelry, arrowpoints, and other tools
  • Location: 14881 Pine Grove-Volcano Road in Pine Grove
  • Open daily from sunrise to sunset. The Regional Indian Museum is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Admission: $3 per vehicle
  • Call (209) 296-7488
  • Visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=553.

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