Guidebook for Arnold
Everything Else
White Pines Lake has a quiet beach, nearby parking, and a trail that goes all the way around the lake. No motorized boats means nothing but serene kayaking, canoeing, swimming and fishing.
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White Pines Park
Blagen RoadWhite Pines Lake has a quiet beach, nearby parking, and a trail that goes all the way around the lake. No motorized boats means nothing but serene kayaking, canoeing, swimming and fishing.
Food Scene
Great coffee, wireless, pastries, ice cream, sandwiches, beer and wine. Nice seating area as well with comfy chairs. Located in Cedar Center. Open 6a - 6p S-Th, 7a-8p Fri/ Sat. Outdoor music on Friday evenings in the summer!
61 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bistro Espresso
1225 Oak CirGreat coffee, wireless, pastries, ice cream, sandwiches, beer and wine. Nice seating area as well with comfy chairs. Located in Cedar Center. Open 6a - 6p S-Th, 7a-8p Fri/ Sat. Outdoor music on Friday evenings in the summer!
Popular Italian restaurant for special occasions. Parking is tight, and you will want to make a reservation first. Very popular on weekends. Only open on weekends!
113 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sarafina's Italian Kitchen
794 CA-4Popular Italian restaurant for special occasions. Parking is tight, and you will want to make a reservation first. Very popular on weekends. Only open on weekends!
Winter-themed micro-brewery and restaurant (wood, showshoes, skis on the wall). Good place for a Saturday night with friends. Inexpensive. Lots of beer!
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Snowshoe Brewery
Snowshoe BreweryWinter-themed micro-brewery and restaurant (wood, showshoes, skis on the wall). Good place for a Saturday night with friends. Inexpensive. Lots of beer!
Mineral is the only vegetarian restaurant in the area. Menu changes often. 40% of vegetables are from his garden. Owner/chef Steve Rinauro. Open noon-8:30 pm Thurs-Sun
Mineral
Mineral is the only vegetarian restaurant in the area. Menu changes often. 40% of vegetables are from his garden. Owner/chef Steve Rinauro. Open noon-8:30 pm Thurs-Sun
Good place for breakfast. Western Americana decor. Open 6am-2 pm (closed Wednesdays)
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Bristol's Ranch House Cafe
961 CA-4Good place for breakfast. Western Americana decor. Open 6am-2 pm (closed Wednesdays)
Good Mexican food. Huge portions, delicious. Nice deck for outdoor dining, plenty of parking next door.
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El Vaquero
925 CA-4Good Mexican food. Huge portions, delicious. Nice deck for outdoor dining, plenty of parking next door.
Standard Round Table franchise, in the middle of Meadowmont shopping center. All-you-can-eat salad bar, personal pizza, beer and wine. Popular with hungry local families!
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Round Table Pizza
2182 CA-4Standard Round Table franchise, in the middle of Meadowmont shopping center. All-you-can-eat salad bar, personal pizza, beer and wine. Popular with hungry local families!
A great place to stop a few minutes before Skylight for sandwiches, bagels, oatmeal, buttered toast, or smoothies. Open M-F 6am-5 pm, Sat-Sun 7 am-5 pm.
Coop's Coffee House
Avery Hotel RoadA great place to stop a few minutes before Skylight for sandwiches, bagels, oatmeal, buttered toast, or smoothies. Open M-F 6am-5 pm, Sat-Sun 7 am-5 pm.
Bolin BBQ
1131 CA-4Great BBQ, take-out available, open 11-8.
Angels Theatre
1228 S Main StCasual American food.
Cozy little coffee shop with a great atmosphere, free wifi, comfy sofas.
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Common Grounds
1900 Vista Del Lago DrCozy little coffee shop with a great atmosphere, free wifi, comfy sofas.
Mom runs the kitchen--homemade dishes, fresh handmade tortillas daily, and amazing pizza.
Casa Piedra Mexican Restaurant
7998 CA-12Mom runs the kitchen--homemade dishes, fresh handmade tortillas daily, and amazing pizza.
Arnold's local Mexican restaurant. Family-run authentic cuisine with big portions!
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El Vaquero
925 CA-4Arnold's local Mexican restaurant. Family-run authentic cuisine with big portions!
Don't miss this little spot as you drive up through San Andreas. Great homemade food and beautiful gardens.
Pickle Patch
577 W St Charles StDon't miss this little spot as you drive up through San Andreas. Great homemade food and beautiful gardens.
Rodz Grille
730 S Main StAll-you-can eat salad bar. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Big Bear Cafe is the newest restaurant in town, offering freshly baked goods and great coffee.
1131 CA-4
1131 California 4Big Bear Cafe is the newest restaurant in town, offering freshly baked goods and great coffee.
Shopping
Locally grown produce, organic. Stop on your way up to Skylight! Open M-F, 11-6, Sat 11-4. Committed to ecologically sustainable practices. Community friendly.
Outer AIsle FOODS & GOODS
Locally grown produce, organic. Stop on your way up to Skylight! Open M-F, 11-6, Sat 11-4. Committed to ecologically sustainable practices. Community friendly.
SNAC has knowledgeable, staff to help you with hiking, skiing, camping, and more. Open 8 am -6 pm seven days a week (winter). Rent skis, snowboards, snowshoes at good prices. Highly recommended.
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Sierra Nevada Adventure Co
2293 CA-4SNAC has knowledgeable, staff to help you with hiking, skiing, camping, and more. Open 8 am -6 pm seven days a week (winter). Rent skis, snowboards, snowshoes at good prices. Highly recommended.
Pottery and Kiln (part of Brice Vineyard). Family owned and operated since 1954. Extensive showroom. Talk to the artists!
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Quyle Kilns
3353 CA-4Pottery and Kiln (part of Brice Vineyard). Family owned and operated since 1954. Extensive showroom. Talk to the artists!
Peddlers Market
1260 Oak CirGreat little antique store full of unique and nostalgic items.
Essentials
Arnold Family Medical Center
2182 CA-4M-F, 9-5:30. Provider on site. X-ray and lab draw station. 794-4193
Arts & Culture
Open Thurs - Sun, April 1-Dec 1, 12-4 pm. Great outdoor exhibits anytime, with a giant jammer, crawler tractors, a Willamette donkey. Indoors they have dioramas illustrating the history of logging in the area, info about local flora and fauna, a miniature logging operation. Friendly and knowledgeable staff are happy to talk about logging, the history of Arnold, etc. Back deck overlooks White Pines Lake. Can access the Arnold Rim Trail from here.
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Sierra Nevada Logging Museum
2148 Dunbar RdOpen Thurs - Sun, April 1-Dec 1, 12-4 pm. Great outdoor exhibits anytime, with a giant jammer, crawler tractors, a Willamette donkey. Indoors they have dioramas illustrating the history of logging in the area, info about local flora and fauna, a miniature logging operation. Friendly and knowledgeable staff are happy to talk about logging, the history of Arnold, etc. Back deck overlooks White Pines Lake. Can access the Arnold Rim Trail from here.
Studio for art glass and fine woodwork. Open 10-6 Tues-Sun, or by appointment. Breathtakingly beautiful work. A must-see when you visit. Run by artists Bill and Bobbette Poulson.
W Poulson Glass Studio
1318 Oak CtStudio for art glass and fine woodwork. Open 10-6 Tues-Sun, or by appointment. Breathtakingly beautiful work. A must-see when you visit. Run by artists Bill and Bobbette Poulson.
Displays tools for farming, mining, ranching, and more. Life as it used to be in the region is displayed in a butcher shop, general store, dairy, firefighting, and more. open Thursday-Sunday, 10-4. Admission is only one dollar for children under 12, $3 for adults, and $2 for seniors. 209-754-0800
Red Barn
8544 California 49Displays tools for farming, mining, ranching, and more. Life as it used to be in the region is displayed in a butcher shop, general store, dairy, firefighting, and more. open Thursday-Sunday, 10-4. Admission is only one dollar for children under 12, $3 for adults, and $2 for seniors. 209-754-0800
history on display and the largest collection of Mi-Wuk Indian woven baskets in the area. One room is devoted to E. Clampus Vitas, which was either a historical drinking society or a drinking historical society. Open Fridays-Sundays and holiday Mondays from 12-4. Free admission but donations are encouraged. 209-728-1160
Old Timers Museum
470 Main Sthistory on display and the largest collection of Mi-Wuk Indian woven baskets in the area. One room is devoted to E. Clampus Vitas, which was either a historical drinking society or a drinking historical society. Open Fridays-Sundays and holiday Mondays from 12-4. Free admission but donations are encouraged. 209-728-1160
Also known as the Smart Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Bret Harte Union High School. Offers a variety of plays and concerts for the community. Call to find out more.
Bret Harte Theater
323 S Main StAlso known as the Smart Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Bret Harte Union High School. Offers a variety of plays and concerts for the community. Call to find out more.
A small, professionally-oriented theater company at Black Bart Theatre in downtown Murphys. Great live productions throughout the year.
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Murphys Creek Theatre
580 S Algiers StA small, professionally-oriented theater company at Black Bart Theatre in downtown Murphys. Great live productions throughout the year.
Drinks & Nightlife
In one location: wine tasting and vineyard, potters' studio, metal working. Turn at the old red pickup truck. Not to be missed. Open 7 days. Sunday night concerts during the summer -- festival-type seating on a sloping grassy hillside, typically offering beer and wine at a table nearby. Very child-friendly place to listen to music.
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Brice Station Vineyards
3353 CA-4In one location: wine tasting and vineyard, potters' studio, metal working. Turn at the old red pickup truck. Not to be missed. Open 7 days. Sunday night concerts during the summer -- festival-type seating on a sloping grassy hillside, typically offering beer and wine at a table nearby. Very child-friendly place to listen to music.
Bar and grill, offers lunch and dinner from 11:30-7:30, sometimes karoake as well. Open 6 days (closed Wednesdays) with the bar open after dinner hours.
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JJ's Dive Bar & Grill
1051 CA-4Bar and grill, offers lunch and dinner from 11:30-7:30, sometimes karoake as well. Open 6 days (closed Wednesdays) with the bar open after dinner hours.
Parks & Nature
The iconic park that first brought us to the area. Huge, ancient redwoods. Miles and miles of trails. Snowshoeing in the winter, camping and refreshing streams and rivers in the summer. Not to be missed!
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Calaveras Big Trees State Park
1170 CA-4The iconic park that first brought us to the area. Huge, ancient redwoods. Miles and miles of trails. Snowshoeing in the winter, camping and refreshing streams and rivers in the summer. Not to be missed!
Discovered in 1885, these caverns are home to a variety of beautiful cave formations and crystals.
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Mercer Caverns
1665 Sheep Ranch RdDiscovered in 1885, these caverns are home to a variety of beautiful cave formations and crystals.
A show cave with tours, gift shop and a trail of crystalline formations.
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California Cavern State Historic Landmark
9565 Cave City RdA show cave with tours, gift shop and a trail of crystalline formations.