Historic Hwy 49.com - Gold Country is a fairly large area comprised of many small and some large towns--When we decided to take our trip, sorting this all out, deciding which parts we could see, and planning a route were a bit overwhelming; this site lets you view an interactive map to help plan your trip and then click on links to cities (with history, photos, and points of interest); you can also send an historic postcard of your choice, find lodgings, golf courses, wineries, visit the photo gallery, and read about gold facts, historichwy49.com

"Strike it Rich! California's Gold Country Travelogue" - This article written by Robert Haru Fisher of Frommer's gives an overview of what he calls the "reverse Gold Rush" (i.e. tourists traveling to Gold Country to look around and find a bit of history amongst all the other things the area has to offer); local events, state historic parks, wineries, particular towns, and outdoor activities like river rafting are mentioned and linked to as are B&B style lodgings, frommers.com

Gold Country, CA - General introduction, weather, mileage, lodging, restaurants, and detailed pages for each of 14 towns or locations, davestravelcorner.com

Gold Country Travel Guide - short article/overview about the region; an interesting section entitled "Strike it Rich!" details how to pan for gold, something we learned from an old time miner after a tram tour down into a mine, world66.com

Fun Things To Do With The kids in Gold Country - pictures and descriptions of 12 towns and historic spots; site also offers topical book list with pictures and capsule review for children, travelforkids.com

Sierra Gold Country Travel - B&B Inns: pictures, information, and links, goldbnbs.com

California Gold Country - article from Motor Trend tells about the towns and highlights along some 275 miles  of highway 49, about the water sports available on the American River and various lakes, the wineries, caves & caverns, antiquing opportunities, motortrend.com

California's Gold Rush Country - site has a good travel article by Lee Foster and some nice photos of gold country to whet your appetite for travel, fostertravel.com

Angels Camp - although the site is for one small town in Gold Country, the web page has useful general information and links as well, globosapiens.net

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