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Friends of the Fairgrounds Foundation for Mariposa Fairgrounds PO Box 5008-362 Mariposa, CA 95338 Contact Karen Verdugo at 209-742-4680 or kverdugo@sti.net

Volunteer docents and tour guides staff the center. Contact the center for pre-arranged guided tours and gold panning for adults and school groups. Visitors are always welcome. For information call 209-966-2924 . HOURS: Daily, 10 am to 4 pm Mariposa County Fairgrounds Open All Year We offer all the comforts of home and low rates in historic Gold Rush Country. Friendly, efficient service, warm summers, mild winters, exciting springs, and vibrant falls. We have water, electric, and dump stations for RV’s, assembly halls, kitchens, showers and restrooms. Beautiful grounds include lawns, shade trees and flowers. 5007 Fairgrounds Road • Mariposa, CA 95338 • 209-966-2432 www.mariposafair.com

This group is being formed to raise funds and seek out events for the fairgrounds to keep it in operation, as the state government has pulled all funding for all fairs statewide. California State Mining & Mineral Museum Mariposa’s Only State Park On display at the museum is the historic “Fricot Nugget.” The Fricot is not just a gold nugget as the name implies, but is actually a magnificent crystallized gold specimen taken from the Grit mine at Spanish Dry Diggins in El Dorado County in 1865. The Fricot is one of the finest and largest crystallized native gold nuggets found during the gold rush era and is part of the California Mineral Collection housed at the museum. Museum exhibits include a working model of a stamp mill, exhibits on mining history and how minerals are used today, and the State Mineral Collection started in 1880 as the Official State of California State Mineral Collection. The California State Mining and Mineral Museum Association maintains a gift store inside the museum that displays and sells books, jewelry and quality mineral specimens. Museum Hours: Winter (October 1 - April 30) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Closed Tuesday Summer (May 1 - September 30) 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Admission to the museum is $3 for Adults. Children 16 and under are free. The museum is located on the Mariposa County Fairgrounds 1.8 miles south of Mariposa off historic Highway 49. For additional information please call 209-742-7625 . Come discover the best of California – the California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa.

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