| simple rooms feature pool or mountain views and free wi-fi, plus coffeemakers, work desks and flat-screen tvs with premium channels. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. amenities include free parking. there's an outdoor pool, and self-service laundry facilities are available. this unpretentious roadside hotel is 2 miles from railtown 1897 state historic park and 30 miles from the western entrance to yosemite national park
Merced Regional Airport 1 hr 13
Gold Prospecting Adventures (4 min) New Melones Lake (31 min)
Rolling hills surround this dam & reservoir offering fishing, boating, camping & hiking. Columbia State Historic Park (12 min)
Costumed reenactors demonstrate life in the 1850s, with tours, stagecoach rides & panning for gold. Natural Bridges Trailhead (23 min)
Scenic, riverside hiking area featuring a trail leading to natural pools & swimming caverns. Lake Tulloch (34 min)
Lake, rainbow trout, and camping Chicken Ranch Casino (7 min)
Casino open 24/7 offering 600+ slot machines, table games & bingo, plus a restaurant & cafe. Dragoon Gulch Trail Head (6 min)
A 2.5-mile hiking trail system looping through 35 acres of scenic oak woodland. Indigeny Reserve (18 min) Shaw's Flat (California Historical Landmark #395) (8 min) Inner Sanctum Cellars Basecamp & Event Center (10 min) Gianelli Vineyards Winery & Tasting Room (13 min)
Winery, wine tasting, and wine Moaning Caverns Adventure Park (28 min)
Rappelling & walking tours offered at a 165-foot-deep natural cavern with above-ground zip lines. Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (5 min)
This park dedicated to historic trains offers tours of the roadhouse & seasonal locomotive rides. Tuolumne County Museum (5 min)
Photos, antiques & artifacts on county history & the California Gold Rush, displayed in an old jail. Sugg House (6 min) | 
