town and county seat of Nevada County, California, United States

Nevada City is a city in Nevada County in California's Gold Country.

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Get in

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By car

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From Sacramento take I-80 East to Auburn and then take 49 from Auburn to Grass Valley. From Truckee take I-80 west and take the highway 20 exit towards Nevada City and Grass Valley.

By plane

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  • Sacramento International Airport (SMF). The closest international airport to Nevada City is Sacramento International (SMF). This is about an hour and 15 minutes away by car and allows transfer to both bus and rail connections to Nevada City.

By train

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  • Amtrak. Provides regular service to Auburn Amtrak station, 27 miles south of Nevada City. From the station, you would need to take Nevada County Connects bus 5 to central Grass Valley (about an hour bus ride) and then transfer to Nevada County Connects bus 1 to Nevada City. Be sure to check the bus schedule as buses are infrequent and run only limited times per day.

By bus

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  • Local buses. If you have time and the timing work out, you can get to Nevada City from Sacramento by using local buses. From Downtown Sacramento, you can take Sacramento Light Rail to the Watt/I-80 station. Here, you can take Placer Transit Route 10 to Auburn Amtrak Station and then from there, you can take Nevada County Connects bus 5 to central Grass Valley and then transfer to Nevada County Connects bus 1.

Get around

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By bus

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  • Nevada County Connects. Local bus service between areas within Nevada County and connecting to Placer county (via Auburn Amtrak Station).
Scotts Flat Lake
  • 1 Scotts Flat Lake, 23333 Scotts Flat Rd, +1 530 265-5302. Beautiful high elevation lake near Nevada City provides camping, day use, boating, and hiking recreation.
  • 2 Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, +1 530 265-2740. State park featuring gold rush-era buildings with rock faces carved out by hydraulic mining. Also has access to camping and fishing in Blair lake. Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park (Q6741178) on Wikidata Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park on Wikipedia
Main Street with Firehouse Museum
  • 1 Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, 5 Kidder Ct, +1 530 470-0902. Museum dedicated to preserving local history of narrow gauge used in the region. Features guided tours and a preservation shop for trains. Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad & Transportation Museum (Q7003397) on Wikidata Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad & Transportation Museum on Wikipedia
  • 2 Firehouse #1 Museum, 214 Main St, +1 530 265-3937. Historic museum featuring treasures from the area, including artifacts from the Donner Party. Limited hours.

Events

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  • Nevada City Film Festival. World renowned film festival since 2001 considered to be the “Sundance of the Sierra” for its focus on independent film.
  • 1 The Truffle Shop, 408 Broad St. Handmade truffles in a variety of flavors and designs, also serves coffee.
  • 2 The Earth Store, 310 Broad St. Gift shop with nature and science gifts, including an extensive birding selection.

Drink

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Sleep

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Routes through Nevada City
Yuba City Grass Valley  W  E  Truckee via
Auburn Grass Valley  S  N  Sierra City Loyalton


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