Website:http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=553 (Website)http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/553/files/IndianGrindingRockBrochure2011.pdf (Park Brochure)https://www.parks.ca.gov/Gallery/553 (Image Gallery)
Description:Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills eight miles east of Jackson. The park nestles in a little valley 2,400 feet above sea level with open meadows and large valley oaks that once provided the native Americans of this area with an ample supply of acorns. The park was created in 1968 and preserves a great outcropping of marbleized limestone with some 1,185 mortar holes -- the largest collection of bedrock mortars in North America. The Sierra foothills experience warm, dry summers and cool, moist winters. Many summer days exceed ninety degrees. Snow falls occasionally during the winter in the Chaw’se area, but most precipitation takes the form of rain.
General Notes:updated 7.22.2010 mm, 6.30.2015 ca / 9.17.2015 / 10.26.2015 / 12.3.2015 lb / 12.22.2015 lb / 2.18.2016 lb / 1.9.2020 lm
Usage Restriction:The park is northeast of Stockton in the lower foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Take State Highway 88 East through Jackson to the town of Pine Grove.
Jurisdictions::AMADOR COUNTY FILM COMMISSION, CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC
Within 30-Mile Zone: N
State Property: Yes
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 38.4250468, y coordinate: -120.6422801
Ownership: state
Contacts: Cooper, Jess *District Superintendent, Central District State Parks22708 Broadway, Columbia, CA 95310-9400 209.536.5930 Phone 1559.647.6914 Phone 2[email protected]https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21290
Sprock, Amber *Public Information Office/ Marketing Director, Central Valley District22708 Broadway, Columbia, CA 95310 (209) 540-6857 Phone 1[email protected]
State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,California Film Commission7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA323.860.2960 Phone 1800.858.4749 Phone 2[email protected]http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/
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