Roaring Camp Mining Company — Hotel in Jackson

WOW what a way Spectacular way to spend my vacation! This place is the absolute best! The family that runs it are top notch and know how to make sure you have a great time. I was there for a total of 7 days, 5 of them being for a common dig operation. You work as a team (ours had 29 people) at 4 different mining stations to look for gold. This is defiantly not for the faint hearted as you actually have to work to get the gold. No standing around with a shovel hoping the dirt jumps into the sluice box, you actually have to make it happen. The gold is awesome but the experience and camaraderie that is built with your teammates is the real gem. At the end of the week the Roaring Camp team cleans all the gold found and divides it equally among all the participants. All the gold is then passed out using a double blind card draw system so nobody is favorited the gold is passed out by luck of the draw.

The camp itself has rustic cabins, beds, closet, a table inside and a place to store your clothes and camping equipment. This is like tent camping without the tent you are in a cabin. (they also have tent sites if you want to tent camp). The bathhouses and bathrooms are clean and a hot shower at the end of the day is such a luxury. There is no cell service for AT&T and limited service I think for other carriers. (I loved having no service)

The folks that work here are mostly family and repeat customers. During our stay Tony and Neil were our favorites while we were out mining and really went out of their way to make sure we had an outstanding time even while we were working our butts off. Tammy, Peter, and Patrick were also great as they made sure we were well fed and taken care of during our down time. They have an awesome "Great Room" that is the Trading post where you could buy ice, get a great meal, a cold beverage (the adult kind too). If you want a truly great place to take your family on vacation this is the spot. There are many activities for all such as fishing, hiking, swimming and of course gold mining. The other highlight is the steak dinner on Saturday night. You will not go away hungry. They have live entertainment and a great meal by the river. If you want to unplug and refresh your mind, body and soul this is defiantly the place. A special thanks to Kim and Ricky for sharing such a special place with the rest of us. Can't wait...

We camped at Roaring Camp Mining Co for 3 nights with our two kids (both under 10) and had the most incredible experience. We're from SoCal and honestly didn’t know much about it before booking - I found it through ChatGPT and then read some great reviews. It turned out to be so much more than I ever expected.

This place is family-owned and family-run, and you can feel the pride and care they put into making it special. The location on the Mokelumne River is absolutely perfect for families - our kids swam, tubed, fished, and panned for gold. There’s also a Trading Post where you can grab food and snacks, play pool and other games, or just hang out. If you forget something, they probably have it at the Trading Post. They even hosted karaoke night and an outdoor movie night with popcorn for the kids!

It felt like summer camp for families, way more than just a typical camping trip.

A few helpful notes: There’s no cell service (which we knew ahead of time and actually loved — it was so refreshing to unplug for a few days). Bring water shoes! We’re not used to rivers and didn’t think of this. The bathrooms have hot showers and flushing toilets — super clean and well-kept. There are also outlets in the bathrooms where you can charge your devices. They have a washing machine and clothesline for guests, plus a freezer storage room. There’s an inflation station where you can blow up air mattresses or tubes for the river. There’s also a great little playground — our kids loved it and made fast friends with other campers. You can tent camp (which we did) or rent a cabin. The road down is an adventure in itself — dirt, winding, and steep in parts, so you follow a guide in a caravan to get there. Totally worth it.

It’s easy to see why families have been coming here for over 30 years. The location is beautiful, but what really makes it special is the people who run it. We’re already talking about coming back...

Nugget and I made it back to Minneapolis safely, exhausted yet greatful for the friends we made while at Roaring camp, the girls decided to be pen pals and I understand the first Letter has already been sent. I have also had several communications with a couple of the families, and we intend to meet in a few months to discover Gold in other locals no doubt a prelude to a return to Roaring Camp next year and hopefully as a tradition. The incredible people make the trip worth it, as my daughter and I did book a full weeks stay in the Cabin aptly named " Strike it Rich" we no doubt left having found some Gold, but it is again the people who made the expierence worth the trip. There is great gold there ( Don't ask me where I've forgotten until next year.

And hopefully an earlier visit before fire season. Which leads me to the attention to detail the staff place in the safety of the prospectors who stay there, when we landed in California there were no fires, within two days we were not threatened with fire directly, However, the smoke exacerbated a medical condition which made remaining at camp a dangerous prospect for my daughter.

The Staff were gracious, and understanding, and we planned the time to leave following Kareokee, where a pre-planned performance by the girls as well as the impromptu performances left us smiling.

Nugget and I hope you are all safe, I believe I have read that an evacuation event occurred nearby. And I expect that you are, as with any questions your staff we're prepared, and the direct contact to Call Fire made it clear that the actual fire posed no threat .

Nugget and I hope to see you again next year, which we will book when we are able to coordinate with the others, and especially so no one jumps any claims out...