Real Estate in the Heart of California's Motherload, Gold Country, Amador County  and the Award Winning Shenandoah Valley Wine Country

The Sierra Nevada foothills offer some of the most prized real estate in California With its historic houses, ranches, quaint Gold Rush Towns and it lakes, streams, and rivers.

Residents of the Sierra Foothills enjoy a high quality of living with a relatively low cost of living, making the region one of the fastest-growing areas of California.

Whether you are a retiree, a young family just starting out, or just tired of the hustle and bustle of the big city, you'll enjoy the quiet ambience and the rural setting that the foothills offer. Planned communities as well as secluded ranches and rolling hills filled with vineyards and wineries welcome visitors and residents alike to warm small-town feeling with incredible views and high-class living.

Families enjoy the region because of its wholesome high-quality schools. Many properties offer spacious, oak-studded grasslands, beautiful views and upscale homes close to Sacramento, Stockton and Fresno.

Amador County is now home to over 30 wineries. Many are situated on scenic back roads in some of the most picturesque rural terrain in California.

The town of Plymouth is at the north end of Amador County. In the 1850s Plymouth and nearby Pokerville grew up side by side. The Plymouth Consolidated Mine produces over $13 million in gold. Remaining today is the Empire building, once the mining company's brick office.

North of Plymouth you'll find Nashville, once called Quartzburg, one of California's earliest quartz-mining districts. The first stamp mill in the Mother Lode operated in Nashville.

Plymouth is the site of the Amador County Fairgrounds and is now considered the gateway to the many wineries in the Shenandoah Valley. Accommodations and camping are available.

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