Blair Lake
You can access the lake from the campground, an easy 20 minute walk, or drive and park a short distance on North Bloomfield Road, 1/4 mile north of the old town.
Bring your picnic lunch and enjoy a pleasant, relaxing day, while you fish or swim. You might even see some of the wildlife that frequent the lake.
The lake is also the site of our annual Fishing Derby, a free event for kids, held in May of each year.
Blair Lake was originally a small hydraulic mine back in the 1800s. Gold yield from the gravel was low so owners
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Saturday May 8th, 2010
Enjoy a leisurely day of fishing with the family, free lunch for the kids, trophies and raffle prizes, and a tour of North Bloomfield. We will even clean and weigh your fish for you! Space is limited so call the park office (530-265-2740) to sign up your kids for this year’s derby. It fills up quickly!
About the park
Created in 1965, Malakoff Diggins preserves the exciting and controversial story of hydraulic gold mining during the California Gold Rush. The dramatic hydraulic mining pit is an enduring testimony to the scale of reckless environmental and social impact that hydraulic mining caused throughout northern California. Just 40 minutes northeast of picturesque Nevada City, the ghost town of North Bloomfield offers a unique window through which visitors and students can experience life in a circa-1880’s gold mining community.
The park comprises approximately 3,200 acres of majestic pines, cedars and oaks between 2,500’ and 4,000’ elevation in the northern Sierra Nevada foothills region. Overnight visitors can
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