I have blogged quite a bit recently about the vast recreational aquatic treasure trove in Sacramento County. As a city of rivers (The Sacramento and American Rivers), and Folsom Lake, Nimbus, and a variety of other waterways and ponds. We are very fortunate to always have delightful places to visit and explore.
On a recent weekend, some of my family spent a pleasant day along the American River between Folsom Lake and Nimbus Dam called, Negro Bar.
During the California Gold Rush in 1849, Negro Bar was only a small cluster of tents and shacks thrown up to shelter African Americans miners. It wasn't the lively mining town often pictured on Hollywood film. Today, the camp has met the fate of so many little area Gold Rush camps and towns. It dwells completely under the water of Folsom Lake, or in this instance, nearby Lake Natoma.
Motorized boats are not allowed on Lake Natoma; or in the Negro Bar area, so it makes a delightful place for rafting or kayaking.
You can click on the link to a great website provided by the Folsom History Museum that provides information and history of these little Gold Rush towns and camps.
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