Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park, Historic Native American park in Pine Grove, United States.
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park is a landscape in the Sierra Nevada foothills featuring meadows, oak trees, and camping facilities for visitors. The grounds include multiple areas to explore throughout the property.
Miwok ancestors created thousands of holes in the limestone rock by grinding acorns and other grains over many generations. This work provided food for their communities for centuries.
The Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum displays artifacts from local tribes, including basketry, tools, and ceremonial objects that reveal how these communities lived and worked.
The park offers campsites with fire rings and picnic tables, plus traditional bark houses for alternative lodging. Visitors should explore the grounds in good weather and bring plenty of water.
The limestone rock displays over 360 carved images, representing ancient Miwok artistic expression that is rarely found elsewhere in California. These rock carvings allow visitors to connect with a distant past.
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