Coarsegold, California: Gabby the Wooden Gold Miner
A colorfully-painted carved wooden gold miner, holding aloft a lump of gold, stands next to a highway entering an old gold-mining town. Carved by Miles Tucker in the 1990s.
- Address:
- 35814 Hwy 41, Coarsegold, CA
- Directions:
- North edge of town, on the southbound side of Hwy 41, in front of the empty Broken Bit restaurant.
- Admission:
- Free
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When entering the town of Coarsegold from the North on Highway 41, a large gnome (depicted as a gold miner) greets you.
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