There are all sorts of things going on at Ghost Mountain Ranch Resort for kids and adults alike! The Blacksmith shop video arcade is open from 8am to 9pm. It is located in the ghost town. The Critter Country Xbox and Crafts (kids club) is open from 9AM to 4pm Wednesday through Sunday. There is a movie night on Fridays at the Ghost Town Saloon and karaoke on Saturday evenings. Come to sing, to listen, to dance or do all three. The WIFI hotspot is the Ghost Town Saloon, just ask one of the employees for the password.

If you don’t want to cook breakfast Thursday through Sunday, they offer breakfast at the Country Club café. Good food and inexpensive prices, what more can you ask for? They offer dinner at the Ghost Town Saloon Thursday through Saturday. On Thursday and Friday you order from the menu and on Saturday nights they serve a different dinner each week. There is also a kids menu as well. Fill your stomach with great food without emptying your wallet. There is also an Ice Cream social on Sunday afternoons.  Enjoy an old time tradition where you can get to know your neighbors and make new friends.

Be sure to bring your swimming suits as there is a great guitar shaped pool, a kids pool and a jacuzzi.  There is a stocked fishing pond. Spend some time relaxing in a chair while you see what bites on your line. There is over 300 acres that is great to hike in. 

Anyway you look at it, a great time can be had at Ghost Mountain, even if all you want to do is sit, relax and read. The weather this time of the year, is absolutey perfect.

1. Sly Park Recreation Area – This park has Jenkinson Lake where you can drop your boat or just swim in clear, clean water. The park has a tremendous area to hike in and the sandy beaches are great to picnic on.

2. Do you like history? How about visiting Sutter’s Mill? That is the place that basically started the California gold rush in 1849. It is now a state park that is located in Coloma, CA which is only 21 miles from Pollock Pines. Many of the homes in the area are from that era too.

3. Speaking of homes, did you know that many of the homes painted by Thomas Kincade are actual homes located in the town and area of Placerville, which is only 12 miles from Pollock Pines. There are numerous art galleries and a couple of great museums in that area for your visiting pleasure!

4. Do you like to gamble? Red Hawk Casino is only 17 miles away, west on the 50. If you head east on the 50, you not only will see some of the greatest scenery in the world, you will run into Lake Tahoe. It has casinos, great entertainment but the best part is the lake itself. Once again, the scenery is awesome but putting a boat on the lake is absolutley fantastic and it is only 50 miles from Pollock Pines! The water is a little on the cool side. I know I was cold, when I first went in, but you soon warm up from swimming and playing around.

5. Pollock Pines is part of the Apple Hill area. There are over 85 apple farms in a 10 mile area and while October and November is the best time for that area there are still a ton of things to do at these farms for the kids and adults and great fresh vegetables are available at many different places. 

6. If you like a glass of wine, there are over 20 different wineries and breweries in the area. Spend a day or two exploring how grapes become wine. Also, if you can find a place that has hard apple cider, try some. 

7. There is so much history within a short drive of Pollock Pines, you will definitely find something interesting to see or do. Be sure to ask one of the employees at the park what they like and they can point you in the right (and fun) direction as many of the employees have lived up there for most of their life.