Come along and join Lisa Mayo, CEO with Visit Tuolumne County, California.
![Lisa Mayo, President & CEO Visit Tuolumne County, California](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e6271d0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2865x2865+0+0/resize/880x880!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff8%2F32%2Fa82436044694b7d0bb16a4ada8b8%2Flisa-mayo-toulumne-county.jpeg)
Lisa Mayo shares a litany of cool things to do and see around the county, including the Gold Country town of Sonora. Highlights include, the legendary Sierra Reparatory Theater, hard cider tasting at Indigeny, a slue of local shops and eateries and lake houseboat experiences.
![Downtown, Sonora, California](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c85f359/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1400x1400+0+0/resize/880x880!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2F8b%2F93420e2146269ef1c863f4c23802%2Fdowntown-sonora.jpeg)
And of course, experiencing Yosemite National Park, and the under the radar gem Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Come along and join the journey of discovery of Tuolumne County with Lisa Mayo.
![Downtown Sonora, California abounds with historic architecture](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2f89dbd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/960x1280+0+0/resize/880x1173!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F51%2Faf3731ae48c0bbd49435709777e9%2Fdowntown-sonora-historic-architecture.jpeg)
Lisa Mayo says, “Welcome to Tuolumne County! Tuolumne rhymes with “Follow Me” and is known for its three distinct regions: Yosemite, Gold Country, and the High Sierra.
![Today, prospectors still pan for gold in Toulumne County.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2079352/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x1044+0+0/resize/880x718!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2Fd5%2F5a0eda8a4d97956c4016aa38b3fe%2Ftoulumne-county-gold-prospertors.jpg)
Also, a four-season destination, enjoy hiking and boating in the summer, festivals and leaves changing color in the fall, skiing and snowshoeing in the winter, and wildflowers and waterfalls in the spring.
![Toulumne County's Indigeny hard Cider distillery.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bc9700f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x853+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2Fb4%2Ff7dd95974df58e2d90df61b8c5ba%2Findigeny-distillery.jpg)
Take a road trip on one of the historic highways to see all the natural beauty Tuolumne County has to offer. We can’t wait for you to visit. Your backyard just got a lot bigger!”
![Columbia State Historic Park in Toulumne County, California is a living treasure from the Gold Rush.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2cc510b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x960+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F51%2F64a1cd064b18851786977e480fff%2Fcolumbia.jpeg)
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