Calaveras County is located in the scenic and historic Mother Lode area of the western slope of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The County population is approximately 46,000 persons.  There is one incorporated city in the county, Angels Camp, and several unincorporated communities including San Andreas, Valley Springs, Murphys, Copperopolis, and Arnold.  Most residents of Calaveras County live within 90 minutes of Stockon and Sacramento, and within 2 hours of San Francisco.  Calaveras County offers a full spectrum of outdoor recreational activities including golf, skiing, fishing, boating, hiking, camping, and youth sports.  Other benefits in Calaveras County include a low crime rate, excellent public schools, lack of traffic congestion, clean air, relatively low housing cost, and a strong sense of rural community. Calaveras County is a general law California county located in the heart of the California gold country.  With its rich, colorful history, its place in literature (Mark Twain's Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County), its beautiful scenery and fantastic recreational opportunities, Calaveras County is a wonderful place to live or visit.