The 10 Best Things to do in Murphys, California (CA)

At Local Roots Food Tours, we treasure our city’s outstanding array of culinary offerings and are passionate about showcasing Sacramento, America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital, to the world. Local Roots Food Tours is owned by Dawnie Andrak and Tim Bailey, partners in business and life. They are committed to each other and to their home city and aspire to show each tour guest the very best of what Sacramento, America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital, has to offer! Local Roots Food Tours uses great food as an opportunity to connect our tour guests with the diverse restaurants, chefs and shop owners, the great history of the city of Sacramento, and even the local farmers who provide the ingredients. And before you can say ‘locally grown,’ you have helped to strengthen our community, learned a little something new and, maybe, even found a new favorite restaurant or shop. We invite you to create some space for an experience and memory within your day, where for three hours you will be transported on a journey of food, fun and exploration. Our goal is that you will be refreshed and energized in the end. Well-fed, too, of course!

Locals and visitors alike come to Indian Rock for our exceptional wines, and stay for the beautiful atmosphere. Just over a mile from charming downtown Murphys, our historic tasting room is a peaceful getaway from the outside world. Surrounded by our estate vineyards, where we proudly grow all of the wines that we produce, guests can see and experience what makes Indian Rock wines special. Indian Rock Vineyards is proud to be the only winery in the area that produces wines exclusively from estate vineyards. A stroll among the vines, wine glass in hand, is a wonderful way to connect with this special little valley. Adjacent to our tasting room is a spacious lawn dotted with picnic tables, corn hole boards and Adirondack chairs, where guests are welcome to relax with a glass or bottle of our wine. There is also shaded seating under our covered veranda. Both overlook a large pond, home to dozens of trophy-sized rainbow trout—ask your server for fish food to see them in action.

"Where history and wine meet." Ironstone Vineyards is a premier destination winery located in Murphys, California. Amenities include our Tasting Room & Gold Leaf Deli, Heritage Museum (home to our 44-pound crystalline gold piece) & Jewelry Shoppe, Amphitheater, plush gardens featuring a lakeside park, and complimentary tours of our facilities. Our wines reflect the diversity of offerings from the Lodi and Sierra Foothills Appellations of Northern California. Through emphasizing the practice of Sustainable Viticulture, Ironstone Vineyards conserves water use, builds healthy soil, and maintains our surrounding wildlife habitat. Please Note: We are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.