a parade and barbecue, is an annual event. Hiking and trails Visitors to the state historic park can hike on miles of trails. The mining pit is unfenced and accessible from the road and pathways that surround it. Hikers can enter the Hiller Tunnel, through which water for the mining operation once flowed. The park also contains a bedrock tunnel that served as a drain. Other hiking includes: Rim Trail Diggins Loop Trail Blair Trail North Bloomfield Trail Proposed for closure Malakoff Diggins was one of 70 California state parks proposed for closure by July 2012 as part of a deficit reduction program. It was previously one of many state parks threatened with closure in 2008. Those closures were ultimately avoided by cutting hours and maintenance system-wide. See also List of California state parks References Further reading Huerne, P. (1877). Examination of the grand channel of auriferous gravel in the mining district of North Bloomfield, Nevada County, California. San Francisco: E. Bosqui & Co., printers. Wright, H. (1966). Some information and sources for the Fourier community of North Bloomfield, circa 1840. Jackson, W. T. (1967). Report on the Malakoff Mine, the North Bloomfield Mining District, and the town of North Bloomfield. Sacramento, Calif: Division of Beaches and Parks, Dept. of Parks and Recreation. California. (1979). Survey of cultural resources at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park. Sacramento, CA: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Parks and Recreation. Senter, E. (1987). Erosion control at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park. Sacramento: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Water Resources, Central District. Payen, L. A. (1989). Archaeological excavations at Shoot Hill, Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, Nevada County, California, 1987 field season. Riverside, Calif: University of California, Riverside, Dept. of Anthropology. Lindström, S. (1990). A historic sites archaeological survey of the main hydraulic pit basin, Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, California. Berkeley, Calif.?: S. Lindström?. Wyckoff, R. M. (1993). Hydraulicking North Bloomfield and the Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park. Nevada City, Calif. U.S.A.: R.M. Wyckoff. External links Official Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park website California State Historic Parks California Gold Rush Mining museums in California Museums in Nevada County, California Parks in Nevada County, California Open-air museums in California Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Register of Historic Places in Nevada County, California Protected areas of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Protected