Coffee, pastries, and cakes!
Moderate, 4.4 Mile, 2hr duration hike (trailhead 10 min drive from Auburn, CA) This is a 2 hour round trip hike to lake clementine which is highly recommended. You can also just drive there instead for the view.
Easy 2.1 mile, 46 minute duration hike (trailhead 10 min drive from Auburn, CA)
Too Hot? Go for a Dip at Oregon Bar, 14 min from Auburn, CA:
Coloma, CA is 30 minutes from Auburn, CA. Marshall Gold Rush Discovery State Historic Park. Hours are 9am to 4pm all week long (Address: 310 Back St, Coloma, CA 95613) Gold Hill Vinyard and Brewery (Address: 5660 Vineyard Ln, Placerville, CA 95667) David Girard Vinyards (Address: 741 Cold Springs Rd, Placerville, CA 95667) - both roughly 10 minutes from Coloma, CA.
For a day trip to Tahoe, we recommend taking highway 80 to Tahoe City, CA. Tahoe City has waterfront restaurants and bars where you can sip a drink while watching the sunset over Lake Tahoe. There are also plenty of hikes, boat ride options, and nature.
can be a nice way to see the mountains and end your drive in a grove of giant sequoias