Camp O'pera (also, Camp Opera) is a former settlement and mining camp in

Amador County Amador County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,474. The county seat is Jackson. Amador County, located within California's Gold Country, is known as "The ...

, California. It was founded by Mexicans in the summer of 1849 near French Camp, southeast of

Ione, California Ione ( ) is a city in Amador County, California. The population was 7,918 at the 2010 census, up from 7,129 in 2000. Once known as " Bed-Bug" and "Freeze Out," Ione was an important supply center on the main road to the Mother Lode and Southern ...

. By 1853, it was growing and by 1857 was at its height. By the early 1860s, the town was in decline. Camp O'pera was a reputed hideout for the infamous outlaw

Joaquin Murieta Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo (sometimes spelled Murieta or Murietta) (1829 – July 25, 1853), also called the Robin Hood of the West or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a Mexican-American figure of disputed historicity. The novel '' The Life and A ...

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Former settlements in Amador County, California Former populated places in California Populated places established in 1849 1849 establishments in California {{AmadorCountyCA-geo-stub