West Point, CA

West Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County California, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 746. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #268. There is an annual West Point Lumberjack Days festival in the community. Walton’s Mountain Winery & Vineyard is West Point’s First Winery that opened in 2006.

West Point was named by scout Kit Carson, who was searching for a pass over the Sierra Nevada. One emigrant road forked by Big Meadows – its north branch came directly to West Point, which was a thriving trading post prior to the gold discovery. Author Bret Harte lived there for a time.