AfarJun 30
California Is Giving Away a Free Pass to 30 Historic State Parks This Summer
It’s a golden opportunity to explore the places and learn about the people that have defined the state’s past.
site of gold discovery that started the Gold Rush
32 things in this story
- California Gold RushPlaceMarshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.
- American RiverSightVia the Sacramento River, it is part of the San Francisco Bay watershed.
- Colonel Allensworth State Historic ParkParkrestored town founded by Black Americans
- Indian Grinding Rock State Historic ParkParkfeatures Miwok mortar holes and reconstructed village
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic ParkParksite of gold discovery that started the Gold Rush
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic ParkParkhistoric Taoist temple in former Gold Rush town
- Jack London State Historic ParkNature reservepark related to author Jack London
- Anderson Marsh State Historic ParkSightIt is located in Lake County, California, United States.
- Antelope Valley Indian MuseumMuseumThe park and its grounds are situated on the Antelope Valley's rural east side in northern Los Angeles…
- Bale Grist Mill State Historic ParkParkHelena and Calistoga.
- Benicia Capitol State Historic ParkParkThe park is dedicated to California's third capitol building, where the California State Legislature convened from…
- Bidwell Mansion State Historic ParkParkIt is listed as a California Historical Landmark #329 under the name "Rancho Chico And Bidwell Adobe" in 1939; and was…
- California Citrus State Historic ParkNature reserveAs part of the state park system of California, it interprets the historic cultural landscape of the citrus industry.
- Empire Mine State Historic ParkParkThe Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places, a federal Historic District, and a California…
- Los Encinos State Historic ParkMuseumThe park is located near the corner of Balboa and Ventura Boulevards in Encino, California, in the San Fernando Valley.
- Malakoff Diggins State Historic ParkParkThe mine was one of several hydraulic mining sites at the center of the 1882 landmark case Woodruff v.
- Monterey State Historic ParkParkIt includes part of the Monterey Old Town Historic District, a historic district that includes 17 contributing…
- Olompali State Historic ParkParkIt consists of the former Rancho Olómpali and was the site of the famed Battle of Olómpali during the Bear Flag Revolt.
- Railtown 1897 State Historic ParkParkRailtown 1897 is located in Jamestown, California.
- AllensworthNeighborhood
- Miwok peoplePlace
- WeavervilleNeighborhood
- Chinese templeMuseum
- Bidwell MSight
- Bodie State Historic ParkNature reserve
- California Mining and Mineral MuseumMuseum
- El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic ParkPark
- Folsom Powerhouse State Historic ParkPark
- Fort Ross State Historic ParkNature reserve
- Fort Tejon State Historic ParkPark
- La Purísima Mission State Historic ParkPark
- Petaluma Adobe State Historic ParkPark