10 California State Historic Parks You Should Visit

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California is full of incredible state parks and state historic parks. For this video, I just wanted to focus on some of my favorite state historic parks in California (even though I haven't been to all of them). These parks have historical or cultural significance to the state and add to the diversity of what California has to offer. Let me know what I left off in the comments and I hope to visit all of them one of these days.
Read more about all of these at CaliforniaThroughMyLens.com
Chapters:
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0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument
0:58 - Bodie State Historic Park
2:03 - Jack London State Historic Park
2:31 - La Purisima State Historic Park
2:59 - Old Sacramento State Historic Park
3:28 - Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
3:58 - Point Sur State Historic Park
4:27 - Empire Mine State Historic Park
4:58 - Sutter's Fort State Historic Park
5:31 - Outro

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27 июл 2024

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@kathrynmercier4874 3 года назад

I want you to know that your videos have been a HUGE inspiration for me! I travel all over Northern and Central California now thanks to your videos 😊

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Very kind of you to say! I love California and I always love to hear that the videos encourage people to see more of it!

@elizabethlima-torres1721 3 года назад

I echo that notion - did Moro Rock today and I'm planning to visit Channel Islands soon! 💓

@kathrynmercier4874 3 года назад

@@elizabethlima-torres1721 Oh my god the Channel Islands are stunning! Especially if you Scuba dive. Or you can snorkel

@elizabethlima-torres1721 3 года назад

@@kathrynmercier4874 wow! That sounds amazing. I'll look into that, my husband loves to dive.

@kellyjohnson3617 3 года назад

Fort Ross outside of Jenner, CA that explains the amazing connection old CA had with Russia from 1812-1841. It’s sort of stunning to see this huge fortress as you are driving hwy 1 along the Mendocino coast. It’s an amazing piece of history. The Presidio in Santa Barbara is small but the fact it’s in the center of town built around it makes that a great place to check out. They rebuilt it from scratch the way it was originally built with actual Adobe bricks from clay soil from Santa Barbara. It was fascinating watching them reconstruct it

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Great suggestions, I have been to the Presidio, but never Fort Ross. Sounds awesome and I will have to add it to the list!

@goodoldrodg9043 3 года назад

And, I think the botanical garden is second to none. Plus, there's the petroglyph just off Camino Cielo.

@jennysjourney02 3 года назад

I was just trying to remember what fort is north of Bodega Bay and I open the comments of this video lol. I heard of it recently and have been to Bodega Bay many times. Now I'm really interested in learning the history.

@alessandrofrisco7457 3 года назад

Absolutely stunning place. I would like to visit Fort Ross one day!

@endlessseas2592 3 года назад

Absolutely, I just saw your comment after I added mine. Fort Ross is a no brainer and easily one of the top destinations to visit.

@waynevantassell2013 3 года назад

I've visited most of these and wholeheartedly support your recommendations.

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Glad you agree!!

@biophile2 3 года назад

I recommend Fort Humboldt State Historical Park in Eureka. It has some well preserved buildings from the time that a young army lieutenant named Ulysses Grant was stationed there. They also have displays about pre-colonial history and the local timber heritage.

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Sweet, I will have to check it out! Thanks for the tip!

@neensjtdmv2249 3 года назад

Love this, very nice video. Thanks for sharing!..👌👌👍👍

@kellywall3656 3 года назад

Great video! If you visit Hearst Castle be sure to go up the road a couple of miles to see the elephant seals!

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Heck yes, that is a great suggestion. I love seeing them!

@2-old-Forthischet 3 года назад

We spend a lot of time fishing the Eastern Sierras so when it was slow on one trip, we visited the Bodie ghost town. It was a unique area and very crowded that day. The drive in and out was so dusty I decided to check my air filter and was I surprised! I've done my share of off roading in my youth and this was equivalent to that!

@liztury1434 3 года назад

I’ve been to the Hearst castle and Bodie a few times and it never gets old.

@robbremault8145 3 года назад

Wow ... 3 down (living in Gold River) and 7 more to go from your list. Love you brief comments and coverage - Thanks!

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@MikefromtheGym 3 года назад

2 years ago I took a trip down the PCH from San Fran to San Diego. Your videos are fantastic and provided so much help for planning the trip. Keep up the great work

@bkinouye 3 года назад

Columbia State Historic Park is a favorite of mine.

@firevike2420 3 года назад

Great ideas for some post COVID re-emerging!!!

@isaiahs5237 3 года назад

Thank you for these videos!!

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Glad you like them!

@YvonneReynolds 3 года назад

I have a few from your list that I need to add to my list! One you can add to your list is Columbia State Park outside of Sonora. We love going after Thanksgiving when the candy store makes candy canes. It is so fun to watch them being made!

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Great suggestion, I haven't been there in a long time and I would love to visit again

@hikingelevated 3 года назад

Point Sur looks amazing! Being a Utah guy, I'll have to check more places out in California.

@Bae_Gram Год назад

Redwood State Park is amazing and also Fort Ross .. all in Northern California

@michellemartinez9485 3 года назад

Love it! Putting these on my list for our next visit to CA. As a history teacher, I appreciate the insightful content.

@riverbendtube 3 года назад

If you have not been, I strongly suggest a visit to Columbia State Historic Park just north of Sonora CA.

@ThreeDogsTwoCatsAndAWife 3 года назад

Dude…..great shots! Everything looks really sharp!

@ChanceB02 3 года назад

Man I love your videos. So informative! You inspire me to want to do travel videos myself!!

@babetravelling 3 года назад

The lighthouse at Sur looks beautiful

@simplyRoseD 3 года назад

My husband proposed to me at Hearst Castle. He knew how much I love it there. Great video as always!

@linhandcalvin7109 3 года назад

How cute!❤

@kylebayliff9360 3 года назад

Anderson Marsh SHP is one of my favorites. Honestly, there's not a lot of 'historical' content there, basically just an old farmhouse and some outbuildings so it probably didn't have a shot at making the list, but it's awfully pretty and absolutely full of life. There's lots of flowers and birds to see, and at the right time of the year it has wild grapes growing along the edge of the river trail. I found a gorgeous gopher snake there once, too, that must have been over 6 feet long. I'm also a little surprised there aren't any more gold rush era parks on your list (though Empire Mine was definitely an interesting visit). Malakoff Diggins, Columbia, and the Marshall Gold Discovery SHPs would have been good additions.

@toshibavoodoo 3 года назад

Your videos are SO WEEL DONE, 99% better than anything else online!! You have content that is way better when showed on the BIG Screen! Love watching from my lazyboy!

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

That is so kind of you, really appreciate it!

@peterprice6898 3 года назад

My favorite state history park in California is old town Sacramento because they have old steam trains instead of old buildings from the 1800s I love trains a lot!

@ILovetheATX 3 года назад

This is such a great video!

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Very kind of you to say!

@firstchoice7761 3 года назад

Very helpful, thank you.

@patrickmichael1057 3 года назад

If you ever get the chance you should check out Colonel Allensworth State historic Park.

@ilovesparky13 3 года назад

Wow I was literally in Old Town San Diego yesterday.

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

haha that's awesome!

@SeanTDrake 3 года назад

Hey Josh, great running into you at Copper Top the other day. My wife and I successfully summited White Mountain the next day. I hope you were on some great travels as well! Thanks again for everything you've put into the channel--it's been a great resource for us.

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Great to fun into you as well and congrats on the summit! The view is pretty incredible from up there right??

@Twobarpsi 3 года назад

What a great list!

@C-TOS 3 года назад

The west coast has so many cool stuff to see. It is definitely in my bucket list. I know a RU-vidr that wanted to visit the Big Sur Lighthouse but he went out of season.

@DavidHaney1 3 года назад

Loved it .. GR8 JOB!!!

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Thank you so much 😀

@belindaadarlo9073 3 года назад

Thank you! This is awesome😊

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

No problem 😊

@pra3t0rian 3 года назад

Thanks for making these vids! These places are some of the reasons I won’t leave.

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Glad you like them!

@endlessseas2592 3 года назад

@@californiathroughmylens we all do!

@TravelSmallLiveBig 3 года назад

My dream is to swim in the indoor pool at Hearst Castle. This was a fabulous list and sadly, I’ve not been to many. Can you do your B List 10 too please? 😬 Awesome video as ALWAYS Josh!

@russblakey 3 года назад

We visited Hearst Castle in August 2018, and the outside pool had been drained for maintenance, awesome to see it full again in this video. Love all your videos, greetings from Russ and Nikki in the UK

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Yea, it was drained for a few years. It is pretty incredible to see it full for sure. I wish I could swim in it haha

@russblakey 3 года назад

@@californiathroughmylens To be honest it was so hot that day, I swear if it had of been filled I would have performed a perfect swan dive into that pool that any olympian would have been proud of 🤣

@MykRaffy 3 года назад

Love this Love my state

@happyroggerhappy 3 года назад

Fort Ross State Historic Park

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Never been, I will have to check it out! Thanks for the tip

@goodoldrodg9043 3 года назад

Very good. Your kids are LUCKY to have such an interesting dad. I've visited all but the Eagle Mine. And, you have only scratched the surface. Keep it up. You could do a mission tour and compare and contrast. As I think about it, you may get me into a lot of trouble. My kids only let me drive short distances for groceries and medical appointments. Now I'm planning an escape.

@franksalsa9342 3 года назад

Hi always enjoy your videos...we go to lompoc quite often..the last time we were there we visited the site of the original mission...it was moved after part was destroyed by an earthquake...they built homes over the old site but you can still see some of the original wall up by the old RR tracks that run through the town...ty again love sightseeing with you guys..btw..how is the little one doing 👋

@ramzy-6566 3 года назад

i enjoyed a lot . Thank you.

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@markyuen2312 3 года назад

These videos are so imformitive. Makes me want to go visit each and every spot you show on here. Is there any places in California that you haven't gotten to yet that are in your bucket list?

@linhandcalvin7109 3 года назад

Hi new friend

@endlessseas2592 3 года назад

Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino Coast

@cmichaelhaugh8517 3 года назад

Hurst Castle is a classic and not to be missed, but I loved Bodie. Also, read the history of Bodie Bill who burned down most of the town at the age of 3 in 1932.

@mr.elastomeric1787 3 года назад

Fantastic Josh; there's a little Inn maybe 50 miles North of Hearst it had a grocery store B&B little stream out back any ideas what it might be called? Know its big area; was there 15 years ago. Thanks

@CactusAtlas 3 года назад

Slowly whittling away at this list. But now we have a few more to add to it! 😅

@apolloorosco6852 3 года назад

Hearst Castle has been closed for over a year now

@richboy2475 3 года назад

Is it possible to make a road trip list of California with variation of lesser known places to widely known maybe starting from Los Angeles or Sacramento?

@californiathroughmylens 3 года назад

California is so big and has so many unique areas that there are so many road trip options. Great idea for a future video though!