{"id":4624,"date":"2017-06-28T10:14:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T14:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2020-05-17T07:08:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T11:08:19","slug":"columbia-state-park-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/index.php\/columbia-state-park-photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia State Park &#8211; A Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the California Gold Country must see places is Columbia State Park. Located in the foothills along Highway 49, just north of Sonora, this state park is rich in Gold Country Lore.<\/p>\n<div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-1b6c73d08dce2d82f8ec7c8e22963603 jig-preset-global jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig1-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00531.jpg\" title=\"A restored cargo wagon on display at the Columbia State Park, California.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00531.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Relic Wagon\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Relic Wagon<br\/>A restored cargo wagon on display at the Columbia State Park, California.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00533.jpg\" title=\"Except for possibly the pavement in the street, Main Street Columbia looks much like it did in the gold rush days.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00533.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Main Street Columbia\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Main Street Columbia<br\/>Except for possibly the pavement in the street, Main Street Columbia looks much like it did in the gold rush days.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00537.jpg\" title=\"Typical businesses along main Street in old town, Columbia state Park, California.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00537.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Businesses Along Main Street\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Businesses Along Main Street<br\/>Typical businesses along main Street in old town, Columbia state Park, California.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00539.jpg\" title=\"There&#039;s a book store on main Street in Columbia State Park that&#039;s worth a visit.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00539.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"The Book Store\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">The Book Store<br\/>There's a book store on main Street in Columbia State Park that's worth a visit.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00542.jpg\" title=\"There&#039;s a working blacksmith shop in Columbia.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00542.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Blacksmith\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Blacksmith<br\/>There's a working blacksmith shop in Columbia.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00543.jpg\" title=\"A restored Livery stable in Columbia State Park in California.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00543.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Johnson&#039;s Livery\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Johnson's Livery<br\/>A restored Livery stable in Columbia State Park in California.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00546.jpg\" title=\"More storefronts along Main Street in Columbia State Park.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00546.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Main Street Storefronts\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Main Street Storefronts<br\/>More storefronts along Main Street in Columbia State Park.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00552.jpg\" title=\"You can&#039;t get too close, but you can view these restored fire engines at the Fire Department in Columbia State Park, California.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00552.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Fire Engine\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fire Engine<br\/>You can't get too close, but you can view these restored fire engines at the Fire Department in Columbia State Park, California.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00557.jpg\" title=\"This fire engine was purchased in 1852. It was originally built for the King of the Sandwich Islands, but the sailors who were to deliver it jumped ship in San Francisco in search of gold, leaving the engine stranded.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00557.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Fire Engine Papeete\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fire Engine Papeete<br\/>This fire engine was purchased in 1852. It was originally built for the King of the Sandwich Islands, but the sailors who were to deliver it jumped ship in San Francisco in search of gold, leaving the engine stranded.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00558.jpg\" title=\"Some buildings in Columbia State Park are in less repair than others.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00558.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Main Street Columbia\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Main Street Columbia<br\/>Some buildings in Columbia State Park are in less repair than others.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00562.jpg\" title=\"Volunteers dress in period attire as they decorate the streets of Columbia State park, answering questions and telling stories.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00562.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers at Columbia State Park\" width=\"152\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Volunteers at Columbia State Park<br\/>Volunteers dress in period attire as they decorate the streets of Columbia State park, answering questions and telling stories.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00563.jpg\" title=\"Selling all the favorites of the 1800s&#039;, the St. Charles Saloon is an example of how some folks made their money the old fashion way during the gold rush in California.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00563.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"St Charles Saloon\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">St Charles Saloon<br\/>Selling all the favorites of the 1800s', the St. Charles Saloon is an example of how some folks made their money the old fashion way during the gold rush in California.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00565.jpg\" title=\"Imagine what a butcher shop must have been like in 1860.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00565.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Butcher Shop\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Butcher Shop<br\/>Imagine what a butcher shop must have been like in 1860.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00567.jpg\" title=\"This might have been a warehouse in Columbia, in the 1800s&#039;.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00567.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Warehouse\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Warehouse<br\/>This might have been a warehouse in Columbia, in the 1800s'.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/bdx00570.jpg\" title=\"Inside the blacksmith shop is an anvil and fire for working iron.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fbdx00570.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Blacksmith\" width=\"152\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Blacksmith<br\/>Inside the blacksmith shop is an anvil and fire for working iron.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/dlf22860.jpg\" title=\"The Fallon House Theatre is still in use today for performances and community meetings.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fdlf22860.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Fallon House Theatre\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fallon House Theatre<br\/>The Fallon House Theatre is still in use today for performances and community meetings.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/dlf22861.jpg\" title=\"The original Columbia office Gazette produced a local newspaper. Today it&#039;s used for much the same purpose, printing information about the State Park.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fdlf22861.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Columbia Gazette\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Columbia Gazette<br\/>The original Columbia office Gazette produced a local newspaper. Today it's used for much the same purpose, printing information about the State Park.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/dlf22862.jpg\" title=\"dlf22862\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fdlf22862.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"bridge over river\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">bridge over river<br\/>dlf22862<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/columbia_state_park\/dlf22865.jpg\" title=\"You can try your luck at gold panning along this sluice box just outside of town at the Columbia State Park in California.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcolumbia_state_park%2Fdlf22865.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Panning Gold\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Panning Gold<br\/>You can try your luck at gold panning along this sluice box just outside of town at the Columbia State Park in California.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><div id=\"jig1-developerLink\" class=\"jig-developerLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/justifiedgrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Justified Image Grid - Premium WordPress Gallery\">powered by Justified Image Grid<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the California Gold Country must see places is Columbia State Park. 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