Columbia State Park

This Gold Rush-era business district has been preserved, with shops, restaurants and two hotels. Visitors have the chance to travel back in time to the 1850s. Imagine life when gold miners co-existed with businessmen and the other residents in Columbia. You can experience a bygone era watching proprietors in period clothing conduct business as they did in the 1800’s. There are opportunities to ride a 100 year-old stagecoach, hire a "fine steed" for a horseback ride through the "diggins," pan for gold, or tour an active gold mine.

Gold was discovered in Columbia on March 27, 1860. By 1980, the Gem of the Southern Mines produced more than $1 billion (in today's money). Today, the town still bustles with shops, exhibits, and lively activities of the 1850s. Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
22708 Broadway
Columbia
(209) 532-0150