BOTHE NAPA STATE PARK

BOTH NAPA STATE PARK, 1900 ACRES WAS THE FIRST STATE PARK THAT MY HUSBAND AND I VISITED AND CAMPED IN WHEN WE FIRST MOVED TO CALIFORNIA. WE ENJOYED THE CLEAN FACILITIES AND I NOTICED THAT THE OFFICE IS ADJACENT TO A PREHISTORIC CAMPSITE. IT IS IN THE NAPA VALLEY AND THEY HAVE A SWIMMING POOL AS WELL AS MANY MILES OF HIKING TRAILS. OUR FAMILY HAS HIKED HERE IN THE RAIN MANY TIMES. IT I IN A FOREST OF COASTAL REDWOODS, DOUGLAS FIR, TANOAK, MADRONE, AND VARIOUS SHRUBS. DAYTIME VISITORS CAN ENJOY A STROLL IN RITCHEY CANYON TO SEE DELICATE FARMS. THE INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION HAS PLANTED A NATIVE AMERICAN GARDEN THERE WITH PLANTS THAT THE WAPPO USED FOR EATING, MAKING BASKETS, ROPE, AND FISH NETS, CLOTHING, MEDICINE, AND INSTRUMENTS. THE PARK IS EASILY ACCESSED AND HAS ABOUT 10 MILES OF TRAILS TO HIKE WITH REDWOOD ORCHIDS. MANY BUCKEYE TREES ARE FOUND IN THE NAPA VALLEY ORIGINALLY. THESE NUTS WERE USED BY THE WAPPO AND PICKED LATE FALL OR EARLY WINTER. THEIR IS A GOOD VIEW OF MT. SAINT HELENA, WHICH WAS CONSIDERED OFF LIMITS TO THE WAPPO AS IT WAS A SPIRITUAL MOUNTAIN. LAURA SOMERSAL SAID SHE AND HER PEOPLE HAD LEARNED THAT IT WAS TOO SACRED TO CLIMB.

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