Springfield Trout Farm is a great place to bring the kids to learn to fish or to just hang out. Because Springfield Trout Farm will provide bait and rods, you don’t really need to bring anything. However I would recommend water, snacks, and sunscreen. Springfield Trout Farm is a little unique in that they charge you for what you catch. The average trout will cost you about $3.50. They will even clean your fish and pack them on ice to take home. You also do not need a license to [...]

Columbia, California is located about 20 minutes from Twain Harte. Once you enter the Columbia Historic State park, you’ll immediately feel like you’re walking back in time.  Old shops line each side of the ‘western gold mining town’.  You may get an old picture taken as an outlaw or saloon girl, or treat yourself to some delicious old western candies.  Try a root beer float or stop by and buy an historic costume.  Each store is unique and gives you insight into what it was like the 1850s in California. [...]