Due to continued winds forecasted, both Glen Helen and Prado are without power as of Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Power is expected to be remain out through Wednesday, Jan. 15, or until further notice. The parks will remain open during this time. Credit & debit cards will continue to be accepted at the gate entry.
San Bernardino County Regional is excited to commemorate the fourth annual California Days event at Calico Ghost Town over Presidents’ Day weekend on Feb. 15-16, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event celebrates early California history with a focus on California’s admission to the union as the nation’s 31st state on Sept. 9, 1850, and celebrated on February 22 every year. This family-friendly event celebrates the people and culture of early California by hosting family activities, gunfighter shows by the Calico Mountain Volunteer Gunfighters, butter churning, and reenactments along with educational displays on the state’s Bear Flag, Pony Express Trail, and Butterfield Overland Trail.
Serving as a natural backdrop to the Old West, Calico will travel back in time with a beard and mustache contest, arts & crafts, pony rides, games and contests for all ages, stories from the Pony Express, and a Pony Express relay for kids under 11.
There will be live music and entertainment with the Victorian Muse Theater at the Town Hall, classroom reenactment sessions from the 1800s at the schoolhouse and some Wild West street skits performed by the “Scoundrels Alley” Calico troupe.
The popular Dorsey Dog Delivery Game also returns and is a doggie scavenger hunt where owners and their furry friends search for clues throughout town to win the ultimate prize of a treat goodie bag and first-place ribbon from Dorsey’s Dog House.
Eventgoers can enjoy our fair-style food lineup with for very hungry appetites, the Calico Restaurant and Lil’s Saloon will be open. All the Calico attractions will be open, including Maggie Mine and the Calico Oddessa Railroad. Attractions are an additional charge. For attraction prices, visit www.calicoattractions.com.
Calico will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prices are $10 per adult, $5 children ages 4-11, and 3 years and under are FREE.
Calico Ghost Town offers full and partial camping at the park. Reservations may be booked directly online at www.sbcountyparks.com.
Cabins and bunkhouses are also available. Please call 800-862-2542 to reserve. Follow Calico on Facebook to see live event videos and photos. Follow Regional Parks on Facebook and Instagram to stay updated on park news.