Parks

Calico Bluegrass Festival
2023-05-13 09:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
Every year, Calico Ghost Town brings together the sounds of Americana, Blues and folk-rock together while offering games and activities for the entire family to enjoy. Calico Ghost Town is pet-friendly.
The annual Bluegrass Festival at Calico returns for one day only on May 13, with a musical lineup of traditional and progressive bluegrass headliners, such as emerging L.A.-based folk-rock bands, Rose’s Pawn Shop, the Storytellers and San Francisco-based band Dirty Cello, all women band Lilies of the West and more.
The festival blends Bluegrass music with old-fashioned activities and entertainment for the entire family. Watch the lighting fast pigs race around a track and vie for a reward of ice cream and cookies or watch our Calico Mountain Volunteer Gunfighters duel it out in live reenactments.
The Bon Family & CA All Star Cloggers will be performing toe tappin’ shows throughout the day. Eventgoers can experience what school was like for students who attended class at Calico during the late 1800s, tour the famous Maggie Mine and Dead Mans Drift and learn about how silver was mined in 1881 or take a train ride through the hills of Calico. Skilled blacksmith demonstrations will be available throughout the day. There will be arts & crafts, games and activities for all, including the popular egg toss.
All town shops will be open, including the Calico House Restaurant, Miners Café and Lil’s Saloon. Watch videos on all the Calico shops. Other performers include Eric Gorsuch, the high-desert band Blue Henry’s, High D Boys and local band Billhillyz. For a full schedule of events visit parks.sbcounty.gov/bluegrass.
Calico is pet-friendly and requires all pets be leashed at all times. Dog accessories can be purchased at Dorsey’s Dog House.
Due to the historic nature of the town, not all areas are ADA accessible. It is advised to wear comfortable walking shoes and clothing. Camping is also available for this event and may be booked online at www.sbcountyparks.com. Four tickets to this event are included with camping reservations.
Admission

Adults (12 & over): $15
Youth (ages 4-11): $10
Ages 3 and under: Free admission

Schedule of Events
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Fish & Wildlife Festival at Prado Regional Park
2023-06-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Prado Regional Park, 16700 S. Euclid Avenue, Chino, CA, 91708, United States
The San Bernardino County Fish & Game Commission in collaboration with Regional Parks, the museums, and sponsored by Supervisor Hagman’s office and the Hesperia Recreation & Park District, joins forces to bring its second annual Family Fish & Wildlife Festival to Prado Regional Park on Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The festival is a family-friendly event you won’t want to miss out on. The festival will provide hands-on fishing workshops with fishing supplies provided, food booths, live demonstrations, animal exhibits, live music and more.
Park admission is $10 per vehicle.
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Calico Days at Calico Ghost Town
2023-09-23 09:00 - 2023-09-24 17:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
San Bernardino County Regional Parks and Calico Ghost Town are excited to celebrate its 57th annual Calico Days event, focusing on the spirit of the Old West on September 23-24, 2023, with an 1880s costume contest, reenactment skits, pie-eating contest, Miner’s Triathlon competition, Burro Run competition Bucket Brigade contest, live musical performances, games, arts & crafts and more. See full Saturday and Sunday schedule of events below. The park will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
For event details, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-days
Admission Prices

Adults $10 (ages 12 and over)
Youth $5 (ages 4-11)
Ages three and under are free
Pet-friendly

Mojave Narrows Harvest Festival & Haunted Hayride
2023-10-07 14:00 - 21:00 | Mojave Narrows, 18000 Yates Road, Victorville, CA, 92392, United States
Mojave Narrows Regional Park will be hosting its first Harvest Festival and Haunted Hayride event on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, form 2-9 p.m. The festival celebrates the beginning of fall with a touch of Halloween spook in the haunted hayride. The event will also include a pumpkin patch, trick-or-treating, costume contests for all ages including fur babies, as well as family games, pie-eating contest, event booths, live music, food and more.
The hayrides have sold out, but there is still plenty to do and fun to be had.
The event will be held rain or shine, and no refunds will be issued. Festival entry can be prepaid at https://bit.ly/46sJo9S and is $10 per vehicle.
Regional Parks is excited to bring this event to the high-desert communities and intends to add host this as an annual event every year. For more details, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/harvest-festival.

Calico Ghost Haunt
2023-10-20 17:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-21 09:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-22 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-27 17:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-28 09:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-29 09:00 - 17:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
Experience the Town of Terror as Calico Ghost Town’s Ghost Haunt returns for two weekends on October 20th through October 22nd and October 27th through October 29th. Bring the family and join us for a spirited costume contest for all ages, trick or treating, games, live musical performances, food and more, plus beware of our nighttime tricks and scares. The thrills start at $15 for adults, $10 for kids 4-11 and 3 and under are free. For more information, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-ghost-haunt.

Calico Holiday Fest
2023-11-25 09:00 - 19:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
Join us a Calico Ghost Town for our Holiday Fest celebration with a meet and greet with Santa and photo-ops. Enjoy our festivities that will include live music & entertainment, family-friendly games and arts & crafts along with story time with Santa after dark. Afterwards, there will a special tree lighting and Christmas carolers. There will be plenty of holiday shopping available at all our town shops for those hard-to-find gifts. Our celebration will include plenty of food and attractions at an additional cost. For attraction prices, like our train rides and mine tours, visit www.calicoattractions.com. Leashed pets are welcome. To view what our shops have to offer, watch our videos at www.youtube.com.
For more event details, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-holiday-fest.
Admission

$10 for adults
$5 for kids ages 4-11
Children under 3 are FREE

California Days at Calico Ghost Town
2024-02-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-18 09:00 - 17:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
CALIFORNIA DAYS RETURNS AT CALICO GHOST TOWN! Marking San Bernardino County Regional Parks’ 60th-anniversary this year, Regional Parks and Apollo Silver Corp. are excited to commemorate the third annual California Days event at Calico Ghost Town over Presidents’ Day weekend on Feb. 17-18, 2024.

Come out and bring the entire family for games, gunfighter shows, reenactments, live music and a lineup of fair-style food hungry appetites. Bring your furry friend for our Dorsey’s Dog Delivery scavenger hunt or enter our popular egg toss game. There will be pony rides for the kids too!

Learn more about the Pony Express or watch our Victorian Muse Theater at the Town Hall and learn how to churn some butter. The Calico schoolhouse will be holding classroom sessions from the 1800s. Find out what school was like for the miner’s children.

For the schedule of events, and more information on the entertainment, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-california-days.

Calico Easter Celebration
2024-03-31 09:00 - 17:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
Hop over to Calico Ghost Town, Sunday, March 31st from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for our family-friendly Easter celebration with egg hunts, photo ops with the Easter bunny, live music, games (including our famous egg toss), gunfighter performances, arts & crafts, food, shopping and more.
Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 4-11) and ages three and under are free. Visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-easter-celebration for the egg hunt schedule and other eggciting events. We’ll see you there rain or shine!
Regional Parks is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year and has launched a free passport program highlighting year-long events. Ask for a free passport at the gate and receive a stamp for this event. In December, passports with five stamps can be redeemed in at any participating park for a free 60th-anniversary commemorative gift. To learn more about our anniversary and passport program, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/60-year-anniversary.

Parks Easter Egg Hunts
2024-03-31 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-03-31 13:00 - 13:30 | Cucamonga-Guasti, 800 N. Archibald Avenue, Ontario, CA, 91764, United States
Rain or shine Regional Parks is excited to host its annual Easter eggstravaganza hunts on Sunday, March 31st at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Join us for the egg hunt and get a photo op with the Easter bunny at Cucamonga-Guasti, Glen Helen, Mojave Narrows, Prado and Yucaipa Regional Parks. Note: the duration of the egg hunts depends on attendance and how fast the eggs are found (while supplies last). All ages are welcome!
If you miss the egg hunts or want to find more to explore at our parks, one golden will be hidden somewhere in in each participating park away from the egg hunt area between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Find the egg and win an Easter Basket.
Participating Parks

Cucamonga-Guasti: 800 N. Archibald Ave., Ontario
Glen Helen: 2555 Glen Helen Pkwy., San Bernardino
Mojave Narrows: 18000 Yates Road, Victorville
Prado: 16700 S. Euclid Ave., Chino
Yucaipa: 33900 Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa

Regional Parks are pet-friendly and are open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on our parks, amenities or activities, visit parks.sbcounty.gov. We look forward to seeing you at the parks!
Regional Parks is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year and has launched a free passport program highlighting year-long events. Ask for a free passport at the gate and receive a stamp for this event. In December, passports with five stamps can be redeemed in at any participating park for a free 60th-anniversary commemorative gift. To learn more about our anniversary and passport program, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/60-year-anniversary.

Calico Bluegrass Festival
2024-05-11 09:00 - 19:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
Every year, Calico Ghost Town brings together the sounds of Americana, Blues and folk-rock together while offering games and activities for the entire family to enjoy. Join Regional Parks as Calico Ghost Town comes to life with lives bands, such as Rose’s Pawn Shop, the all-female group, Lilies of the West and The Storytellers while strolling through town to enjoy arts & crafts, face painting, our infamous egg toss contest or see some racing hog’s and dog’s. There will be plenty to see, such as our Victorian Muse Theatre or our schoolhouse sessions that relive what school was like for miner’s children in the 1800s.
Admission into Calico for the festival is $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 4-11) and three and under are free. We are pet-friendly and have restaurants and stores for eating and shopping. The event is free for those camping with us.
To see more on the bands and entertainment, including schedule of events, visit the Calico Bluegrass webpage at parks.sbcounty.gov/bluegrass.

Family Fish & Wildlife Festival at Prado
2024-06-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Prado Regional Park, 16700 S. Euclid Avenue, Chino, CA, 91708, United States
The San Bernardino County Fish & Game Commission, in collaboration with Regional Parks and sponsorships by Third District Supervisor and Chair Dawn Rowe, Fourth District Supervisor Curt Hagman, Fifth District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr., and Hesperia Lake Recreation & Park District hosts the third annual Family Fish & Wildlife Festival at Prado Regional Park on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The festival is a family-friendly event that provides hands-on fishing workshops with fishing supplies provided, live demonstrations, animal exhibits, food booths, live music and more.
Local vendors, such as Bass Pro Shops, Turner’s Outdoorsman, Inland Valley Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW), the Chino Valley Fire Department and many more will be onsite to greet eventgoers and offer prize giveaways.
Activities include archery lessons, games, face painting, arts & crafts, biking and more.
A fishing workshop will provide free rods, gear and bait for those who want to learn how to fish. The California Department of Fish & Wildlife will stock 1,000 lbs. of catfish prior to the event.
We encourage eventgoers to bring their own chairs and/or food and snacks and spend the day with us. Food trucks will be available as well.
All ages are welcome! Leashed pets are welcome too!
Park admission is $10 per vehicle and free for those camping with us. Camping reservations can be made online at www.sbcountyparks.com.
For more information about the event, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/ffwf.
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Kite Day with Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr.
2025-02-08 10:30 - 13:00 | Kessler Park, 18401 Juruapa Ave., Bloomington, CA, 92316, United States
Join San Bernardino County Regional Parks, Bloomington Recreation and Park District along with the office of Fifth District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr., The Olive Branch Development and Empowerment Services, Inc., and the Bloomington Little League for a Kite Day at Kessler Park on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is free to the public and all ages are welcome to this family-friendly event.
Spend the afternoon flying a kite or learning how to fly a kite. All supplies will be provided. Participants can either make their own kite, pick out an assembled kite or bring their own kite. Other activities include arts & crafts, games, giveaways, music and vendors.
Pre-registration is highly encouraged, and check-in begins at 10:30 a.m. Pre-register on the Special Districts website.
Kessler Park is located at 18401 Jurupa Ave. In Bloomington. For more information, call 909-607-0066.

Calico California Days
2025-02-15 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-16 09:00 - 17:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
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 22nd every year.
This family-friendly event highlights 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
Live music from popular artists such as Rose’s Pawnshop, The Storytellers and Southern Spirit Band as well as Calico favorites, Blacksmith Boys, High D Boys and Orange Town Revival will be bring the town alive. Other entertainment includes the Victorian Muse Theater at the Town Hall and classroom reenactment sessions from the 1800s at the schoolhouse as well as 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, 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.
The event is sponsored by Equinox Gold, Mitsubishi Cement Corporation and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers Restaurants. Equinox Gold and Mitsubishi Cement Corp. will be onsite to provide regional mining displays and information materials related to mineral uses in modern consumer products. Raising Cane’s will provide good ol’ fashion fun with games and giveaways. All sponsors are dedicated to supporting local communities through programs and education.
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. For more details and a daily schedule of events, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-california-days.
Calico Ghost Town offers full and partial RV hookup camping. Reservations may be booked directly online at www.sbcountyparks.com or by calling 1-800-862-2542. Calico offers cabins, bunkhouses and RV trailers as rentals. Calico Ghost Town is located off I-15 at Ghost Town Road in Yermo, just 10 miles north of Barstow. Follow Calico Ghost Town on Facebook at for event photos and videos.

Calico Easter Celebration
2025-04-20 09:00 - 17:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
Looking to do something different on Easter Sunday? Bring the family and hop on over to Calico Ghost Town, Sunday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for our family-friendly Easter celebration with egg hunts, photo ops with the Easter bunny, live music, games (including our famous egg toss), gunfighter performances, arts & crafts, food, shopping and more.
Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 4-11) and ages three and under are free.
For more information on the Calico Easter Celebration, visit our event webpage. Follow Calico Ghost Town on Facebook to see the latest events. Follow Regional Parks on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected on the latest park news.

Calico Bluegrass Festival
2025-05-10 09:00 - 19:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States

Family Fish & Wildlife Festival at Prado
2025-06-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Prado Regional Park, 16700 S. Euclid Avenue, Chino, CA, 91708, United States

Parks & Recreation Month Half-Price Day
2025-07-18 07:30 - 20:00 | Cucamonga-Guasti, 800 N. Archibald Avenue, Ontario, CA, 91764, United States
San Bernardino County Regional Parks invites you to celebrate National Park and Recreation Month on Friday, July 18, 2025, with $5 vehicle admission to Cucamonga-Guasti, Glen Helen, Mojave Narrows, Prado and Yucaipa Regional Parks.

Cancelled: Doggie Pool-ooza at Yucaipa
2025-09-13 08:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-14 08:00 - 16:00 | Yucaipa Regional Park, 33900 Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa, CA, 92399, United States
DOOGIE POOL-OOZA IS CANCELLED THIS YEAR! We are saddened to announce that due to schedule conflicts, our annual doggie event is cancelled this year. But we are happy to announce next year’s event is scheduled for Sept. 12-13, 2026, at Yucaipa Regional Park. We will see you then and will provide more details as we get closer to the event date.

Calico Days
2025-09-27 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Calico Ghost Town, 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA, 92398, United States
Join San Bernardino County Regional Parks and Calico Ghost Town for its 59th Annual Calico Days event held over the weekend of Sept. 27-28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Calico Ghost Town that recreates the life and times of miners during the late 1800s.
The event focuses on the spirit of the Old West and features an 1880s costume contest, reenactment skits, pie-eating contest, Miner’s Triathlon competition, Burro Run competition, Bucket Brigade contest, live musical performances, egg toss competition, gunfights and more.
The Miner’s Triathlon and Bucket Brigade will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27 and the Burro Run will be held on Sunday, Sept. 28.
The triathlon for men and women competitions include rock pulling, muckraking and tug-of-war events. The burro race is a competition featuring contestants guiding their burro from station to station across town to be the first to reach the finish line. The Bucket Brigade is a race to see whose team can scoop and pass buckets of water to fill up the water barrel first.
Food options during the event include the Calico House Restaurant, Lil’s Saloon, and food vendors. Attendees can also visit Calico shops and attractions including Maggie Mine, Mystery Shack, Dorsey’s Gourmet Dog House shop and the Odessa Railroad train ride. Calico is pet-friendly and leashed pets are welcomed.
This family-friendly event embraces the life and culture of the 1880s when Calico was a bustling silver mining town from 1881 through the late 1890s when Calico began to see a steady decline in population as silver lost its value and people fled the town.
At the height of its glory, the town’s population rose to about 1,200 people in 1887, and had about 22 saloons, a schoolhouse, post office, its own version of a China Town, a cemetery and its own newspaper. The town produced about $86 million in silver and about $45 million in borax, hauling its product by the infamous 21-Mule Team.
In 1966, Walter Knott, the founder of Knott’s Berry Farm, donated Calico to San Bernardino County, which is now managed by the Regional Parks Department.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages 4-11 and children under 3 are free.

Harvest Festival & Haunted Hayrides at Mojave Narrows
2025-10-11 15:00 - 21:00 | Mojave Narrows, 18000 Yates Road, Victorville, CA, 92392, United States
GET READY FOR A SPOOKY GOOD TIME AT THE NARROWS! Mojave Narrows Regional Park will be hosting its annual Harvest Festival and Haunted Hayride event on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. The festival celebrates the beginning of fall with this year’s theme, Dr. Pains Snake Oil and Tonics — offering lots of trickery and deception for all eventgoers. This year, we will be offering a movie in the park, featuring Hotel Transylvania with free popcorn, while supplies last.
The event will also include trick-or-treating, costume contests for all ages, family games and activities, including an axe throwing booth, a pumpkin patch, live music by the High D Boys, a petting zoo, live animal presentations by Wildman Dan, food vendors and more. All ages are welcome, including leashed pets!
HAYRIDE PRE-SALE TICKETS OPEN SEPT. 29
Tickets for the hayrides will go on sale on Monday. Sept. 29, at 8 a.m., and will be first come, first served. Seating is limited and rides begin at 6:24 p.m. and run every 12 minutes. The last ride out is 9:24 p.m. Hayrides are $5 per person. To purchase tickets, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/harvest-festival.
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