Location: County: Solano. Nearest City: Benicia.
Campsites, facilities: No campsites. Point of interest
to visit while on tour.
Reservations, fees: Call park for information.
Contact: Phone the park at 1-707-745-3385.
Operating hours, seasons: Call the park for information;
open all year round.
Directions: The historic park is located at 115 West
G Street in Benicia, not far from Vallejo.
Weather, clothing: The weather can be changeable; layered
clothing is recommended.
Trip notes: Benicia Capitol State Historic Park is
the site of California's third seat of government (1853-54.)
It is the only pre-Sacramento capitol that survives. The original
building has been restored with reconstructed period furnishings
and exhibits. The interior includes a board-for-board reconstruction
of the building's original floor with Ponderosa pine. The desks,
three of which are originals from the Benicia period or earlier,
are furnished with a candlestick, a 19th century newspaper, a
quill pen and a top hat.
© 2001, Miwok Lodge 439, Order of the
Arrow, Santa Clara County Council Inc., BSA
Revision 1.2
