News
July 6, 2016
Napa Valley Register
By Tom Stockwell
In 1872, Dr. Charles M. Hitchcock bought a thousand acres of Rancho Carne Humana and built a country home along Ritchey Creek. He called it “Lonely.” Nearly 150 years later the beautiful trails along the creek remain as Bothe-Napa Valley State Park. But you won’t be lonely there anymore.
August 21, 2026
The Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District will be holding a special meeting of the Board of Directors on Monday, August 24, 2026 at 2:30pm. This is an in-person meeting, however, the public may also attend and provide comments via Zoom Conference Call. Instructions for logging in are provided at the top of […]
August 21, 2026
Current Status of Parks & Trails 7/7/26 All parks not listed below are currently open for normal use. The Northern Section of the Oat Hill Mine Trail (Between the Palisades Trail junction at Holm’s Place and the Aetna Springs Trailhead) is closed 8/8/26-9/20/26. The northern section of the Oat Hill Mine Trail is closed during […]
August 6, 2026
The Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District will be holding a regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 2:00pm. This is an in-person meeting, however, the public may also attend and provide comments via Zoom Conference Call. Instructions for logging in are provided at the top of […]
July 21, 2026
Article published in the Napa Register on 7/20/26 by Barry Eberling Napa County’s Open Space District still blazing trails after 20 years BOTHE-NAPA VALLEY STATE PARK — “I think I can, I think I can, I know I can …” The Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District has made this its unofficial motto […]