Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Coloma & Placerville (Part 3) - California

On the 31st October 2025, my parents and I took a trip to Sacramento, CA and dropped by Coloma, CA and Placerville, CA. We went to go see autumn foliage, but it was a bit early, at least for Sacramento. It was still a nice trip. I took photos with my phone, and the photos are split into 3 posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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This blog post has photos of sunset from Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA, and night time Halloween celebrations at Downtown Placerville, CA.

After we finished up in Sacramento, CA, we made the drive over to The Mother Lode. We arrived at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA at around sunset. The park was closed, but we parked on the side of State Route 49 and roamed the grounds for a short period of time. It was a very beautiful area, especially at sunset.

Marshall Gold Discovery State Park is the location of where gold was first discovered in California. The discovery was made by James W. Marshall in 1848, and it kick started the California Gold Rush.

A sunset scenery photo of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), deer, autumn foliage, historic buildings, hills, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), deer, autumn foliage, moon (top left), historic buildings, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of the Coloma, CA Post Office, autumn foliage, clouds, and hills. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, clouds, State Route 49, hills, trees, and historic buildings. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, clouds, State Route 49 (right), hills, trees, and historic buildings. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, clouds, State Route 49, hills, trees, and historic buildings. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of clouds, autumn foliage, hills, historic buildings, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of Gold Trail Grange, clouds, autumn foliage, State Route 49, hills, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, South Fork American River, clouds, Coloma Resort (left), hills, and moon. The photo was shot on Coloma Bridge at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, South Fork American River (left), and hills. The photo was shot on Coloma Bridge at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, South Fork American River, clouds, hills, and power lines. The photo was shot on Coloma Bridge at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of clouds, autumn foliage, State Route 49, hills, historic buildings, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

After Coloma, CA, we decided to drop by Downtown Placerville, CA to see if there is any autumn foliage we can see at night. I wanted to scout out the area for our next trip. This was when I remembered it was October 31st and it was Halloween. We happened to have come upon the tail end of the Halloween celebration in Downtown Placerville. 

A scenery photo of the Halloween Celebration at night in Downtown Placerville, CA. In the photo are historic buildings.

My mom helped take a photo of me next to the giant inflatable pumpkin in they had up for the Halloween celebration. In the photo are historic buildings. The photo was shot at night in Downtown Placerville, CA.

My mom helped take a photo of me next to the giant inflatable pumpkin in they had up for the Halloween celebration. In the photo are historic buildings. The photo was shot at night in Downtown Placerville, CA.

My mom helped take a photo of me next to the giant inflatable pumpkin in they had up for the Halloween celebration. In the photo are historic buildings. The photo was shot at night in Downtown Placerville, CA.

This is all the photos for today and from this trip. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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