

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: How Did the California Dream Take Root?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Placerita Canyon Hike with the Los Angeles TimesAbout this EventThe story goes: In 1842, Californio rancher Francisco López took a nap and dreamed of discovering gold. Later, in Placerita Canyon, he found bits of the shiny stuff clinging to the roots of wild onion bulbs near what is now known as the “Oak of the Golden Dream.” Eureka! It was the first authenticated gold discovery in California, six years before the better-known find at Sutter’s Mill. It foreshadowed the California Dream of fortune, fame, and freedom, which would forever transform American ideals. Yet, the well-worn tales in our third-grade history books rarely present the full story of California’s early development, driven not only by gold, but by forces often opposed to the state’s native plants and people. Join Zócalo, Los Angeles Times outdoors reporter Jaclyn Cosgrove and Los Angeles Times features and wellness writer Deborah Vankin on a guided 3.6-mile hike in Placerita Canyon.Amid sycamores, “cowboy cologne,” swooping hawks, and bubbling natural “white oil” deposits once collected to fill Model T tanks, we’ll ask: How did the Gold Rush impact California as a burgeoning state? How did California’s tribes and their cultures survive enslavement, assimilation, and generational loss? And how does nature thrive in a state that came to be synonymous with growth and gold? This program is part of California 175 — What Connects California?, a suite of free Zócalo events and essays, bringing together leaders and thinkers from all walks of life to envision California’s next 175 years.
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- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, art, literary-art
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Newhall
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Placerita Canyon Nature Center
- **lat**: 34.3782881
- **long**: -118.4672251
- **full address**: Placerita Canyon Nature Center, 19152 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, United States

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- **organizer**: Zócalo Public Square (https://allevents.in/org/zócalo-public-square/22738398)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Placerita Canyon Nature Center, 19152 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, United States
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Zócalo Public Square
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, art, literary-art
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