Skip to main content
Donate

Up Next

Carpinteria State Beach

Carpinteria State Beach

Season 1 Episode 141
25:28
San Onofre State Park

San Onofre State Park

Season 1 Episode 157
27:06
San Onofre State Park

Huell Visits Trestles, One of the Most Iconic Surf Spots in the World

27:06
Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
53:05
When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

Season 51 Episode 1
53:31
Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague

Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague

Season 6 Episode 5
26:49
Back to Show
California's Golden Parks

Pío Pico

Huell learns about the last Governor of Mexican California by visiting Pío Pico State Historic Park. The park is the site of "El Ranchito," the final home of Pío Pico.

Related

Pico House
SoCal Wanderer
Where to Trace the History of California’s Last Mexican Governor, Pío Pico
Pío de Jesus Pico and his wife, María Ignacia Alvarado Pico, in 1852, with two of their nieces, María Anita Alvarado (far left) and Trinidad Ortega (far right).
Lost LA
The Life and Times of Pío Pico, Last Governor of Mexican California
Andres Pico on his Rancho Ex-Mission de San Fernando in 1865
Lost LA
From Pío Pico to #Calexit: California’s Tortured Road from Diversity to Equality
Map of Pio Pico's lands published by the Pio Pico State Historic Park
Lost LA
Vast Swaths of Southern California Once Belonged to Pío Pico
Support Provided By
Carpinteria State Beach
25:28
Season 1 Episode 141
Carpinteria State Beach
Carpinteria State Beach is just twelve miles south of Santa Barbara that offers a mile of beach.
San Onofre State Park
27:06
Episode 157
Huell Visits Trestles, One of the Most Iconic Surf Spots in the World
San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County covers some 2100 acres and has five miles of beach, including Trestles surf spot.
Active loading indicator