OTHER TIDBITS: Trained carpenter, William B. Ide, and his family arrived at Sutter’s Fort on October 25, 1845. Whether he was naturally humorless or not, he was the one who busted in on General Mariano Vallejo’s merry get-together in June of 1846 to arrest the Mexican general! It was General Ide who drafted the proclamation declaring California the Bear Flag Republic!

Now, this may come as a surprise, but this adobe home never actually belonged to William B. Ide! His land was further downriver! This adobe was built in 1852 by Abraham M. Dibble, owner of Bluffton, and is the only remaining Gold Rush era adobe still standing in the north Sacramento River Valley! This land changed hands over 20 times before becoming a state park, a feat only accomplished through its loose affiliation with General Ide!

• Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
• Volunteer with the Volunteer in Parks Program!
• Donate to the Ide Adobe Interpretive Association!
• Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!

ANNOTATIONS:
21659 Adobe Road
Red Bluff, CA 96080

From Los Angeles: ~522mi (841km) — 8.7hrs
From Sacramento: ~132mi (213km) — 2.2hrs
From San Diego: ~635mi (1022km) — 10.6hrs
From San Francisco: ~188mi (303km) — 3.2hrs