Columbia Booksellers & Variety Store

Happy Valentine's Day! It's a BEAUTIFUL day to visit Columbia. The shops, restaurants, stagecoach, candle dipping, gold panning, and blacksmith are open. Free parking, no entrance fee, and lots of places around the park for a nice picnic!

!! NEW !! Some of my new greeting cards are hot off the printer and available now including the Columbia Night series, a Ghostly Prospector, and an amazing Columbia Sunset.

We are very pleased with how KCRA 3 covered our story. I really hope that Square sees this and realizes how badly they hurt our business when they cancelled our account without warning because we sell non-firing replicas of 18th and 19th century firearms. We have not violated their terms of service and it is outrageous that they never called us to discuss their concerns. This could have been resolved with a five minute phone call. We are so glad to be open again after migrating our data to Shopify. Thank you for all of your support and well wishes!

Thank you KCRA 3 for covering our story! Pictured here with journalist Vicki Gonzalez and photographer Mike Carroll who did an excellent job producing the segment. You can view the story here: https://www.kcra.com//california-state-park-shop-/35475165

Come visit Columbia for Small Business Saturday! We are so grateful for all of our customers that have helped to keep us going during this turbulent year

We have gift cards!

From our family to yours, wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

*** NEW *** We are excited to carry the officially licensed Little House on the Prairie 18" Laura and Mary Ingalls Doll & Accessories! Did you know there were several episodes of Little House on the Prairie filmed right here in Columbia? Our storefront can be seen in at least two scenes! Come visit us and check out the new collection. There is a Doll waiting to come home with you!

Deck the Halls! We are stocked up for the holidays with a wide variety of great gift ideas for every age and budget. If you can't come to us, we'll come to you. Order online and we'll ship your order the same day! www.columbiavarietystore.com

Bonnets and Smiles!

There's a bag in here for you! What will you fill it with? We are stocked up for the holidays so come check out all of the great gift ideas for every age and budget, or treat yourself to something special. If you can't come to us, we'll come to you! Order online and we'll ship your order the same day! www.columbiavarietystore.com

We are excited to announce our new Home & Kitchen section in "The Back Room" of our store featuring a large selection of unique and beautiful wildlife items to accent your home/cabin/rv/boat! Come visit us this weekend and check out all the new stuff and spend the day exploring Columbia!

** NEW ITEM NOW AVAILABLE ** The British Pepperbox Revolver (non-firing replica) is a unique multiple-barrel repeating firearm that has six barrels grouped around a central axis. Invented in England during the 1830s, it was mainly aimed at the civilian market. Its employment spread rapidly and was popular in the United States from the 1830s until the Civil War. Come check out the craftsmanship of this beautiful replica made of metal and wood with simulated firing mechanisms and get yours today to display in your home or office. Also makes a unique gift for that special someone!

Riding the Quartz Mountain Stage is a "must do" during your visit to Columbia. This is one of the few places in the country where you can ride a stagecoach pulled by a team of four horses. You can even experience the thrill of riding shotgun up top with the driver and wave to all of the envious spectators as you thunder into town!

One of our customers purchased and assembled our Stagecoach Wood Model Kit and shared their creative results with us - WOW!! Great Job! This is a fun project for ages 8 to 99 and is only $5.99 (does not include glue or paint). Come visit us and get yours today! Also available on our website at www.columbiavarietystore.com.

"Inferno" is the perfect book to dive into while sweating out the upcoming week-long heat wave! Come pickup this beautiful clothbound edition today and browse through our large variety of classic literature.

A nice feature article of our store in Our California Magazine!

** NEW ITEM ** This portable beam scale is a typical design that was used by miner's and assayer's to weigh gold dust and nuggets. Includes a set of 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 gram weights and is packaged in an attractive wooden box that is lined with velvet. When visiting Columbia, you can see an original portable beam scale in the Quartz Mountain Stage Office inside the merchant trunk.

COVID-19 UPDATE Govnernor Newsom has announced some sectors to close indoor operations effective July 13. We are currently not in any of the sectors announced and remain open 7-days per week while monitoring the situation closely. For more information about the new closures, please visit https://covid19.ca.gov/roadmap-counties.

A neat shot of Columbia from atop our store. It's easy to imagine Main street bustling with miners, merchants, and townsfolk on any given day in the 1850's. Come visit and explore one of the best preserved Gold Rush towns in California!