Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park offers an authentic peek into Californians’ rural heritage. Built in 1846, the mill was a central piece of life during the early development of the Napa Valley as settlers came to have their grain ground into meal or flour.
Now protected as a State Historic Landmark as well as being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Bale Grist Mill is operated by Napa Open Space in partnership with the Napa Valley State Parks Association. The park contains the functioning mill itself as well as the first church founded in the Napa Valley and the historic Pioneer Cemetery.
