List of California state parks

parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas in the California State Parks system.parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas.

This is a list of parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas in the California State Parks system.

General location of California State Parks

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  2 See also
  


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  3 References
  


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List of parks

Park name	Classification	County or counties	Size[1]		Year established[1]	Remarks
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Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Mendocino	45	18	1944	Boasts redwoods plus salmon and steelhead fishing on the Eel River.[2]
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park	State park	Shasta	5,930	2,400	1975	Preserves a wilderness of freshwater springs and geologically recent lava flows.[3]
Albany State Marine Reserve	Park property	Alameda			1985	In development, not open to public
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park	State historic park	Lake	1,298	525	1982	Preserves a tule marsh and ancient archaeological sites of the Pomo people.[4]
Andrew Molera State Park	State park	Monterey	4,766	1,929	1968	Offers a primitive walk-in campground on the Big Sur coast.[5]
Angel Island State Park	State park	Marin and San Francisco	756	306	1955	Interprets an island in San Francisco Bay whose history encompasses Coast Miwok prehistory, ranching, the 1910–1940 Angel Island Immigration Station, and long military use.[6]
Annadel State Park	State park	Sonoma	5,092	2,061	1971	Supports a variety of day-use activities at the northern end of Sonoma Valley.[7]
Año Nuevo State Park	State park	San Mateo	4,209	1,703	1985	Encompasses Año Nuevo Island and Año Nuevo Point, which boasts the world's largest mainland rookery of northern elephant seals.[8]
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve	State natural reserve	Los Angeles	1,781	721	1976	Showcases the state's most-consistent blooms of California poppy, in the high Mojave Desert.[9]
Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park	State historic park	Los Angeles	397	161	1979	Interprets the Native American cultures of the Great Basin and surrounding regions in a 1928 folk art building on the NRHP.[10]
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park	State park	San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside	585,930	237,120	1933	Preserves a vast tract of the Colorado Desert in California's largest state park.[11]
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Sonoma	752	304	1934	Preserves a grove of coast redwoods.[12]
Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park	State park	Los Angeles	566	229	1993	Preserves a remnant stand of Joshua trees and junipers in the Antelope Valley.[13]
Asilomar State Beach	State beach	Monterey	107	43	1951	Balances protection of rocky coast and dune habitat with public access.[14] The 1913 Asilomar Conference Grounds are a National Historic Landmark.[15]
Auburn State Recreation Area	State recreation area	El Dorado and Placer	42,377	17,149	1966	Offers numerous recreational opportunities along the North and Middle Forks of the American River.[16]
Austin Creek State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Sonoma	5,927	2,399	1964	Features a rugged wilderness on Austin Creek, adjacent to Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve.[17]
Azalea State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Humboldt	30	12	1943	Harbors a profusion of spring-blooming western azaleas.[18]
Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park	State historic park	Napa	0.75	0.30	1974	Showcases a restored 1846 water-powered grist mill in Napa Valley.[19] The mill is on the NRHP.[20]
Bean Hollow State Beach	State beach	San Mateo	44	18	1958	Offers fishing and beachcombing among tide pools.[21]
Benbow Lake State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Humboldt	1,142	462	1958	Centers on a reservoir on the South Fork Eel River.[22]
Benicia Capitol State Historic Park	State historic park	Solano	0.86	0.35	1951	Interprets the third and oldest-surviving California capitol, used 1853–54.[23] The building is on the NRHP.[20]
Benicia State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Solano	447	181	1957	Preserves a tidal wetland on the Carquinez Strait.[24]
Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Alameda	609	246	1974	Offers windsurfing and other water recreation on the Bethany Reservoir.[25]
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park	State historic park	Butte	5.2	2.1	1964	Offers tours of the 1868 Victorian mansion of influential settlers John and Annie Bidwell.[26] The mansion is on the NRHP.
Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park	State park	Butte and Glenn	349	141	1979	Preserves riparian habitat on the Sacramento River and its tributary Big Chico Creek.[27]
Big Basin Redwoods State Park	State park	Santa Cruz	18,050	7,300	1902	Established as California's first state park, to preserve coast redwoods on Waddell Creek.[28]
Bodie State Historic Park	State historic park	Mono	1,016	411	1962	Preserves the ghost town of Bodie, whose gold-mining heyday ran from 1877–1881, and is now a National Historic Landmark.[29]
Bolsa Chica State Beach	State beach	Orange	169	68	1960	Offers surf fishing and catching grunion by hand.[30]
Border Field State Park	State park	San Diego	1,316	533	1972	Occupies the southwesternmost point of the contiguous U.S., on the Mexico – United States border. Part of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.[31]
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park	State park	Napa and Sonoma	1,991	806	1960	Contains the farthest inland coast redwoods in a California state park.[32]
Brannan Island State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Sacramento	329	133	1952	Offers water recreation amid a maze of channels in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[33]
Burleigh H. Murray Ranch	Park property	San Mateo	1,325	536	1979	Encompasses a hidden valley with a historic ranch established in 1857.[34]
Burton Creek State Park	State park	Placer	1,890	760	1976	Offers 6 miles (9.7 km) of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing.[35]
Butano State Park	State park	San Mateo	4,728	1,913	1956	Showcases a secluded redwood-filled valley.[36]
Butte City Project	Park property	Butte	37	15	2007	In development, not open to public
Calaveras Big Trees State Park	State park	Calaveras and Tuolumne	6,498	2,630	1931	Protects two large groves of giant sequoias.[37]
California Citrus State Historic Park	State historic park	Riverside	248	100	1984	Interprets the influence of the state's citrus industry.[38]
California State Capitol Museum	Park property	Sacramento	40	16[39]	1982	Offers exhibits and tours of the California State Capitol and its grounds.[39]
California State Mining and Mineral Museum	Park property	Mariposa			1999	Exhibits the official state mineral collection and displays on the region's influential mining heritage.[40]
California State Railroad Museum	Point of interest	Sacramento			1976	Celebrates the history of rail transportation in California with museum displays, 21 restored locomotives, and a heritage railway along the Sacramento River.[41]
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area	State recreation area	San Francisco	204	83	1972	Constitutes California's first urban state recreation area, on the west shore of San Francisco Bay.[42]
Cardiff State Beach	State beach	San Diego	507	205	1949	Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside San Diego.[43]
Carlsbad State Beach	State beach	San Diego	44	18	1933	Features a small beach at the foot of coastal bluffs.[44]
Carmel River State Beach	State beach	Monterey	297	120	1953	Protects a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) beach and a lagoon at the mouth of the Carmel River which attracts many migratory birds.[45]
Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area	State vehicular recreation area	Alameda and San Joaquin	5,075	2,054	1979	Provides off-roading opportunities in the Diablo Range around the former townsite of Carnegie.[46]
Carpinteria State Beach	State beach	Santa Barbara and Ventura	62	25	1932	Offers a mile-long beach in the city of Carpinteria.[47]
Caspar Headlands State Beach	State beach	Mendocino	75	30	1972
Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Mendocino	2.7	1.1	1972	Preserves a small strip of rugged coastline.[48]
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Los Angeles	4,224	1,709	1965	Features 29 miles (47 km) of shoreline on Castaic Lake.[49]
Castle Crags State Park	State park	Shasta	3,905	1,580	1934	Provides access to the Castle Crags Wilderness, with its 6,000-foot-tall (1,800 m) rock crags.[50]
Castle Rock State Park	State park	Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo	5,242	2,121	1968	Encompasses a wild forest with rock climbing opportunities along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains.[51]
Castro Adobe	Park property	Santa Cruz	1	0.40	2002	Comprises the grand 1849 hacienda of the prominent Castro family on their Rancho San Andrés.[52] In development, not open to public. The hacienda is on the NRHP.
Caswell Memorial State Park	State park	San Joaquin	258	104	1952	Preserves a riparian forest along the Stanislaus River.[53]
Cayucos State Beach	State beach	San Luis Obispo	16	6.5	1940	Provides a swimming and surfing beach in the beach town of Cayucos.[54]
China Camp State Park	State park	Marin	1,514	613	1976	Surrounds an 1880s Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and salt marshes on San Pablo Bay.[55]
Chino Hills State Park	State park	Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino	14,173	5,736	1981	Preserves a large tract of the Chino Hills.[56]
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park	State historic park	Santa Barbara	7.5	3.0	1976	Preserves a sandstone cave bearing rock art of the Chumash people.[57]
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area	State vehicular recreation area	Butte	220	89	1981	Provides off-roading opportunities in the shallow clay pit excavated for material to build the Oroville Dam.[58]
Clear Lake State Park	State park	Lake	590	240	1949	Provides recreation opportunities on the southwest shore of Clear Lake, the largest freshwater lake within California's borders.[59]
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park	State historic park	Tulare	3,715	1,503	1973	Interprets the town of Allensworth, founded in 1908 as a haven for African Americans by Colonel Allen Allensworth and other community leaders.[60] The town is a district on the NRHP.
Columbia State Historic Park	State historic park	Tuolumne	273	110	1946	Interprets Columbia's preserved Gold Rush-era downtown,[61] a National Historic Landmark District.
Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Colusa	301	122	1955	Adjoins a stretch of the Sacramento River known for its fishing.[62]
Corona del Mar State Beach	State beach	Orange	30	12	1947	Provides a half-mile-long swimming beach adjacent to the Newport Beach harbor jetty.[63]
Cowell Ranch/John Marsh State Historic Park	State historic park	Contra Costa	3,676	1,488	1981	Includes Rancho Los Meganos and the 1856 ranchhouse of John Marsh. In development, not open to public.[64]
Crystal Cove State Park	State park	Orange	3,936	1,593	1979	Encompasses cliffbound coastline, inland chaparral canyons, and the NRHP-listed Crystal Cove Historic District of 1920s and 30s beach cottages.[65]
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park	State park	San Diego	24,693	9,993	1933	Preserves an expansive tract of forests and meadows above 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in the Laguna Mountains, on the former Rancho Cuyamaca.[66]
D. L. Bliss State Park	State park	El Dorado	2,149	870	1929	Features a balancing rock and the Rubicon Point Light on the shore of Lake Tahoe.[67]
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park	State park	Del Norte	31,261	12,651	1925	Preserves old-growth coast redwoods and is managed cooperatively with RNSP.[68]
Delta Meadows	Park property	Sacramento	472	191	1985	Preserves undeveloped wet meadows and sloughs in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. Closed to the public.[69]
Dockweiler State Beach	State beach	Los Angeles	91	37	1948	Features 3 miles (4.8 km) of beach and a hang gliding training site, adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport.
Doheny State Beach	State beach	Orange	254	103	1931	Offers surfing and beach-front camping in Dana Point.[70]
Donner Memorial State Park	State park	Nevada and Placer	3,293	1,333	1928	Interprets the site where the Donner Party was trapped by weather in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846–1847,[71] now a National Historic Landmark.
Eastshore State Park	State seashore	Alameda and Contra Costa	442	179	1985	Encompasses several remnant and restored parcels along the East Bay waterfront.
Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park	State park	El Dorado	2,324	940	1965	Comprises the Lake Tahoe estate and 1903 summer home of banker Isaias W. Hellman.[72]
El Capitán State Beach	State beach	Santa Barbara	2,634	1,066	1953	Features a narrow beach at the foot of coastal bluffs where monarch butterflies congregate in autumn.[73]
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park	State historic park	Santa Barbara	5.8	2.3	1966	Preserves components of a Spanish presidio dating back to 1782,[74] now on the NRHP.
Emerald Bay State Park	State park	El Dorado	1,533	620	1953	Contains Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay and Fannette Island plus the 1929 Vikingsholm mansion,[75] which is on the NRHP.
Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve	Park property	Alameda and Contra Costa			1985	Preserves a marsh on San Francisco Bay, managed as part of Eastshore State Park. Closed to the public.
Emma Wood State Beach	State beach	Ventura	112	45	1957	Contains a surfing beach and an estuary at the mouth of the Ventura River.
Empire Mine State Historic Park	State historic park	Nevada	853	345	1975	Offers tours of an underground gold mine which operated from 1850 to 1956, plus its surface surroundings.[76] The mine is on the NRHP.
Estero Bluffs State Park	State park	San Luis Obispo	353	143	2000	Preserves diverse coastal habitats on Estero Bay.
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area	State recreation area	El Dorado, Placer, and Sacramento	19,564	7,917	1956	Surrounds Folsom and Natoma Lakes, reservoirs on the American River.[77]
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park	State historic park	Sacramento	35	14	1956	Interprets an 1895 hydroelectricity plant, now a National Historic and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.[78]
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park	State park	Santa Cruz	10,223	4,137	1963	Preserves a tract of secondary forest donated by the family of former owner Nisene Marks.[79]
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park	State historic park	Humboldt	18	7.3	1955	Situated on its commanding bluff adjacent to Humboldt Bay, park interprets relations between U.S. army (present at fort 1853–1870), Native American groups, and settlers. Site includes a logging museum and logging equipment displays.[80]
Fort Ord Dunes State Park	State park	Monterey	980	400	2009	Reclaims coastline overlooking Monterey Bay on former property of the decommissioned Fort Ord.[81]
Fort Ross State Historic Park	State historic park	Sonoma	3,393	1,373	1909	Interprets the partially reconstructed Fort Ross, an 1812–1841 Russian-American Company outpost that was the southernmost settlement in the Russian colonization of the Americas.[82] The fort is a National Historic Landmark.
Fort Tejon State Historic Park	State historic park	Kern	647	262	1940	Interprets the U.S. Army fort staffed 1854–1864 to monitor the Sebastian Indian Reservation.[83] The fort is on the NRHP.
Franks Tract State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Contra Costa	3,523	1,426	1959	Encompasses a flooded area in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta accessible only by water.[84]
Fremont Peak State Park	State park	Monterey and San Benito	162	66	1934	Provides views of the surrounding landscape from atop Fremont Peak and of the night sky from the Fremont Peak Observatory.[85]
Garrapata State Park	State park	Monterey	2,939	1,189	1979	Preserves a largely hidden stretch of wild coast.[86]
Gaviota State Park	State park	Santa Barbara	2,787	1,128	1953	Flanks the narrow gorge of Gaviota Creek, which funnels Sundowner winds onto the popular beach area.[87]
George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Merced	46.5	18.8	1953	Adjoins the Merced River.[88]
Governor's Mansion State Historic Park	State historic park	Sacramento	0.78	0.32	1903	Interprets the 1877 mansion that housed 13 of California's governors and their families from 1903 to 1967.[89] Closed to the public since 2015, when Governor Jerry Brown moved there with his wife.[90]
Gray Whale Cove State Beach	State beach	San Mateo	3.1	1.3	1966	Embraces a steep-walled cove, near the Devil's Slide, where gray whales are often seen close to shore.[91]
Great Valley Grasslands State Park	State park	Merced	2,826	1,144	1982	Preserves a remnant of the native grasslands once extensive in the Central Valley.[92]
Greenwood State Beach	State beach	Mendocino	47	19	1978	Features a picturesque beach in Elk and a visitor center interpreting the town's lumbering history.[93]
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park	State park	Humboldt	430	170	1943	Harbors groves of coast redwoods in three separate units along the Van Duzen River.[94]
Grover Hot Springs State Park	State park	Alpine	553	224	1959	Boasts hot springs that feed a swimming pool complex in an alpine meadow.[95]
Half Moon Bay State Beach	State beach	San Mateo	181	73	1956	Encompasses four popular sandy beaches on Half Moon Bay.[96]
Harmony Headlands State Park	State park	San Luis Obispo	748	303	2003	Preserves an undeveloped parcel of Pacific coast.
Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Humboldt	955	386	1982	Offers fishing on Big Lagoon adjacent to Humboldt Lagoons State Park
Hatton Canyon	Park property	Monterey	130	53	2002	Preserves a canyon in Carmel saved from a planned freeway route. In development, not open to public.
Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument	State historical monument	San Luis Obispo	209	85	1958	Offers tours of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst's opulent 115-room "Hearst Castle," designed by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947.[97]
Hearst San Simeon State Park	State park	San Luis Obispo	2,309	934	1932	Preserves rocky coast and rare habitats like mima mounds and Monterey pine forest, as well as a 5,850-year-old Native American archaeological site.[98]
Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area	State vehicular recreation area	Imperial	342	138	1998	Attracts ATV riders to sandy, tamarisk-dotted dunes along a former course of the Alamo River.[99]
Hendy Woods State Park	State park	Mendocino	816	330	1958	Preserves two groves of old-growth coast redwoods in the Anderson Valley.[100]
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park	State park	Santa Cruz	4,623	1,871	1953	Boasts its Redwood Grove and other old-growth forest.[101]
Henry W. Coe State Park	State park	Santa Clara and Stanislaus	89,164	36,083	1959	Encompasses a sprawling wilderness of ridges and steep canyons in the Diablo Range.[102]
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area	State vehicular recreation area	San Benito	6,624	2,681	1975	Offers a variety of off-roading tracks and events in the hills outside Hollister.[103]
Humboldt Lagoons State Park	State park	Humboldt	2,256	913	1931	Protects part of the largest lagoon system in the United States, including Big Lagoon, Stone Lagoon, and Freshwater Lagoon.[104]
Humboldt Redwoods State Park	State park	Humboldt	51,651	20,902	1921	Preserves the world's largest remaining old-growth coast redwood forest,[105] including Stratosphere Giant, the fourth-tallest known tree.
Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area	State vehicular recreation area	Los Angeles and Ventura	18,533	7,500	1978	Offers 130 miles (210 km) of off-highway tracks, connecting to more routes in Los Padres National Forest.[106]
Huntington State Beach	State beach	Orange	121	49	1942	Contains 2 miles (3.2 km) of wide, flat beach in the city of Huntington Beach.[107]
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park	State historic park	Amador	135	55	1962	Interprets an outcrop with 1,185 mortar holes where Native Americans ground acorns into flour.[108]
Indio Hills Palms	Park property	Riverside	5,630	2,280	1983	Harbors a profusion of California fan palms growing along the San Andreas Fault in the Indio Hills. Part of the multi-agency Coachella Valley Preserve.[109]
Jack London State Historic Park	State historic park	Sonoma	1,611	652	1959	Contains several structures from the ranch of author Jack London and his wife Charmian London, as well as their grave. The ranch is a National Historic Landmark.[110]
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park	State park	Del Norte	10,430	4,220	1939	Honors explorer Jedediah Smith with a tract of coast redwoods along the Smith River. Part of Redwood National and State Parks.[111]
John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Humboldt	1,164	471	1929	Contains three undeveloped coast redwood groves split off from Humboldt Redwoods State Park in 2001.[112] In development, not open to the public.
John Little State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Monterey	21	8.5	1953	Protects rugged cliffs on the Big Sur coast flanking the mouth of a creek.[113]
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Mendocino	776	314	1976	Interprets a series of marine terraces each exhibiting a different stage of ecological succession.[114]
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park	State park	Monterey	3,762	1,522	1962	Stretches from the Big Sur coast up to 3,000-foot (910 m) ridges.[115] Includes the iconic seaside McWay Falls.
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Los Angeles	401	162	1984	Offers urban open space in the Baldwin Hills of Los Angeles.[116]
Kings Beach State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Placer	7.7	3.1	1974	Encompasses 700 feet (210 m) of lakefront on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.[117]
Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Sonoma	317	128	1934	Harbors a secondary forest with spring-blooming rhododendrons adjacent to Salt Point State Park.[118]
La Purísima Mission State Historic Park	State historic park	Santa Barbara	1,934	783	1935	Contains the 1813 La Purisima Mission, the most completely restored Spanish mission in California.[119]
Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Alameda	3,732	1,510	1967	Surrounds Lake Del Valle, a reservoir on the Arroyo Valle managed by the East Bay Regional Park District.
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Butte	29,447	11,917	1967	Surrounds Lake Oroville, a reservoir on the Feather River.[120]
Lake Perris State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Riverside	6,675	2,701	1974	Contains the southernmost reservoir in the 701-mile (1,128 km) California State Water Project and the Ya'i Heki' Regional Indian Museum.[121]
Lake Valley State Recreation Area	State recreation area	El Dorado	155	63	1985	Offers an 18-hole golf course in the High Sierras.[122]
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park	State historic park	Sacramento	0.88	0.36	1978	Offers tours of governor and tycoon Leland Stanford's restored 1856 mansion, now a National Historic Landmark.[123]
Leo Carrillo State Park	State park	Los Angeles and Ventura	2,513	1,017	1953	Honors actor and conservationist Leo Carrillo with a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) beach. Part of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.[124]
Leucadia State Beach	State beach	San Diego	10.6	4.3	1949	Comprises a small, rocky beach in Encinitas.[125]
Lighthouse Field State Beach	State beach	Santa Cruz	38	15	1978	Features the Steamer Lane surf break and a lighthouse containing the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum.[126]
Limekiln State Park	State park	Monterey	711	288	1994	Contains four lime kilns from an 1887 lime-smelting operation on the Big Sur coast.[127]
Little River State Beach	State beach	Humboldt	152	62	1931	Comprises a broad open beach with dunes.[128]
Los Angeles State Historic Park	State historic park	Los Angeles	32	13	2001	Provides urban open space on the site of an 1875 train station where many travelers first arrived in Los Angeles.[129]
Los Encinos State Historic Park	State historic park	Los Angeles	4.7	1.9	1949
Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	San Luis Obispo	85	34	1972
MacKerricher State Park	State park	Mendocino	2,519	1,019	1949
Mailliard Woods State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Mendocino	242	98	1945
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park	State historic park	Nevada	3,143	1,272	1965
Malibu Creek State Park	State park	Los Angeles	8,215	3,324	1974
Malibu Lagoon State Beach	State beach	Los Angeles	110	45	1951
Manchester State Park	State park	Mendocino	5,272	2,134	1955
Mandalay State Beach	State beach	Ventura	92	37	1985
Manresa State Beach	State beach	Santa Cruz	138	56	1948
Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park	State historic park	Marin	62	25	1976
Marina State Beach	State Beach	Monterey	171	69	1977
Marsh Creek State Park	State historic park	Contra Costa County	3,659	1,481	2012	Features Stone House of John Marsh;Park is under construction and closed to public as of 2017.
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park	State historic park	El Dorado	575	233	1942[130]
Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Santa Clara	137	55	2003	In development, not open to public
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park	State park	Shasta	910	370	1920
McConnell State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Merced	74	30	1949
McGrath State Beach	State beach	Ventura	314	127	1948
Mendocino Headlands State Park	State park	Mendocino	7,709	3,120	1972
Mendocino Woodlands State Park	State park	Mendocino	720	290	1977
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Fresno and Madera	6,857	2,775	1957	Includes 40 miles (64 km) of shoreline on Millerton Lake and the 1867 Millerton County Courthouse.[131]
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Mono	55,300	22,400	1982
Montaña de Oro State Park	State park	San Luis Obispo	10,366	4,195	1934
Montara State Beach	State beach	San Mateo	780	320	1959
Monterey State Historic Park	State historic park	Monterey	9.6	3.9	1916
Monterey State Beach	State beach	Monterey	114	46	1960
Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Mendocino	2,743	1,110	1947
Moonlight State Beach	State beach	San Diego	15	6.1	1949
Morro Bay State Park	State park	San Luis Obispo	2,783	1,126	1934
Morro Strand State Beach	State beach	San Luis Obispo	183	74	1932
Moss Landing State Beach	State beach	Monterey	60	24	1972
Mount Diablo State Park	State park	Contra Costa	20,124	8,144	1931
Mount San Jacinto State Park	State park	Riverside	13,718	5,551	1930
Mount Tamalpais State Park	State park	Marin	6,243	2,526	1928
Natural Bridges State Beach	State beach	Santa Cruz	62	25	1933
Navarro River Redwoods State Park	State park	Mendocino	727	294	1928
New Brighton State Beach	State beach	Santa Cruz	157	64	1933
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area	State vehicular recreation area	San Luis Obispo	2,675	1,083	1974
Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area	State vehicular recreation area	Imperial and San Diego	50,553	20,458	1976	Offers off-roading opportunities adjacent to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.[132]
Old Sacramento State Historic Park	State historic park	Sacramento	293	119	1967
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park	State historic park	San Diego	29	12	1967
Olompali State Historic Park	State historic park	Marin	700	280	1977
Pacheco State Park	State park	Merced and Santa Clara	6,894	2,790	1995
Pacifica State Beach	State beach	San Mateo	21	8.5	1979
Palomar Mountain State Park	State park	San Diego	1,909	773	1932
Patrick's Point State Park	State park	Humboldt	652	264	1930
Pelican State Beach	State beach	Del Norte	5.2	2.1	1947
Pescadero State Beach	State beach	San Mateo	700	280	1958
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park	State historic park	Sonoma	41	17	1951
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park	State park	Monterey	1,391	563	1933
Picacho State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Imperial	6,759	2,735	1960
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park	State historic park	San Mateo	76	31	1981
Pío Pico State Historic Park	State historic park	Los Angeles	5.5	2.2	1917
Pismo State Beach	State beach	San Luis Obispo	1,412	571	1935
Placerita Canyon State Park	State park	Los Angeles	342	138	1949
Plumas-Eureka State Park	State park	Plumas	4,424	1,790	1959
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park	State historic park	Mendocino	383	155	2002
Point Dume State Beach	State beach	Los Angeles	37	15	1958
Point Lobos Ranch	Park property	Monterey	1,329	538	1998	In development, not open to public
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Monterey	1,325	536	1933
Point Montara Light Station	Park property	San Mateo	6	2.4	1982
Point Mugu State Park	State park	Los Angeles	13,947	5,644	1966
Point Sal State Beach	State beach	Santa Barbara	84	34	1948
Point Sur State Historic Park	State historic park	Monterey	92	37	1986	Contains the still-operational 1889 Point Sur Lighthouse and a former U.S. Navy SOSUS base. The lighthouse is on the NRHP.[133]
Pomponio State Beach	State beach	San Mateo	421	170	1960
Portola Redwoods State Park	State park	San Mateo	2,608	1,055	1945
Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area	State vehicular recreation area	Sacramento	2,786	1,127	1990	Offers open off-roading at the foot of the Sierra Nevada as well as a go-kart track and 4WD obstacle course.[134]
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park	State park	Humboldt	14,187	5,741	1923
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area	State recreation area	San Bernardino	5,890	2,380	1956	Closed to the public
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park	State historic park	Tuolumne	24	9.7	1982
Red Rock Canyon State Park	State park	Kern	25,325	10,249	1970
Refugio State Beach	State beach	Santa Barbara	905	366	1950
Reynolds Wayside Campground	Wayside campground	Mendocino	66	27	1966	Preserves a parcel of old-growth redwoods and Douglas fir beside U.S. Route 101. The campground was removed in 1976.[135]
Richardson Grove State Park	State park	Humboldt	1,772	717	1922
Rio de Los Angeles State Park	State recreation area	Los Angeles	58	23	2001
Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach	State beach	Los Angeles	37	15	1978
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park	State park	Napa, Sonoma, and Lake	5,990	2,420	1949
Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach	State beach	Alameda	132	53	1961
Russian Gulch State Park	State park	Mendocino	1,305	528	1933
Saddleback Butte State Park	State park	Los Angeles	2,954	1,195	1957
Salinas River State Beach	State beach	Monterey and Santa Cruz	281.84	114.06	1960
Salt Point State Park	State park	Sonoma	5,684	2,300	1968
Salton Sea State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Imperial and Riverside	16,901	6,840	1951
Samuel P. Taylor State Park	State park	Marin	2,707	1,095	1946
San Bruno Mountain State Park	State park	San Mateo	298	121	1980
San Buenaventura State Beach	State beach	Ventura	110	45	1961
San Clemente State Beach	State beach	Orange	117	47	1931
San Elijo State Beach	State beach	San Diego	588	238	1952
San Gregorio State Beach	State beach	San Mateo	414	168	1958
San Juan Bautista State Historic Park	State historic park	San Benito	6.1	2.5	1933
San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Merced	26,036	10,536	1969
San Onofre State Beach	State beach	San Diego	2,107	853	1971
San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park	State historic park	San Diego	69	28	1918
San Timoteo Canyon	Park property	Riverside	1,148	465	2002
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park	State historic park	Santa Cruz	1.9	0.77	1959
Santa Monica State Beach	State beach	Los Angeles	48	19	1948
Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park	State historic park	Los Angeles	671	272	1979
Schooner Gulch State Beach	State beach	Mendocino	54	22	1983
Seacliff State Beach	State beach	Santa Cruz	89	36	1931
Shasta State Historic Park	State historic park	Shasta	25	10	1937
Silver Strand State Beach	State beach	San Diego	3,749	1,517	1932
Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area	State recreation area	San Bernardino	2,201	891	1978
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park	State park	Mendocino and Humboldt	7,937	3,212	1975
Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Mendocino	689	279	1963
Sonoma State Historic Park	State historic park	Sonoma	64	26	1909
Sonoma Coast State Park	State park	Sonoma	10,018	4,054	1934
South Carlsbad State Beach	State beach	San Diego	118	48	1949
South Yuba River State Park	State park	Nevada	8,720	3,530	1979
Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Mendocino	1,021	413	1921
State Indian Museum	State historic park	Sacramento			1914	Interprets the diverse cultures of the indigenous peoples of California.[136]
Stone Lake	Park property	Sacramento	1,090	440	1978
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park	State park	Sonoma and Napa	4,416	1,787	1920
Sunset State Beach	State beach	Santa Cruz	302	122	1931
Sutter Buttes State Park	State park	Sutter	1,785	722	2003	In development on the north side of the Sutter Buttes. Currently no public access.[137]
Sutter's Fort State Historic Park	State historic park	Sacramento	5.8	2.3	1914
Tahoe State Recreation Area	State Recreation Area	Placer	62	25		Campground on Lake Tahoe[138]
Thornton State Beach	State beach	San Mateo	58	23	1955
Tijuana Estuary	Point of interest	San Diego
Tolowa Dunes State Park	State park	Del Norte	4,399	1,780	1983
Tomales Bay State Park	State park	Marin	2,443	989	1950	Open under National Park Service management
Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park	State historic park	Kern	560	230	1993
Topanga State Park	State park	Los Angeles	12,666	5,126	1967
Torrey Pines State Beach	State beach	San Diego	61	25	1952
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	San Diego	1,461	591	1952
Trinidad State Beach	State beach	Humboldt	159	64	1937
Tule Elk State Natural Reserve	State natural reserve	Kern	984	398	1932
Turlock Lake State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Stanislaus	3,559	1,440	1950
Twin Lakes State Beach	State beach	Santa Cruz	95	38	1955
Van Damme State Park	State park	Mendocino	2,336	945	1932	Preserves beach, bog, and a pygmy forest on the site of a former redwood lumbering settlement.[139] The pygmy forest is a National Natural Landmark.[140]
Verdugo Mountains	Park property	Los Angeles	251	102	1984
Ward Creek Project	Park property	Placer	173	70	1978
Washoe Meadows State Park	State park	El Dorado	628	254	1985
Wassama Round House State Historic Park	State historic park	Madera	27	11	1978
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park	State historic park	Los Angeles	0.11	0.045	1978
Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park	State historic park	Trinity	2.8	1.1	1956
Westport-Union Landing State Beach	State beach	Mendocino	58	23	1952
Wilder Ranch State Park	State park	Santa Cruz	8,342	3,376	1974
Wildwood Canyon	Park property	Riverside	856	346	2002	In development
Will Rogers State Beach	State beach	Los Angeles	82	33	1931
Will Rogers State Historic Park	State historic park	Los Angeles	189	76	1944
William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park	State historic park	Tehama	3.9	1.6	1951
Woodland Opera House State Historic Park	State historic park	Yolo	0.26	0.11	1980
Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area	State recreation area	Tehama	323	131	1959
Zmudowski State Beach	State beach	Monterey and Santa Cruz	194	79	1950

See also

• California State Beaches


• List of California State Historic Parks


• Parks in California


• California Department of Parks and Recreation

References

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2. 
   ^ "Admiral William Standley SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
   


3. 
   ^ "Ahjumawi Lava Springs SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
   


4. 
   ^ "Anderson Marsh SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
   


5. 
   ^ "Andrew Molera SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
   


6. 
   ^ "Angel Island SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
   


7. 
   ^ "Annadel SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
   


8. 
   ^ "Año Nuevo SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
   


9. 
   ^ "Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve SNR". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
   


10. 
    ^ "Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
    


11. 
    ^ "Anza-Borrega Desert SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
    


12. 
    ^ "Armstrong Redwoods SNR". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
    


13. 
    ^ "Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


14. 
    ^ "Asilomar SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


15. 
    ^ "Asilomar Conference Grounds". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007.
    


16. 
    ^ "Auburn SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


17. 
    ^ "Austin Creek SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


18. 
    ^ "Azalea SNR". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


19. 
    ^ "Bale Grist Mill SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


20. 
    ^ ^ab National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
    


21. 
    ^ "Bean Hollow SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


22. 
    ^ "Benbow Lake SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


23. 
    ^ "Benicia Capitol SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


24. 
    ^ "Benicia SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
    


25. 
    ^ "Bethany Reservoir SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
    


26. 
    ^ "Bidwell Mansion SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
    


27. 
    ^ "Bidwell-Sacramento River SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
    


28. 
    ^ "Big Basin Redwoods State Park". California State Parks. 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
    


29. 
    ^ "Bodie SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
    


30. 
    ^ "Bolsa Chica SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
    


31. 
    ^ "Border Field SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
    


32. 
    ^ "Bothe-Napa Valley State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
    


33. 
    ^ "Brannan Island SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
    


34. 
    ^ "Burleigh H. Murray Ranch". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
    


35. 
    ^ "Burton Creek SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
    


36. 
    ^ "Butano SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
    


37. 
    ^ "Calaveras Big Trees State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2004. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
    


38. 
    ^ "California Citrus SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
    


39. 
    ^ ^ab "California State Capitol Museum". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
    


40. 
    ^ "California State Mining and Mineral Museum". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
    


41. 
    ^ "California State Railroad Museum". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
    


42. 
    ^ "Candlestick Point SRA". California State Parks. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
    


43. 
    ^ "Cardiff SB". California State Parks. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
    


44. 
    ^ "Carlsbad SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
    


45. 
    ^ "Carmel River SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
    


46. 
    ^ "Carnegie SVRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
    


47. 
    ^ "Carpinteria SB". California State Parks. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
    


48. 
    ^ "Caspar Headlands SNR". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
    


49. 
    ^ "Castaic Lake SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
    


50. 
    ^ "Castle Crags SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
    


51. 
    ^ "Castle Rock SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
    


52. 
    ^ "Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe". Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
    


53. 
    ^ "Caswell Memorial SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
    


54. 
    ^ "Cayucos SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
    


55. 
    ^ "China Camp SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
    


56. 
    ^ "Chino Hills SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
    


57. 
    ^ "Chumash Painted Cave SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
    


58. 
    ^ "Clay Pit SVRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
    


59. 
    ^ "Clear Lake SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
    


60. 
    ^ "Colonel Allensworth SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
    


61. 
    ^ "Columbia SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
    


62. 
    ^ "Colusa-Sacramento River SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
    


63. 
    ^ "Corona del Mar SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
    


64. 
    ^ "Cowell Ranch/John Marsh Property SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
    


65. 
    ^ "Crystal Cove SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
    


66. 
    ^ "Cuyamaca Rancho SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
    


67. 
    ^ "D. L. Bliss SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
    


68. 
    ^ "Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
    


69. 
    ^ McKinney, John. "Paddling our State Parks" (PDF). California State Parks Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
    


70. 
    ^ "Doheny SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
    


71. 
    ^ "Donner Memorial SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
    


72. 
    ^ "Sugar Pine Point State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2002. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
    


73. 
    ^ "El Capitán Beach Trail". California State Parks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
    


74. 
    ^ "El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
    


75. 
    ^ "Emerald Bay SP". California State Parks. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
    


76. 
    ^ "Empire Mine". Empire Mine Park Association. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
    


77. 
    ^ "Folsom Lake State Recreation Area" (PDF). California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
    


78. 
    ^ "Historic Landmark". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
    


79. 
    ^ "The Forest of Nisene Marks SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
    


80. 
    ^ "Fort Humboldt SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
    


81. 
    ^ Cooper, Jeanne (2010-01-24). "Fort Ord Dunes now a state park". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, Calif. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
    


82. 
    ^ "Fort Ross SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
    


83. 
    ^ "Fort Tejon SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
    


84. 
    ^ "Franks Tract SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
    


85. 
    ^ "Fremont Peak SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
    


86. 
    ^ "Garrapata State Park". Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
    


87. 
    ^ "Gaviota SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
    


88. 
    ^ "George J. Hatfield SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
    


89. 
    ^ "Mansion History". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
    


90. 
    ^ "First family moves into mansion". www.capradio.org.
    


91. 
    ^ "Gray Whale Cove SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
    


92. 
    ^ "Great River Grasslands SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
    


93. 
    ^ "Greenwood SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
    


94. 
    ^ "Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
    


95. 
    ^ "Grover Hot Springs SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
    


96. 
    ^ "Half Moon Bay SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
    


97. 
    ^ "Hearst San Simeon SHM". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
    


98. 
    ^ "Hearst San Simeon SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
    


99. 
    ^ "Heber Dunes SVRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
    


100. 
     ^ "Hendy Woods SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
     


101. 
     ^ "Henry Cowell Redwoods SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
     


102. 
     ^ "Henry W. Coe SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
     


103. 
     ^ "Hollister Hills SVRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
     


104. 
     ^ "Humboldt Lagoons State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
     


105. 
     ^ "Humboldt Redwoods SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
     


106. 
     ^ "Hungry Valley SVRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
     


107. 
     ^ "Huntington SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
     


108. 
     ^ "Indian Grinding Rock SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
     


109. 
     ^ "Indio Hills Palms Park Property". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
     


110. 
     ^ "Jack London SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
     


111. 
     ^ "Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
     


112. 
     ^ Baselt, David (2009). "John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve". Redwood Hikes. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
     


113. 
     ^ "John Little SNR". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
     


114. 
     ^ "Jug Handle SNR". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
     


115. 
     ^ "Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
     


116. 
     ^ "Kenneth Hahn SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
     


117. 
     ^ "Kings Beach SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
     


118. 
     ^ "Kruse Rhododendron SNR". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
     


119. 
     ^ "La Purísima Mission SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
     


120. 
     ^ "Lake Oroville SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
     


121. 
     ^ "Lake Perris State Recreation Area" (PDF). California State Parks. 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
     


122. 
     ^ "Lake Valley SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
     


123. 
     ^ "Leland Stanford Mansion SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
     


124. 
     ^ "Leo Carrillo SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
     


125. 
     ^ "Leucadia SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
     


126. 
     ^ "Lighthouse Field SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
     


127. 
     ^ "Limekiln State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
     


128. 
     ^ "Little River SB". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
     


129. 
     ^ "Los Angeles SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
     


130. 
     ^ "Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
     


131. 
     ^ "Millerton Lake SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
     


132. 
     ^ "Ocotillo Wells SVRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
     


133. 
     ^ "Point Sur SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
     


134. 
     ^ "Prairie City SVRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
     


135. 
     ^ "Reynolds Wayside Campground". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
     


136. 
     ^ "State Indian Museum". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
     


137. 
     ^ "Sutter Buttes State Park". California State Parks. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
     


138. 
     ^ "Tahoe SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
     


139. 
     ^ "Van Damme SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
     


140. 
     ^ "Pygmy Forest". National Park Service. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
     

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National Park System National Parks Channel Islands Death Valley Joshua Tree Kings Canyon Lassen Volcanic Pinnacles Redwood Sequoia Yosemite National Preserves Mojave National Monuments Cabrillo Castle Mountains Cesar E. Chavez Devils Postpile Lava Beds Muir Woods World War II Valor in the Pacific National Seashores Point Reyes National Historical Parks Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front San Francisco Maritime National Historic Sites Eugene O'Neill Fort Point John Muir Manzanar National Memorials Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Recreation Areas Golden Gate Santa Monica Mountains Whiskeytown
State Parks State Parks Ahjumawi Lava Springs Andrew Molera Angel Island Annadel Año Nuevo Anza-Borrego Desert Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland Bidwell–Sacramento River Big Basin Redwoods Border Field Bothe-Napa Valley Burton Creek Butano Calaveras Big Trees Castle Crags Castle Rock Caswell Memorial China Camp Chino Hills Clear Lake Crystal Cove Cuyamaca Rancho D. L. Bliss Del Norte Coast Redwoods Donner Memorial Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point Emerald Bay The Forest of Nisene Marks Fort Ord Dunes Fremont Peak Garrapata Gaviota Great Valley Grasslands Grizzly Creek Redwoods Grover Hot Springs Hearst San Simeon Hendy Woods Henry Cowell Redwoods Henry W. Coe Humboldt Lagoons Humboldt Redwoods Jedediah Smith Redwoods Julia Pfeiffer Burns Leo Carrillo Limekiln MacKerricher Malibu Creek Manchester McArthur–Burney Falls Memorial McLaughlin Eastshore Mendocino Headlands Mendocino Woodlands Montaña de Oro Morro Bay Mount Diablo Mount San Jacinto Mount Tamalpais Navarro River Redwoods Pacheco Palomar Mountain Patrick's Point Pfeiffer Big Sur Placerita Canyon Plumas-Eureka Point Mugu Portola Redwoods Prairie Creek Redwoods Red Rock Canyon Richardson Grove Rio de Los Angeles Robert Louis Stevenson Russian Gulch Saddleback Butte Salt Point Samuel P. Taylor San Bruno Mountain Sinkyone Wilderness South Yuba River Sugarloaf Ridge Sutter Buttes Tolowa Dunes Tomales Bay Topanga Van Damme Washoe Meadows Wilder Ranch State Natural Reserves Antelope Valley California Poppy Armstrong Redwoods Azalea Caspar Headlands John B. Dewitt John Little Jug Handle Kruse Rhododendron Los Osos Oaks Mailliard Redwoods Mono Lake Tufa Montgomery Woods Point Lobos Smithe Redwoods Torrey Pines Tule Elk State Marine Reserves Albany Big Creek Carmel Pinnacles Del Mar Landing Emeryville Crescent Estero de Limantour Fitzgerald Laguna Beach Lovers Point Montara Moro Cojo Slough Natural Bridges Point Lobos Point Sur Russian River Stewarts Point State Historic Parks Anderson Marsh Antelope Valley Indian Museum Bale Grist Mill Benicia Capitol Bidwell Mansion Bodie California Citrus California State Indian Museum Chumash Painted Cave Colonel Allensworth Columbia Cowell Ranch/John Marsh El Presidio de Santa Barbara Empire Mine Folsom Powerhouse Fort Humboldt Fort Ross Fort Tejon Governor's Mansion Hearst San Simeon Indian Grinding Rock Jack London La Purísima Mission Leland Stanford Mansion Los Angeles Los Encinos Malakoff Diggins Marconi Conference Center Marshall Gold Discovery Monterey Old Sacramento Old Town San Diego Olompali Petaluma Adobe Pigeon Point Light Station Pío Pico Point Sur Railtown 1897 San Juan Bautista San Pasqual Battlefield Santa Cruz Mission Santa Susana Pass Shasta Sonoma Sutter's Fort Tomo-Kahni Wassama Round House Watts Towers of Simon Rodia Weaverville Joss House Will Rogers William B. Ide Adobe Woodland Opera House State Beaches Asilomar Bean Hollow Bolsa Chica Cardiff Carlsbad Carmel River Carpinteria Caspar Headlands Cayucos Corona del Mar Dockweiler Doheny El Capitán Emma Wood Gray Whale Cove Greenwood Half Moon Bay Huntington Leucadia Lighthouse Field Little River Malibu Lagoon Mandalay Manresa Marina McGrath Montara Monterey Moonlight Morro Strand Moss Landing Natural Bridges New Brighton Pacifica Pelican Pescadero Pismo Point Dume Point Sal Pomponio Refugio Robert H. Meyer Memorial Robert W. Crown Memorial Salinas River San Buenaventura San Clemente San Elijo San Gregorio San Onofre Santa Monica Schooner Gulch Seacliff Silver Strand Sonoma Coast South Carlsbad Sunset Thornton Torrey Pines Trinidad Twin Lakes Westport-Union Landing Will Rogers William Randolph Hearst Memorial Zmudowski State Recreation Areas Admiral William Standley Auburn Austin Creek Benbow Lake Benicia Bethany Reservoir Brannan Island Candlestick Point Castaic Lake Colusa-Sacramento River Folsom Lake Franks Tract George J. Hatfield Harry A. Merlo Kenneth Hahn Kings Beach Lake Del Valle Lake Oroville Lake Perris Lake Valley Martial Cottle Park McConnell Millerton Lake Picacho Providence Mountains Salton Sea San Luis Reservoir Silverwood Lake Standish-Hickey Tahoe Turlock Lake Woodson Bridge State Vehicular Recreation Areas Carnegie Clay Pit Heber Dunes Hollister Hills Hungry Valley Oceano Dunes Ocotillo Wells Prairie City Other Burleigh H. Murray Ranch California State Mining and Mineral Museum California State Capitol Museum California State Railroad Museum Castro Adobe Delta Meadows Estero Bay Hatton Canyon Indio Hills Palms Point Cabrillo Light Station Point Lobos Ranch Point Montara Light Station Reynolds Wayside Campground San Timoteo Canyon Stone Lake Verdugo Mountains Ward Creek Wildwood Canyon
National Forests and Grasslands National Forests and Grasslands Angeles Butte Valley NG Cleveland Eldorado Humboldt-Toiyabe Inyo Klamath Lake Tahoe Basin Lassen Los Padres Mendocino Modoc Plumas Rogue River – Siskiyou San Bernardino Sequoia Shasta–Trinity Sierra Six Rivers Stanislaus Tahoe National Wilderness Preservation System Agua Tibia Ansel Adams Bucks Lake Caribou Carson-Iceberg Castle Crags Cucamonga Desolation Dick Smith Dinkey Lakes Emigrant Golden Trout Hoover Inyo Mountains Ishi Jennie Lakes John Muir Kaiser Marble Mountain Mokelumne Mount Shasta Wilderness North Fork Pine Creek San Gabriel Sanhedrin San Jacinto San Rafael Sespe Siskiyou Snow Mountain South Fork Eel River South Sierra South Warner Thousand Lakes Trinity Alps Ventana Yolla Bolly–Middle Eel Yuki National Monuments and Recreation Areas Giant Sequoia National Monument San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Smith River National Recreation Area Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area Sand to Snow National Monument
State Forests Boggs Mountain Demonstration Ellen Pickett Jackson Demonstration Las Posadas LaTour Demonstration Mount Zion Mountain Home Demonstration Soquel Demonstration
National Wildlife Refuges Antioch Dunes Bitter Creek Blue Ridge Butte Sink Castle Rock Clear Lake Coachella Valley Colusa Delevan Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Ellicott Slough Farallon Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Hopper Mountain Humboldt Bay Kern Lower Klamath Marin Islands Merced Modoc Pixley Sacramento Sacramento River Salinas River San Diego Bay San Diego San Joaquin River San Luis San Pablo Bay Seal Beach Sonny Bono Salton Sea Stone Lakes Sutter Tijuana Slough Tule Lake
State Wildlife Areas Wildlife Areas Antelope Valley Ash Creek Bass Hill Battle Creek Big Lagoon Big Sandy Biscar Butte Valley Buttermilk Country Cache Creek Camp Cady Cantara/Ney Springs Cedar Roughs Cinder Flats Collins Eddy Colusa Bypass Coon Hollow Cottonwood Creek Crescent City Marsh Crocker Meadows Daugherty Hill Decker Island Doyle Dutch Flat Eastlker River Eel River Elk Creek Wetlands Elk River Fay Slough Feather River Fitzhugh Creek Fremont Weir Grass Lake Gray Lodge Green Creek Grizzly Island Hallelujah Junction Heenan Lake Hill Slough Hollenbeck Canyon Honey Lake Hope Valley Horseshoe Ranch Imperial Indian Valley Kelso Peak and Old Dad Mountains Kinsman Flat Knoxville Laguna Lake Berryessa Lake Earl Lake Sonoma Little Panoche Reservoir Los Banos Lower Sherman Island Mad River Slough Marble Mountains Mendota Merrill's Landing Miner Slough Monache Meadows Morro Bay Moss Landing Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Napa-Sonoma Marshes North Grasslands O'Neill Forebay Oroville Petaluma Marsh Pickel Meadow Pine Creek Point Edith Putah Creek Rector Reservoir Red Lake Rhode Island Sacramento River San Felipe Valley San Jacinto San Luis Obispo San Luis Reservoir San Pablo Bay Santa Rosa Shasta Valley Silver Creek Slinkard/Little Antelope Smithneck Creek South Fork Spenceville Surprise Valley Sutter Bypass Tehama Truckee River Upper Butte Basin Volta Warner Valley Waukell Creek West Hilmar Westlker River White Slough Willow Creek Yolo Bypass Ecological Reserves Albany Mudflats Alkali Sink Allensworth Atascadero Creek Marsh Bair Island Baldwin Lake Batiquitos Lagoon Blue Sky Boden Canyon Boggs Lake Bolsa Chica Bonny Doon Buena Vista Lagoon Butler Slough Butte Creek Canyon Butte Creek House Buttonwillow By Day Creek Calhoun Cut Canebrake Carlsbad Highlands Carmel Bay Carrizo Canyon Carrizo Plains China Point Clover Creek Coachella Valley Coal Canyon Corte Madera Marsh Crestridge Dairy Mart Ponds Dales Lake Del Mar Landing Eden Landing Elkhorn Slough Estelle Mountain Fall River Mills Fish Slough Fremont Valley Goleta Slough Indian Joe Spring Kaweah Kerman King Clone Laguna Laurel Loch Lomond Vernal Pool Lokern Magnesia Spring Marin Islands Mattole River McGinty Mountain Morro Dunes Morro Rock Napa River North Table Mountain Oasis Spring Panoche Hills Peytonia Slough Pine Hill Piute Creek Pleasant Valley Rancho Jamul Redwood Shores River Springs Lakes Saline Valley San Dieguito Lagoon San Elijo Lagoon San Felipe Creek San Joaquin River Santa Rosa Plateau Springville Stone Corral Sycamore Canyon Sycuan Peak Thomes Creek Tomales Bay Upper Newport Bay Watsonville Slough West Mojave Desert Woodbridge Yaudanchi Marine Protected Areas Abalone Cove Albany Mudflats Anacapa Anacapa Año Nuevo Asilomar Atascadero Beach Bair Island Batiquitos Lagoon Big Creek Big Creek Big Sycamore Canyon Bodega Bolsa Chica Cambria Cardiff and San Elijo Carmel Bay Carmel Pinnacles Carrington Point Catalina Marine Science Center Corte Madera Marsh Crystal Cove Dana Point Del Mar Landing Doheny Doheny Duxbury Reef Edward F. Ricketts Elkhorn Slough Elkhorn Slough Encinitas Estero de Limantour Fagan Marsh Farallon Islands Farnsworth Bank Fort Ross Gerstle Cove Goleta Slough Greyhound Rock Gull Island Harris Point Heisler Park Hopkins Irvine Coast James V. Fitzgerald Judith Rock Julia Pfeiffer Burns La Jolla Laguna Beach Lovers Cove (Catalina Island) Lovers Point MacKerricher Manchester and Arena Rock Marin Islands Mia J. Tegner Moro Cojo Slough Morro Bay Morro Bay Morro Beach Natural Bridges Niguel Pacific Grove Marine Gardens Painted Cave Peytonia Slough Piedras Blancas Piedras Blancas Pismo Pismo-Oceano Beach Point Buchon Point Buchon Point Cabrillo Point Fermin Point Lobos Point Reyes Headlands Point Sur Point Sur Portuguese Ledge Punta Gorda Redwood Shores Refugio Richardson Rock Robert E. Badham Robert W. Crown Russian Gulch Russian River Salt Point San Diego-Scripps San Dieguito Lagoon San Elijo Lagoon Santa Barbara Island Scorpion Skunk Point Sonoma Coast Soquel Canyon South Laguna Beach South Point Swami’s Tomales Bay Upper Newport Bay Van Damme Vandenberg White Rock (Cambria)
Bureau of Land Management National Landscape Conservation System National Monuments Berryessa Snow Mountain California Coastal Carrizo Plain Cascade-Siskiyou Fort Ord Mojave Trails Sand to Snow Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Conservation Areas California Desert King Range Wilderness Areas Argus Range Big Maria Mountains Bigelow Cholla Garden Bighorn Mountain Black Mountain Bright Star Bristol Mountains Cadiz Dunes Carrizo Gorge Chemehuevi Mountains Chimney Peak Chuckwalla Mountains Chumash Cleghorn Lakes Clipper Mountain Coso Range Coyote Mountains Darwin Falls Dead Mountains Dick Smith El Paso Mountains Fish Creek Mountains Funeral Mountains Golden Valley Grass Valley Headwaters Forest Reserve Hollow Hills Ibex Indian Pass Inyo Mountains Jacumba Kelso Dunes Kiavah Kingston Range Little Chuckwalla Mountains Little Picacho Machesna Mountain Matilija Malpais Mesa Manly Peak Mecca Hills Mesquite Newberry Mountains Nopah Range North Algodones Dunes North Mesquite Mountains Old Woman Mountains Orocopia Mountains Otay Mountain Owens Peak Pahrump Valley Palen/McCoy Palo Verde Mountains Picacho Peak Piper Mountain Piute Mountains Red Buttes Resting Spring Range Rice Valley Riverside Mountains Rodman Mountains Sacatar Trail Saddle Peak Hills San Gorgonio Santa Lucia Santa Rosa Sawtooth Mountains Sespe Sheephole Valley South Nopah Range Stateline Stepladder Mountains Surprise Canyon Sylvania Mountains Trilobite Turtle Mountains Whipple Mountains
National Marine Sanctuaries Channel Islands Cordell Bank Greater Farallones Monterey Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserves Elkhorn Slough San Francisco Bay Tijuana River Estuary
University of California Natural Reserve System Angelo Coast Range Reserve Año Nuevo Island Blue Oak Ranch Reserve Bodega Marine Box Springs Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center Burns Piñon Ridge Carpinteria Salt Marsh Chickering American River Coal Oil Point Dawson Los Monos Canyon Eagle Lake Field Station Elliott Chaparral Emerson Oaks Fort Ord Hastings James San Jacinto Mountains Jenny Pygmy Forest Jepson Prairie Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Landels-Hill Big Creek McLaughlin Motte Rimrock Quail Ridge Sagehen Creek Field Station San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Santa Cruz Island Scripps Coastal Sedgwick Stebbins Cold Canyon Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center Valentine Eastern Sierra Younger Lagoon
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