88-831: Indian Beach may refer to: Indian Beach (Marin County, California) , a beach within Tomales Bay State Park in Marin County, California Indian Beach (Oregon) , a beach within Ecola State Park in Oregon Indian Beach, Delaware Indian Beach, Florida , a historical neighborhood in Sarasota Indian Beach, North Carolina Old Home Beach (also known as Indian Beach),
176-3538: A pygmy forest on the site of a former redwood lumbering settlement. The pygmy forest is a National Natural Landmark . 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 San Bernardino 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 [ edit ] California State Beaches List of California State Historic Parks Parks in California California Department of Parks and Recreation References [ edit ] ^ "California State Park System Statistical Reports" . California State Parks . Retrieved 23 January 2014 . ^ "Admiral William Standley SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Ahjumawi Lava Springs SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Anderson Marsh SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Andrew Molera SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Angel Island SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Año Nuevo SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve SNR" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Anza-Borrega Desert SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Armstrong Redwoods SNR" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "Asilomar SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "Asilomar Conference Grounds" . National Historic Landmark summary listing . National Park Service. Archived from
264-613: A riparian forest along the Stanislaus River . Cayucos State Beach State beach San Luis Obispo 16 6.5 1940 Provides a swimming and surfing beach in the beach town of Cayucos . 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 . Chino Hills State Park State park Orange , Riverside , and San Bernardino 14,173 5,736 1981 Preserves
352-616: A tule marsh and ancient archaeological sites of the Pomo people . Andrew Molera State Park State park Monterey 4,766 1,929 1968 Offers a primitive walk-in campground on the Big Sur coast. 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,
440-611: A 1-mile-long (1.6 km) beach and a lagoon at the mouth of the Carmel River which attracts many migratory birds. 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 . Carpinteria State Beach State beach Santa Barbara and Ventura 62 25 1932 Offers
528-779: A 1.5-mile (2.4 km) beach. Part of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area . Leucadia State Beach State beach San Diego 10.6 4.3 1949 Comprises a small, rocky beach in Encinitas . 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 . Limekiln State Park State park Monterey 711 288 1994 Contains four lime kilns from an 1887 lime-smelting operation on
616-494: A 5,850-year-old Native American archaeological site. 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 . Hendy Woods State Park State park Mendocino 816 330 1958 Preserves two groves of old-growth coast redwoods in
704-551: A beach in Trinidad, Humboldt County, California Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Indian Beach . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Beach&oldid=985590349 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
792-638: 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. 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
880-519: A haven for African Americans by Colonel Allen Allensworth and other community leaders. 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, a National Historic Landmark District . Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area State recreation area Colusa 301 122 1955 Adjoins
968-768: A historic ranch established in 1857. 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. Butano State Park State park San Mateo 4,728 1,913 1956 Showcases a secluded redwood -filled valley. 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 . California Citrus State Historic Park State historic park Riverside 248 100 1984 Interprets
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#17327975725481056-564: A large tract of the Chino Hills . 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 . 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
1144-608: A mile-long beach in the city of Carpinteria . 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. 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 . Castle Crags State Park State park Shasta 3,905 1,580 1934 Provides access to
1232-4189: A parcel of old-growth redwoods and Douglas fir beside U.S. Route 101 . The campground was removed in 1976. Richardson Grove State Park State park Humboldt 1,772 717 1922 Rio de Los Angeles State Park State Recreation Area 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
1320-555: A reservoir on the Feather River . 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. Lake Valley State Recreation Area State recreation area El Dorado 155 63 1985 Offers an 18-hole golf course in
1408-651: A restored 1846 water-powered grist mill in Napa Valley . The mill is on the NRHP . Bean Hollow State Beach State beach San Mateo 44 18 1958 Offers fishing and beachcombing among tide pools . Benbow State Recreation Area State recreation area Humboldt 1,142 462 1958 Centers on a reservoir on the South Fork Eel River . Benicia Capitol State Historic Park State historic park Solano 0.86 0.35 1951 Interprets
1496-575: A state park" . San Francisco Chronicle . San Francisco, Calif . Retrieved 30 December 2011 . ^ "Fort Ross SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 31 December 2011 . ^ "Fort Tejon SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 31 December 2011 . ^ "Franks Tract SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 14 January 2012 . ^ "Fremont Peak SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 19 January 2012 . ^ "Garrapata State Park" . Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Archived from
1584-583: A steep-walled cove, near the Devil's Slide , where gray whales are often seen close to shore. 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 . Greenwood State Beach State beach Mendocino 47 19 1978 Features a picturesque beach in Elk and
1672-798: A stretch of the Sacramento River known for its fishing. 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. 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. 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
1760-724: 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. 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
1848-486: A variety of off-roading tracks and events in the hills outside Hollister . 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 . Humboldt Redwoods State Park State park Humboldt 51,651 20,902 1921 Preserves
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#17327975725481936-584: A variety of day-use activities at the northern end of Sonoma Valley . 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
2024-532: A vast tract of the Colorado Desert in California's largest state park. Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve State natural reserve Sonoma 752 304 1934 Preserves a grove of coast redwoods . Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park State park Los Angeles 566 229 1993 Preserves a remnant stand of Joshua trees and junipers in
2112-1080: A visitor center interpreting the town's lumbering history. 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 . Grover Hot Springs State Park State park Alpine 553 224 1959 Boasts hot springs that feed a swimming pool complex in an alpine meadow. Half Moon Bay State Beach State beach San Mateo 181 73 1956 Encompasses four popular sandy beaches on Half Moon Bay . 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
2200-795: Is a National Historic Landmark . Currently managed by the Jack London Park Partners , a non-profit that takes no state funding to maintain the park. 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 . 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. In development, not open to
2288-466: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Indian Beach (Marin County, California) Tomales Bay State Park is a California state park in Marin County , California. It consists of approximately 2,000 acres (8 km²) divided between two areas, one on the west side of Tomales Bay and the other on the east side. The main area, on
2376-724: Is now a National Historic Landmark . Bolsa Chica State Beach State beach Orange 169 68 1960 Offers surf fishing and catching grunion by hand. 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 . Bothe-Napa Valley State Park State park Napa and Sonoma 1,991 806 1960 Contains
2464-516: Is reachable by road, and has two parking areas, picnic grounds, and rest rooms. There is a swimming area with a moored platform at Heart's Desire. The other beaches are accessible only by trail or boat. The east area of the park is mostly unimproved, and the only facilities are a picnic area and rest rooms at Millerton Point. Indian Beach has an interpretive program on the Miwok people, including two reconstructed Miwok dwellings. Tomales Bay State Park
2552-425: Is the largest public-private floodplain restoration project in the state [and] the first state park to open in California since Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area in 2014." Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area State vehicular recreation area Kern 26,000 11,000 2014 As of April 2024, it is the newest and second largest state vehicular recreation area in
2640-1071: Is under construction and closed to public as of 2023. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park State historic park El Dorado 575 233 1942 Marks the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848, sparking the California gold rush . Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area State recreation area Santa Clara 137 55 2003 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 McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore State seashore Alameda and Contra Costa 442 179 1985 Encompasses several remnant and restored parcels along
2728-480: The American River . 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 . The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park State park Santa Cruz 10,223 4,137 1963 Preserves a tract of secondary forest donated by
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2816-606: The Anderson Valley . Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park State park Santa Cruz 4,623 1,871 1953 Boasts its Redwood Grove and other old-growth forest. 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 . Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area State vehicular recreation area San Benito 6,624 2,681 1975 Offers
2904-502: The Antelope Valley . Asilomar State Beach State beach Monterey 107 43 1951 Balances protection of rocky coast and dune habitat with public access. The 1913 Asilomar Conference Grounds are a National Historic Landmark . Auburn State Recreation Area State recreation area El Dorado and Placer 42,377 17,149 1966 Offers numerous recreational opportunities along
2992-475: The Bethany Reservoir . 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 . The mansion is on the NRHP . Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park State park Butte and Glenn 349 141 1979 Preserves riparian habitat on
3080-507: The Big Sur coast up to 3,000-foot (910 m) ridges. 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 . Kings Beach State Recreation Area State recreation area Placer 7.7 3.1 1974 Encompasses 700 feet (210 m) of lakefront on
3168-1019: The Big Sur coast. Little River State Beach State beach Humboldt 152 62 1931 Comprises a broad open beach with dunes . 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. 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 Redwoods State Natural Reserve State natural reserve Mendocino 242 98 1945 Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park State historic park Nevada 3,143 1,272 1965 Preserves
3256-684: The California State Capitol and its grounds. 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. Cambria State Marine Conservation Area State marine park San Luis Obispo 2007 California State Parks' first state marine park. Candlestick Point State Recreation Area State recreation area San Francisco 204 83 1972 Constitutes California's first urban state recreation area, on
3344-2473: The California State Railroad Museum which celebrates the history of rail transportation in California with museum displays, 21 restored locomotives , and a heritage railway along the Sacramento River . 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 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 State Natural Reserve State natural reserve Monterey 1,325 536 1933 Point Mugu State Park State park Ventura 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
3432-576: The Castle Crags Wilderness , with its 6,000-foot-tall (1,800 m) rock crags. 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 . Caswell Memorial State Park State park San Joaquin 258 104 1952 Preserves
3520-484: The East Bay waterfront. 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
3608-470: The Eel River . Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park State park Shasta 5,930 2,400 1975 Preserves a wilderness of freshwater springs and geologically recent lava flows. Albany State Marine Reserve Park property Alameda 1985 Anderson Marsh State Historic Park State historic park Lake 1,298 525 1982 Preserves
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3696-487: The High Sierras . 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 . Leo Carrillo State Park State park Los Angeles and Ventura 2,513 1,017 1953 Honors actor and conservationist Leo Carrillo with
3784-704: The Laguna Mountains , on the former Rancho Cuyamaca . 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 . 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 . Delta Meadows Park property Sacramento 472 191 1985 Preserves undeveloped wet meadows and sloughs in
3872-474: The Oroville Dam . 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. Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park State historic park Tulare 3,715 1,503 1973 Interprets the town of Allensworth , founded in 1908 as
3960-530: The Sacramento River and its tributary Big Chico Creek . 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 . 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 to 1881, and
4048-680: The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta . Closed to the public. 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 . Donner Memorial State Park State park Nevada and Placer 3,293 1,333 1928 Interprets
4136-616: The San Andreas Fault in the Indio Hills . Part of the multi-agency Coachella Valley Preserve. Ishxenta State Park Park property Monterey 1,329 538 1998 Closed to the public except for tours on a limited basis 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
4224-2157: The 1867 Millerton County Courthouse. 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 1933 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 . Old Sacramento State Historic Park State historic park Sacramento 293 119 1967 Includes
4312-436: The 1910–1940 Angel Island Immigration Station , and long military use. 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 . Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State natural reserve Los Angeles 1,781 721 1976 Showcases
4400-677: The 1929 Vikingsholm mansion, which is on the NRHP . Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve Park property Alameda and Contra Costa 103.5 41.9 1985 Preserves a marsh on San Francisco Bay , managed as part of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park . Closed to the public. Unit will not become officially classified until action is also taken by the California Fish and Game Commission (ongoing since 2004). Emma Wood State Beach State beach Ventura 112 45 1957 Contains
4488-473: The Bay, conservation groups and the state of California also purchased property, and the state park was opened on November 8, 1952. When most of the rest of Point Reyes was incorporated into Point Reyes National Seashore, Tomales Bay State Park remained in the state park system. The west area of the park contains four beach areas: Indian Beach, Heart's Desire Beach, Pebble Beach, and Shell Beach. Only Heart's Desire
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#17327975725484576-753: The North and Middle Forks of the American River . 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 . Azalea State Natural Reserve State natural reserve Humboldt 30 12 1943 Harbors a profusion of spring-blooming western azaleas . Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park State historic park Napa 0.75 0.30 1974 Showcases
4664-28384: The Riveter World War II Home Front San Francisco Maritime Historic Sites Eugene O'Neill Fort Point John Muir Manzanar Memorials Port Chicago Naval Magazine Recreation Areas Golden Gate Santa Monica Mountains Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity California State Parks Parks Ahjumawi Lava Springs Andrew Molera Angel Island 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 Coast Dairies Crystal Cove Cuyamaca Rancho D. L. Bliss Del Norte Coast Redwoods Donner Memorial Dos Rios 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 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 Sue-meg Sugarloaf Ridge Sutter Buttes Tolowa Dunes Tomales Bay Topanga Trione-Annadel Van Damme Washoe Meadows Wilder Ranch Natural Reserves Antelope Valley California Poppy Armstrong Redwoods Azalea Caspar Headlands John B. Dewitt Redwoods John Little Jug Handle Kruse Rhododendron Los Osos Oaks Mailliard Redwoods Mono Lake Tufa Montgomery Woods Point Lobos Smithe Redwoods Torrey Pines Tule Elk Marine Reserves Albany Anacapa Island SMR Asilomar Begg Rock Big Creek Bodega Head Cabrillo Carmel Pinnacles Carrington Point Del Mar Landing Elkhorn Slough Emeryville Crescent Estero de Limantour and Drakes Estero Fitzgerald Gerstle Cove Gull Island Harris Point Judith Rock Laguna Beach Long Point Lovers Point Montara and Pillar Point Moro Cojo Slough Morro Bay Natural Bridges Piedras Blancas Point Arena Point Buchon Point Cabrillo Point Dume Point Lobos Point Reyes Point Sur Richardson Rock Russian River Santa Barbara Island Scorpion Sea Lion Gulch Skunk Point South Cape Mendocino Stewarts Point Vandenberg 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 El Presidio de Santa Barbara Empire Mine Folsom Powerhouse Fort Humboldt Fort Ross Fort Tejon Governor's Mansion Hearst Castle Indian Grinding Rock Jack London La Purísima Mission Leland Stanford Mansion Los Angeles Los Encinos Malakoff Diggins Marconi Conference Center Marsh Creek Marshall Gold Discovery Monterey Old Sacramento Old Town San Diego Olompali Pigeon Point Light Station Pío Pico Point Sur Railtown 1897 Rancho Petaluma Adobe San Juan Bautista San Pasqual Battlefield Santa Cruz Mission Santa Susana Pass Shasta Sonoma Sutter's Fort Tomo-Kahni Wassama Round House Watts Towers Weaverville Joss House Will Rogers William B. Ide Adobe Woodland Opera House Beaches Asilomar Bean Hollow Bolsa Chica Cardiff Carlsbad Carmel River Carpinteria Caspar Headlands Cayucos Corona del Mar Crown Memorial 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 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 Recreation Areas Admiral William Standley Auburn Austin Creek Benbow 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 McConnell Millerton Lake Picacho Providence Mountains Salton Sea San Luis Reservoir Silverwood Lake Standish-Hickey Tahoe Turlock Lake Woodson Bridge 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 Capitol Museum California State Mining and Mineral Museum California State Railroad Museum Castro Adobe Delta Meadows Estero Bay Hatton Canyon Indio Hills Palms Point Cabrillo Light Ishxenta State Park Point Montara Light 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 Lassic Mount Shasta North Fork Pine Creek San Gabriel San Jacinto San Rafael Sanhedrin 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 Sand to Snow National Monument Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Smith River National Recreation Area Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area State Forests Boggs Mountain Demonstration Ellen Pickett Jackson Demonstration Las Posadas LaTour Demonstration Mount Zion Demonstration 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 Imperial 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 Phoenix Vernal Pools 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 and Point Vicente Anacapa Island SMCA Año Nuevo Arrow Point to Lion Head Point Batiquitos Lagoon Big Creek Bodega Head Bolsa Chica Cambria Campus Point Carmel Bay Cat Harbor Crystal Cove Dana Point Duxbury Reef Edward F. Ricketts Elkhorn Slough Estero Americano Estero de Limantour and Drakes Estero Estero de San Antonio Fagan Marsh Famosa Slough Farnsworth Onshore and Offshore Goleta Slough Greyhound Rock Lovers Cove and Casino Point MacKerricher Marin Islands Morro Bay Naples Pacific Grove Marine Gardens Painted Cave Piedras Blancas Point Arena Point Buchon Point Dume Point Reyes Point Sur Portuguese Ledge Pyramid Point Robert E. Badham Robert W. Crown Russian Gulch Russian River Salt Point San Diego-Scripps San Dieguito Lagoon San Elijo Lagoon Saunders Reef Sea Lion Cove Sonoma Coast Soquel Canyon South La Jolla South Point Southeast Farallon Island Stewarts Point Swami's Tijuana River Mouth Upper Newport Bay Van Damme Vandenberg White Rock (Cambria) Bureau of Land Management National Conservation Lands 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 Chanchelulla 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 Garcia 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 Malpais Mesa Manly Peak Matilija 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 Chumash Heritage Cordell Bank Greater Farallones Monterey Bay National Estuarine Research Reserves Elkhorn Slough San Francisco Bay Tijuana River University of California Natural Reserve System Angelo Coast Range Año Nuevo Island Blue Oak Ranch Bodega Marine Box Springs 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 Hans Jenny Pygmy Forest Hastings James San Jacinto Mountains Jepson Prairie Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Landels-Hill Big Creek Lassen Field Station McLaughlin Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Motte Rimrock Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Point Reyes Field Station Quail Ridge Rancho Marino Sagehen Creek Field Station San Joaquin Marsh Santa Cruz Island Scripps Coastal Sedgwick Stebbins Cold Canyon Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Valentine Eastern Sierra White Mountain Younger Lagoon Private Conservation Land Trusts Agua Hedionda Lagoon Arastradero Preserve Arroyo Conejo Open Space Audubon Canyon Ranch Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area Bluff Lake Big Sur Land Trust California Rangeland Trust Catalina Island Conservancy Claremont Canyon Conservancy Cosumnes River Preserve Fairfield Osborn Preserve Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County Pacific Forest Trust Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Peninsula Open Space Trust Pepperwood Preserve Sanctuary Forest Santa Cruz Island Santa Lucia Preserve Sempervirens Fund Sierra Nevada Alliance Sogorea Te Land Trust The Nature Conservancy Trust for Public Land The Wildlands Conservancy Heritage registers National Natural Landmarks Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_California_state_parks&oldid=1252111807 " Categories : State parks of California California geography-related lists California nature-related lists Lists of state parks of
4752-539: The U.S. Army fort staffed 1854–1864 to monitor the Sebastian Indian Reservation . 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. Fremont Peak State Park State park Monterey and San Benito 162 66 1934 Provides views of
4840-583: The area and named it "La Punta de Los Tres Reyes" ("Point of the Three Kings"), a reference to the Feast of the Three Kings . The name was later anglicized to Point Reyes. Most of Point Reyes remained undeveloped because of its remote location; the main part of the peninsula hosts a number of agricultural uses, particularly dairy operations. Some of the beach areas on Tomales Bay began to be purchased by private parties, and in order to secure public access to
4928-399: The city of Huntington Beach . 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. Indio Hills Palms Park property Riverside 5,630 2,280 1983 Harbors a profusion of California fan palms growing along
5016-594: The decommissioned Fort Ord . 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 . The fort is a National Historic Landmark . Fort Tejon State Historic Park State historic park Kern 647 262 1940 Interprets
5104-673: The diverse cultures of the indigenous peoples of California . Stone Lake Park property Sacramento 1,090 440 1978 Sue-meg State Park State park Humboldt 652 264 1930 Formerly Patrick's Point State Park Sugarloaf Ridge State Park State park Sonoma and Napa 4,416 1,787 1920 Managed by a group of Sonoma County non-profits as Team Sugarloaf with no state funding. Sunset State Beach State beach Santa Cruz 302 122 1931 Sutter Buttes State Park State park Sutter 1,785 722 2003 In development on
5192-549: The family of former owner Nisene Marks. 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. Fort Ord Dunes State Park State park Monterey 980 400 2009 Reclaims coastline overlooking Monterey Bay on former property of
5280-409: The farthest inland coast redwoods in a California state park. 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 . Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park property San Mateo 1,325 536 1979 Encompasses a hidden valley with
5368-451: The foot of coastal bluffs where monarch butterflies congregate in autumn. 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, 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
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#17327975725485456-489: The foot of the Sierra Nevada as well as a go-kart track and 4WD obstacle course. This unit has never been officially named and 'Prairie City' is used until official action. 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
5544-569: The influence of the state's citrus industry . California Indian Heritage Center State Park State park Yolo 7.91 3.20 2011 Undeveloped property located in West Sacramento. Plan is for this unit to eventually replace the State Indian Museum (State Historic Park). California State Capitol Museum Park property Sacramento 40 16 1982 Offers exhibits and tours of
5632-891: The largest hydraulic mining site in California . 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 Historic Park State historic park Contra Costa County 3,659 1,481 2012 Features Stone House of John Marsh ;Park
5720-639: The most completely restored Spanish mission in California . 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 ,
5808-418: The north shore of Lake Tahoe . 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 . La Purísima Mission State Historic Park State historic park Santa Barbara 1,934 783 1935 Contains the 1813 La Purisima Mission ,
5896-1574: The north side of the Sutter Buttes . This park has not officially been named but has been classified as a state park. The use of Sutter Buttes in the name was allowed temporarily by the California State Parks Commission in 2004. Currently no public access. 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 Thornton State Beach State beach San Mateo 58 23 1955 Tolowa Dunes State Park State park Del Norte 4,399 1,780 1983 Tomales Bay State Park State park Marin 2,443 989 1952 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 Trione-Annadel State Park State park Sonoma 5,092 2,061 1971 Supports
5984-643: The original (PDF) on 20 September 2011 . Retrieved 7 December 2011 . ^ "Doheny SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 11 December 2011 . ^ "Donner Memorial SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 12 December 2011 . ^ "Dos Rios SP" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 24 April 2024 . ^ "Onyx Ranch SVRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 14 April 2024 . ^ "Sugar Pine Point State Park" (PDF) . California State Parks. 2002 . Retrieved 15 December 2011 . ^ "El Capitán Beach Trail" . California State Parks. Archived from
6072-1635: The original (PDF) on 30 September 2011 . Retrieved 29 July 2012 . ^ "Little River SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 July 2012 . ^ "Los Angeles SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 July 2012 . ^ "Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park" (PDF) . California State Parks. 2013 . Retrieved 23 January 2014 . ^ "Millerton Lake SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 2 July 2012 . ^ "Ocotillo Wells SVRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 8 July 2012 . ^ "California State Railroad Museum" . California State Parks . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Point Sur SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 8 July 2012 . ^ "Prairie City SVRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 8 July 2012 . ^ "Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe" . Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks . Retrieved 26 November 2011 . ^ "Reynolds Wayside Campground" . California State Parks . Retrieved 8 July 2012 . ^ "State Indian Museum" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 October 2011 . ^ "Sutter Buttes State Park" . California State Parks . Retrieved 21 February 2014 . ^ "Tahoe SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 23 January 2014 . ^ "Annadel SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 September 2011 . ^ "Van Damme SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 21 February 2014 . ^ "Pygmy Forest" . National Park Service. 28 June 2012. Archived from
6160-2773: The original on 14 November 2007. ^ "Auburn SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "Austin Creek SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "Azalea SNR" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "Bale Grist Mill SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . 13 March 2009. ^ "Bean Hollow SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "Benbow Lake SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "Benicia Capitol SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "Benicia SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 30 September 2011 . ^ "Bethany Reservoir SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 1 October 2011 . ^ "Bidwell Mansion SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 1 October 2011 . ^ "Bidwell-Sacramento River SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 1 October 2011 . ^ "Big Basin Redwoods State Park" . California State Parks. 2012 . Retrieved 4 December 2012 . ^ "Bodie SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 1 October 2011 . ^ "Bolsa Chica SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 1 October 2011 . ^ "Border Field SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 2 October 2011 . ^ "Bothe-Napa Valley State Park" (PDF) . California State Parks. 2010 . Retrieved 4 October 2011 . ^ "Brannan Island SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 23 October 2011 . ^ "Burleigh H. Murray Ranch" . California State Parks . Retrieved 23 October 2011 . ^ "Burton Creek SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 23 October 2011 . ^ "Butano SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 23 October 2011 . ^ "Calaveras Big Trees State Park" (PDF) . California State Parks. 2004 . Retrieved 29 October 2011 . ^ "California Citrus SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 October 2011 . ^ "California Indian Heritage Center State Park (SP)" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 October 2011 . ^ "California State Capitol Museum" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 October 2011 . ^ "California State Mining and Mineral Museum" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 October 2011 . ^ "Candlestick Point SRA" . California State Parks. Archived from
6248-1661: The original on 16 October 2011 . Retrieved 21 February 2014 . External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to State parks of California . Official California State Parks website California State Parks Foundation v t e Lists of state parks by U.S. state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming v t e Protected areas of California National Park System Parks Channel Islands Death Valley Joshua Tree Kings Canyon Lassen Volcanic Pinnacles Redwood Sequoia Yosemite Preserves Mojave Monuments Cabrillo Castle Mountains César E. Chávez Devils Postpile Lava Beds Muir Woods Tule Lake Seashores Point Reyes Historical Parks Rosie
6336-2008: The original on 2 November 2011 . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Caspar Headlands SNR" . California State Parks . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Castaic Lake SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Castle Crags SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Castle Rock SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 26 November 2011 . ^ "Caswell Memorial SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 26 November 2011 . ^ "Cayucos SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 26 November 2011 . ^ "China Camp SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 26 November 2011 . ^ "Chino Hills SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 26 November 2011 . ^ "Chumash Painted Cave SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 26 November 2011 . ^ "Clay Pit SVRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 26 November 2011 . ^ "Clear Lake SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 26 November 2011 . ^ "Colonel Allensworth SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 28 November 2011 . ^ "Columbia SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 28 November 2011 . ^ "Colusa-Sacramento River SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 28 November 2011 . ^ "Corona del Mar SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 28 November 2011 . ^ "Crystal Cove SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 28 November 2011 . ^ "Cuyamaca Rancho SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 28 November 2011 . ^ "D. L. Bliss SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 6 December 2011 . ^ "Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 6 December 2011 . ^ McKinney, John. "Paddling our State Parks" (PDF) . California State Parks Foundation. Archived from
6424-3944: The original on 20 February 2012 . Retrieved 21 January 2012 . ^ "Gaviota SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 21 January 2012 . ^ "George J. Hatfield SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 21 January 2012 . ^ "Mansion History" . California State Parks . Retrieved 21 January 2012 . ^ "Gray Whale Cove SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 January 2012 . ^ "Great River Grasslands SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 24 January 2012 . ^ "Greenwood SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 15 March 2012 . ^ "Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park" (PDF) . California State Parks. 2011 . Retrieved 15 March 2012 . ^ "Grover Hot Springs SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 15 March 2012 . ^ "Half Moon Bay SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 17 March 2012 . ^ "Hearst San Simeon SHM" . California State Parks . Retrieved 27 March 2012 . ^ "Hearst San Simeon SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 27 March 2012 . ^ "Heber Dunes SVRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 27 March 2012 . ^ "Hendy Woods SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 27 March 2012 . ^ "Henry Cowell Redwoods SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 27 March 2012 . ^ "Henry W. Coe SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 28 March 2012 . ^ "Hollister Hills SVRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 March 2012 . ^ "Humboldt Lagoons State Park" (PDF) . California State Parks. 2011 . Retrieved 1 July 2012 . ^ "Humboldt Redwoods SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 1 July 2012 . ^ "Hungry Valley SVRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 March 2012 . ^ "Huntington SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 1 July 2012 . ^ "Indian Grinding Rock SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 3 July 2012 . ^ "Indio Hills Palms Park Property" . California State Parks . Retrieved 3 July 2012 . ^ "Jack London SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 3 July 2012 . ^ "Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 3 July 2012 . ^ Baselt, David (2009). "John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve" . Redwood Hikes . Retrieved 29 March 2012 . ^ "John Little SNR" . California State Parks . Retrieved 3 July 2012 . ^ "Jug Handle SNR" . California State Parks . Retrieved 29 March 2012 . ^ "Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 10 July 2012 . ^ "Kenneth Hahn SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 10 July 2012 . ^ "Kings Beach SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 31 May 2012 . ^ "Kruse Rhododendron SNR" . California State Parks . Retrieved 31 May 2012 . ^ "La Purísima Mission SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 10 July 2012 . ^ "Lake Oroville SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 10 July 2012 . ^ "Lake Perris State Recreation Area" (PDF) . California State Parks. 2011 . Retrieved 31 May 2012 . ^ "Lake Valley SRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 31 May 2012 . ^ "Leland Stanford Mansion SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 10 July 2012 . ^ "Leo Carrillo SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 10 July 2012 . ^ "Leucadia SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 28 July 2012 . ^ "Lighthouse Field SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 28 July 2012 . ^ "Limekiln State Park" (PDF) . California State Parks. 2008. Archived from
6512-904: The original on 24 December 2011 . Retrieved 13 December 2011 . ^ "El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 15 December 2011 . ^ "Emerald Bay SP" . California State Parks. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011 . Retrieved 15 December 2011 . ^ "Empire Mine" . Empire Mine Park Association . Retrieved 16 December 2011 . ^ "Folsom Lake State Recreation Area" (PDF) . California State Parks . Retrieved 19 December 2011 . ^ "Historic Landmark" . California State Parks . Retrieved 19 December 2011 . ^ "The Forest of Nisene Marks SP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 20 December 2011 . ^ "Fort Humboldt SHP" . California State Parks . Retrieved 11 July 2012 . ^ Cooper, Jeanne (24 January 2010). "Fort Ord Dunes now
6600-556: The original on 31 January 2009 . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Cardiff SB" . California State Parks. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011 . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Carlsbad SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Carmel River SB" . California State Parks . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Carnegie SVRA" . California State Parks . Retrieved 12 November 2011 . ^ "Carpinteria SB" . California State Parks. Archived from
6688-570: The popular beach area. George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area State recreation area Merced 46.5 18.8 1953 Adjoins the Merced River . 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. Gray Whale Cove State Beach State beach San Mateo 3.1 1.3 1966 Embraces
6776-690: The public Railtown 1897 State Historic Park State historic park Tuolumne 24 9.7 1982 Rancho San Andrés 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 . In development, not open to public. The hacienda is on the NRHP . 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
6864-537: 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. 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 . Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park State park Monterey 3,762 1,522 1962 Stretches from
6952-572: The site where the Donner Party was trapped by weather in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846–1847, now a National Historic Landmark . Dos Rios State Park State park Stanislaus 1,600 650 2024 Opened in June 2024, it became the newest park in the state park system. "Nestled between the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, around eight miles from Modesto, [it]
7040-458: The state park system. It is surrounded by Bureau of Land Management lands. 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 . El Capitán State Beach State beach Santa Barbara 2,634 1,066 1953 Features a narrow beach at
7128-619: The state's most-consistent blooms of California poppy , in the high Mojave Desert . 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 . Anza-Borrego Desert State Park State park San Diego , Imperial , and Riverside 585,930 237,120 1933 Preserves
7216-481: The still-operational 1889 Point Sur Lighthouse and a former U.S. Navy SOSUS base. The lighthouse is on the NRHP . 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
7304-504: The surrounding landscape from atop Fremont Peak and of the night sky from the Fremont Peak Observatory . Garrapata State Park State park Monterey 2,939 1,189 1979 Preserves a largely hidden stretch of wild coast. Gaviota State Park State park Santa Barbara 2,787 1,128 1953 Flanks the narrow gorge of Gaviota Creek, which funnels Sundowner winds onto
7392-493: The third and oldest-surviving California capitol, used 1853–54. The building is on the NRHP . Benicia State Recreation Area State recreation area Solano 447 181 1957 Preserves a tidal wetland on the Carquinez Strait . Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area State recreation area Alameda 609 246 1974 Offers windsurfing and other water recreation on
7480-433: The west shore of San Francisco Bay . Cardiff State Beach State beach San Diego 507 205 1949 Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside San Diego . Carlsbad State Beach State beach San Diego 44 18 1933 Features a small beach at the foot of coastal bluffs. Carmel River State Beach State beach Monterey 297 120 1953 Protects
7568-599: The west, is part of the Point Reyes peninsula, and adjacent to Point Reyes National Seashore , which is operated by the U.S. National Park Service . The park is approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of San Francisco . The area was the habitat of the Coast Miwok people for several thousand years before the arrival of Europeans. British explorer Sir Francis Drake landed in the area in 1579. About 25 years later, Spanish explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno landed in
7656-621: The world's largest remaining old-growth coast redwood forest, 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 . Huntington State Beach State beach Orange 121 49 1942 Contains 2 miles (3.2 km) of wide, flat beach in
7744-912: Was one of 48 California state parks proposed for closure in January 2008 by California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a deficit reduction program. List of California state parks This is a list of parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas in the California State Parks system. [REDACTED] General location of California's +139 State Parks List of parks [ edit ] Park name Classification County or counties Size Year established Remarks acres ha Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area State recreation area Mendocino 45 18 1944 Boasts redwoods plus salmon and steelhead fishing on
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