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Picnicking in California.
Explore 180 parks with picnicking documented in our sources across 49 California jurisdictions. These records are a starting point; local restrictions, seasons, and reservations still apply.
Our activity research is ongoing. Other parks may offer picnicking even if it has not yet been recorded here.
Showing documented activities. Other parks may offer picnicking without it being recorded here yet.
Alphabetical park index (180)
Anderson Marsh State Historic ParkLake · Historic sitesAndrew Molera State ParkMonterey · State parksAngel Island State ParkMarin · San Francisco · State parksAntelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural ReserveLos Angeles · Natural areasAntelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sitesAnza-Borrego Desert State ParkImperial · Riverside · San Diego · State parksArmstrong Redwoods State Natural ReserveSonoma · Natural areasArthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State ParkLos Angeles · State parksAsilomar State BeachMonterey · State beachesAuburn State Recreation AreaEl Dorado · Placer · Recreation areasAzalea State Natural ReserveHumboldt · Natural areasAño Nuevo State ParkSan Mateo · Santa Cruz · State parksBale Grist Mill State Historic ParkNapa · Historic sitesBean Hollow State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesBenbow State Recreation AreaHumboldt · Recreation areasBenicia State Recreation AreaSolano · Recreation areasBethany Reservoir State Recreation AreaAlameda · Recreation areasBidwell Mansion State Historic ParkButte · Historic sitesBidwell-Sacramento River State ParkButte · Glenn · State parksBodie State Historic ParkMono · Historic sitesBolsa Chica State BeachOrange · State beachesBorder Field State ParkSan Diego · State parksBothe-Napa Valley State ParkNapa · Sonoma · State parksBrannan Island State Recreation AreaSacramento · Recreation areasButano State ParkSan Mateo · State parksCalaveras Big Trees State ParkCalaveras · Tuolumne · State parksCalifornia Citrus State Historic ParkRiverside · Historic sitesCandlestick Point State Recreation AreaSan Francisco · San Mateo · Recreation areasCarpinteria State BeachSanta Barbara · Ventura · State beachesCastaic Lake State Recreation AreaLos Angeles · Recreation areasCastle Crags State ParkShasta · Siskiyou · State parksCaswell Memorial State ParkSan Joaquin · Stanislaus · State parksCayucos State BeachSan Luis Obispo · State beachesChina Camp State ParkMarin · State parksChino Hills State ParkOrange · Riverside · San Bernardino · State parksClear Lake State ParkLake · State parksColonel Allensworth State Historic ParkTulare · Historic sitesColumbia State Historic ParkTuolumne · Historic sitesColusa-Sacramento River State Recreation AreaColusa · Recreation areasCorona del Mar State BeachOrange · State beachesCrystal Cove State ParkOrange · State parksCuyamaca Rancho State ParkSan Diego · State parksD. L. Bliss State ParkEl Dorado · State parksDoheny State BeachOrange · State beachesDonner Memorial State ParkNevada · Placer · State parksEd Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State ParkEl Dorado · Placer · State parksEl Capitán State BeachSanta Barbara · State beachesEmerald Bay State ParkEl Dorado · State parksEmma Wood State BeachVentura · State beachesEmpire Mine State Historic ParkNevada · Historic sitesFolsom Lake State Recreation AreaEl Dorado · Placer · Sacramento · Recreation areasFolsom Powerhouse State Historic ParkSacramento · Historic sitesFort Ross State Historic ParkSonoma · Historic sitesFort Tejon State Historic ParkKern · Historic sitesFremont Peak State ParkMonterey · San Benito · State parksGaviota State ParkSanta Barbara · State parksGeorge J. Hatfield State Recreation AreaMerced · Recreation areasGreenwood State BeachMendocino · State beachesGrizzly Creek Redwoods State ParkHumboldt · State parksGrover Hot Springs State ParkAlpine · State parksHalf Moon Bay State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesHearst San Simeon State Historical MonumentSan Luis Obispo · Historic sitesHearst San Simeon State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parksHendy Woods State ParkMendocino · State parksHenry Cowell Redwoods State ParkSanta Cruz · State parksHenry W. Coe State ParkSanta Clara · Stanislaus · State parksHollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation AreaSan Benito · Recreation areasHumboldt Lagoons State ParkHumboldt · State parksHumboldt Redwoods State ParkHumboldt · State parksHuntington State BeachOrange · State beachesIndian Grinding Rock State Historic ParkAmador · Historic sitesJack London State Historic ParkSonoma · Historic sitesJedediah Smith Redwoods State ParkDel Norte · State parksJulia Pfeiffer Burns State ParkMonterey · State parksKenneth Hahn State Recreation AreaLos Angeles · Recreation areasKings Beach State Recreation AreaPlacer · Recreation areasKruse Rhododendron State Natural ReserveSonoma · Natural areasLa Purísima Mission State Historic ParkSanta Barbara · Historic sitesLake Del Valle State Recreation AreaAlameda · Recreation areasLake Oroville State Recreation AreaButte · Recreation areasLake Perris State Recreation AreaRiverside · Recreation areasLeo Carrillo State ParkLos Angeles · Ventura · State parksLeucadia State BeachSan Diego · State beachesLos Angeles State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sitesLos Encinos State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sitesMacKerricher State ParkMendocino · State parksMalakoff Diggins State Historic ParkNevada · Historic sitesMalibu Creek State ParkLos Angeles · State parksMalibu Lagoon State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesManchester State ParkMendocino · State parksMarian Bear Memorial ParkSan Diego · County & local parksMarina State BeachMonterey · State beachesMarshall Gold Discovery State Historic ParkEl Dorado · Historic sitesMcArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State ParkShasta · State parksMcConnell State Recreation AreaMerced · Recreation areasMillerton Lake State Recreation AreaFresno · Madera · Recreation areasMission Bay ParkSan Diego · County & local parksMono Lake Tufa State Natural ReserveMono · Natural areasMontara State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesMontaña de Oro State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parksMonterey State BeachMonterey · State beachesMonterey State Historic ParkMonterey · Historic sitesMontgomery Woods State Natural ReserveMendocino · Natural areasMoonlight State BeachSan Diego · State beachesMorro Bay State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parksMorro Strand State BeachSan Luis Obispo · State beachesMoss Landing State BeachMonterey · State beachesMount Diablo State ParkContra Costa · State parksMount San Jacinto State ParkRiverside · State parksMount Tamalpais State ParkMarin · State parksNatural Bridges State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesOld Sacramento State Historic ParkSacramento · Historic sitesOld Town San Diego State Historic ParkSan Diego · Historic sitesOlompali State Historic ParkMarin · Historic sitesPacheco State ParkMerced · Santa Clara · State parksPalomar Mountain State ParkSan Diego · State parksPescadero State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesPetaluma Adobe State Historic ParkSonoma · Historic sitesPfeiffer Big Sur State ParkMonterey · State parksPicacho State Recreation AreaImperial · Recreation areasPigeon Point Light Station State Historic ParkSan Mateo · Historic sitesPlacerita Canyon State ParkLos Angeles · State parksPlumas-Eureka State ParkPlumas · State parksPoint Dume State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesPomponio State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesPortola Redwoods State ParkSan Mateo · State parksPrairie Creek Redwoods State ParkDel Norte · Humboldt · State parksProvidence Mountains State Recreation AreaSan Bernardino · Recreation areasRailtown 1897 State Historic ParkTuolumne · Historic sitesRed Rock Canyon State ParkKern · State parksRefugio State BeachSanta Barbara · State beachesRichardson Grove State ParkHumboldt · State parksRio de Los Angeles State Park State Recreation AreaLos Angeles · Recreation areasRobert H. Meyer Memorial State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesRobert W. Crown Memorial State BeachAlameda · State beachesRussian Gulch State ParkMendocino · State parksSaddleback Butte State ParkLos Angeles · State parksSalinas River State BeachMonterey · State beachesSalt Point State ParkSonoma · State parksSalton Sea State Recreation AreaImperial · Riverside · Recreation areasSamuel P. Taylor State ParkMarin · State parksSan Bruno Mountain State ParkSan Mateo · State parksSan Buenaventura State BeachVentura · State beachesSan Clemente State BeachOrange · State beachesSan Elijo State BeachSan Diego · State beachesSan Gregorio State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesSan Juan Bautista State Historic ParkSan Benito · Historic sitesSan Luis Reservoir State Recreation AreaMerced · Recreation areasSan Onofre State BeachOrange · San Diego · State beachesSan Pasqual Battlefield State Historic ParkSan Diego · Historic sitesSanta Cruz Mission State Historic ParkSanta Cruz · Historic sitesSanta Susana Pass State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Ventura · Historic sitesSeacliff State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesShasta State Historic ParkShasta · Historic sitesSilver Strand State BeachSan Diego · State beachesSilverwood Lake State Recreation AreaSan Bernardino · Recreation areasSinkyone Wilderness State ParkHumboldt · Mendocino · State parksSmithe Redwoods State Natural ReserveMendocino · Natural areasSonoma Coast State ParkSonoma · State parksSonoma State Historic ParkSonoma · Historic sitesSouth Carlsbad State BeachSan Diego · State beachesSouth Yuba River State ParkNevada · Yuba · State parksStandish-Hickey State Recreation AreaMendocino · Recreation areasSue-meg State ParkHumboldt · State parksSugarloaf Ridge State ParkNapa · Sonoma · State parksSunset State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesThe Forest of Nisene Marks State ParkSanta Cruz · State parksTomales Bay State ParkMarin · State parksTopanga State ParkLos Angeles · State parksTrinidad State BeachHumboldt · State beachesTrione-Annadel State ParkSonoma · State parksTule Elk State Natural ReserveKern · Natural areasTurlock Lake State Recreation AreaStanislaus · Recreation areasWassama Round House State Historic ParkMadera · Historic sitesWilder Ranch State ParkSanta Cruz · State parksWill Rogers State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesWill Rogers State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sitesWilliam B. Ide Adobe State Historic ParkTehama · Historic sitesWoodson Bridge State Recreation AreaTehama · Recreation areasZmudowski State BeachMonterey · Santa Cruz · State beaches