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279 parks

Mendocino

Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area

Shasta

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park

Boating · Fishing

Lake

Anderson Marsh State Historic Park

Boating · Picnicking

Monterey

Andrew Molera State Park

Boating · Picnicking

Marin · San Francisco

Angel Island State Park

Camping · Boating

Los Angeles

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve

Picnicking · Interpretive programs

Los Angeles

Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park

Picnicking · Interpretive programs

Imperial · Riverside · San Diego

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Camping · Picnicking

Sonoma

Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve

Picnicking · Interpretive programs

Los Angeles

Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park

Picnicking · Interpretive programs

Monterey

Asilomar State Beach

Picnicking · Interpretive programs

El Dorado · Placer

Auburn State Recreation Area

Camping · Boating

Sonoma

Austin Creek State Recreation Area

Camping · Interpretive programs

Humboldt

Azalea State Natural Reserve

Picnicking · Hiking

San Mateo · Santa Cruz

Año Nuevo State Park

Picnicking · Interpretive programs

San Diego

Balboa Park

Museums · Walking

Napa

Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

Picnicking · Interpretive programs

San Mateo

Bean Hollow State Beach

Boating · Picnicking

Humboldt

Benbow State Recreation Area

Boating · Picnicking

Solano

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park

Interpretive programs · Museums

Solano

Benicia State Recreation Area

Camping · Picnicking

Alameda

Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area

Boating · Picnicking

Butte

Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park

Picnicking · Interpretive programs

Butte · Glenn

Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park

Boating · Picnicking

Complete alphabetical directory (279)

Admiral William Standley State Recreation AreaMendocino · Recreation areas Ahjumawi Lava Springs State ParkShasta · State parks Anderson Marsh State Historic ParkLake · Historic sites Andrew Molera State ParkMonterey · State parks Angel Island State ParkMarin · San Francisco · State parks Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural ReserveLos Angeles · Natural areas Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sites Anza-Borrego Desert State ParkImperial · Riverside · San Diego · State parks Armstrong Redwoods State Natural ReserveSonoma · Natural areas Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State ParkLos Angeles · State parks Asilomar State BeachMonterey · State beaches Auburn State Recreation AreaEl Dorado · Placer · Recreation areas Austin Creek State Recreation AreaSonoma · Recreation areas Azalea State Natural ReserveHumboldt · Natural areas Año Nuevo State ParkSan Mateo · Santa Cruz · State parks Balboa ParkSan Diego · County & local parks Bale Grist Mill State Historic ParkNapa · Historic sites Bean Hollow State BeachSan Mateo · State beaches Benbow State Recreation AreaHumboldt · Recreation areas Benicia Capitol State Historic ParkSolano · Historic sites Benicia State Recreation AreaSolano · Recreation areas Bethany Reservoir State Recreation AreaAlameda · Recreation areas Bidwell Mansion State Historic ParkButte · Historic sites Bidwell-Sacramento River State ParkButte · Glenn · State parks Big Basin Redwoods State ParkSan Mateo · Santa Cruz · State parks Black Mountain Open Space ParkSan Diego · County & local parks Bodie State Historic ParkMono · Historic sites Bolsa Chica State BeachOrange · State beaches Border Field State ParkSan Diego · State parks Bothe-Napa Valley State ParkNapa · Sonoma · State parks Brannan Island State Recreation AreaSacramento · Recreation areas Burton Creek State ParkPlacer · State parks Butano State ParkSan Mateo · State parks Calaveras Big Trees State ParkCalaveras · Tuolumne · State parks California Citrus State Historic ParkRiverside · Historic sites California State Capitol MuseumSacramento · Historic sites California State Railroad Museum Point of InterestSacramento · Historic sites Candlestick Point State Recreation AreaSan Francisco · San Mateo · Recreation areas Cardiff State BeachSan Diego · State beaches Carlsbad State BeachSan Diego · State beaches Carmel River State BeachMonterey · State beaches Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation AreaCalifornia · Recreation areas Carpinteria State BeachSanta Barbara · Ventura · State beaches Caspar Headlands State BeachMendocino · State beaches Caspar Headlands State Natural ReserveMendocino · Natural areas Castaic Lake State Recreation AreaLos Angeles · Recreation areas Castle Crags State ParkShasta · Siskiyou · State parks Castle Rock State ParkSan Mateo · Santa Clara · Santa Cruz · State parks Caswell Memorial State ParkSan Joaquin · Stanislaus · State parks Cayucos State BeachSan Luis Obispo · State beaches Channel Islands National ParkSanta Barbara · Ventura · Federal parks China Camp State ParkMarin · State parks Chino Hills State ParkOrange · Riverside · San Bernardino · State parks Chumash Painted Cave State Historic ParkSanta Barbara · Historic sites Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation AreaCalifornia · Recreation areas Clear Lake State ParkLake · State parks Colonel Allensworth State Historic ParkTulare · Historic sites Columbia State Historic ParkTuolumne · Historic sites Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation AreaColusa · Recreation areas Corona del Mar State BeachOrange · State beaches Crystal Cove State ParkOrange · State parks Cuyamaca Rancho State ParkSan Diego · State parks D. L. Bliss State ParkEl Dorado · State parks Death Valley National ParkInyo · San Bernardino · Federal parks Del Norte Coast Redwoods State ParkDel Norte · State parks Dockweiler State BeachLos Angeles · State beaches Doheny State BeachOrange · State beaches Donner Memorial State ParkNevada · Placer · State parks Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation AreaCalifornia · Recreation areas Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State ParkEl Dorado · Placer · State parks El Capitán State BeachSanta Barbara · State beaches El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic ParkSanta Barbara · Historic sites Emerald Bay State ParkEl Dorado · State parks Emma Wood State BeachVentura · State beaches Empire Mine State Historic ParkNevada · Historic sites Estero Bluffs State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parks Folsom Lake State Recreation AreaEl Dorado · Placer · Sacramento · Recreation areas Folsom Powerhouse State Historic ParkSacramento · Historic sites Fort Humboldt State Historic ParkHumboldt · Historic sites Fort Ord Dunes State ParkMonterey · State parks Fort Ross State Historic ParkSonoma · Historic sites Fort Tejon State Historic ParkKern · Historic sites Franks Tract State Recreation AreaContra Costa · Recreation areas Fremont Peak State ParkMonterey · San Benito · State parks Garrapata State ParkMonterey · State parks Gaviota State ParkSanta Barbara · State parks George J. Hatfield State Recreation AreaMerced · Recreation areas Governor's Mansion State Historic ParkSacramento · Historic sites Gray Whale Cove State BeachSan Mateo · State beaches Great Valley Grasslands State ParkMerced · State parks Greenwood State BeachMendocino · State beaches Grizzly Creek Redwoods State ParkHumboldt · State parks Grover Hot Springs State ParkAlpine · State parks Half Moon Bay State BeachSan Mateo · State beaches Harmony Headlands State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parks Harry A. Merlo State Recreation AreaHumboldt · Recreation areas Hearst San Simeon State Historical MonumentSan Luis Obispo · Historic sites Hearst San Simeon State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parks Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation AreaCalifornia · Recreation areas Hendy Woods State ParkMendocino · State parks Henry Cowell Redwoods State ParkSanta Cruz · State parks Henry W. Coe State ParkSanta Clara · Stanislaus · State parks Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation AreaSan Benito · Recreation areas Humboldt Lagoons State ParkHumboldt · State parks Humboldt Redwoods State ParkHumboldt · State parks Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation AreaCalifornia · Recreation areas Huntington State BeachOrange · State beaches Indian Grinding Rock State Historic ParkAmador · Historic sites Jack London State Historic ParkSonoma · Historic sites Jedediah Smith Redwoods State ParkDel Norte · State parks John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural ReserveHumboldt · Natural areas Joshua Tree National ParkRiverside · San Bernardino · Federal parks Jug Handle State Natural ReserveMendocino · Natural areas Julia Pfeiffer Burns State ParkMonterey · State parks Kenneth Hahn State Recreation AreaLos Angeles · Recreation areas Kings Beach State Recreation AreaPlacer · Recreation areas Kruse Rhododendron State Natural ReserveSonoma · Natural areas La Purísima Mission State Historic ParkSanta Barbara · Historic sites Lake Del Valle State Recreation AreaAlameda · Recreation areas Lake Oroville State Recreation AreaButte · Recreation areas Lake Perris State Recreation AreaRiverside · Recreation areas Lake Valley State Recreation AreaEl Dorado · Recreation areas Lassen Volcanic National ParkLassen · Plumas · Shasta · Tehama · Federal parks Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic ParkSacramento · Historic sites Leo Carrillo State ParkLos Angeles · Ventura · State parks Leucadia State BeachSan Diego · State beaches Lighthouse Field State BeachSanta Cruz · State beaches Limekiln State ParkMonterey · State parks Little River State BeachHumboldt · State beaches Locke Boarding House Museum Point of InterestSacramento · Historic sites Los Angeles State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sites Los Encinos State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sites Los Osos Oaks State Natural ReserveSan Luis Obispo · Natural areas MacKerricher State ParkMendocino · State parks Mailliard Redwoods State Natural ReserveMendocino · Natural areas Malakoff Diggins State Historic ParkNevada · Historic sites Malibu Creek State ParkLos Angeles · State parks Malibu Lagoon State BeachLos Angeles · State beaches Manchester State ParkMendocino · State parks Mandalay State BeachVentura · State beaches Manresa State BeachSanta Cruz · State beaches Marconi Conference Center State Historic ParkMarin · Historic sites Marian Bear Memorial ParkSan Diego · County & local parks Marina State BeachMonterey · State beaches Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic ParkEl Dorado · Historic sites Martial Cottle Park State Recreation AreaSanta Clara · Recreation areas McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State ParkShasta · State parks McConnell State Recreation AreaMerced · Recreation areas McGrath State BeachVentura · State beaches McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State SeashoreAlameda · Contra Costa · State parks Mendocino Headlands State ParkMendocino · State parks Mendocino Woodlands State ParkMendocino · State parks Millerton Lake State Recreation AreaFresno · Madera · Recreation areas Mission Bay ParkSan Diego · County & local parks Mission Trails Regional ParkSan Diego · County & local parks Mono Lake Tufa State Natural ReserveMono · Natural areas Montara State BeachSan Mateo · State beaches Montaña de Oro State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parks Monterey State BeachMonterey · State beaches Monterey State Historic ParkMonterey · Historic sites Montgomery Woods State Natural ReserveMendocino · Natural areas Moonlight State BeachSan Diego · State beaches Morro Bay State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parks Morro Strand State BeachSan Luis Obispo · State beaches Moss Landing State BeachMonterey · State beaches Mount Diablo State ParkContra Costa · State parks Mount San Jacinto State ParkRiverside · State parks Mount Tamalpais State ParkMarin · State parks Natural Bridges State BeachSanta Cruz · State beaches Navarro River Redwoods State ParkMendocino · State parks New Brighton State BeachSanta Cruz · State beaches Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation AreaSan Luis Obispo · Recreation areas Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation AreaCalifornia · Recreation areas Old Sacramento State Historic ParkSacramento · Historic sites Old Town San Diego State Historic ParkSan Diego · Historic sites Olompali State Historic ParkMarin · Historic sites Pacheco State ParkMerced · Santa Clara · State parks Pacifica State BeachSan Mateo · State beaches Palomar Mountain State ParkSan Diego · State parks Pelican State BeachDel Norte · State beaches Pescadero State BeachSan Mateo · State beaches Petaluma Adobe State Historic ParkSonoma · Historic sites Pfeiffer Big Sur State ParkMonterey · State parks Picacho State Recreation AreaImperial · Recreation areas Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic ParkSan Mateo · Historic sites Pinnacles National ParkMonterey · San Benito · Federal parks Pismo State BeachSan Luis Obispo · State beaches Placerita Canyon State ParkLos Angeles · State parks Plumas-Eureka State ParkPlumas · State parks Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic ParkMendocino · Historic sites Point Dume State BeachLos Angeles · State beaches Point Lobos State Natural ReserveMonterey · Natural areas Point Mugu State ParkVentura · State parks Point Sal State BeachSanta Barbara · State beaches Point Sur State Historic ParkMonterey · Historic sites Pomponio State BeachSan Mateo · State beaches Portola Redwoods State ParkSan Mateo · State parks Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation AreaCalifornia · Recreation areas Prairie Creek Redwoods State ParkDel Norte · Humboldt · State parks Presidio ParkSan Diego · County & local parks Providence Mountains State Recreation AreaSan Bernardino · Recreation areas Pío Pico State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sites Railtown 1897 State Historic ParkTuolumne · Historic sites Red Rock Canyon State ParkKern · State parks Redwood National and State ParksDel Norte · Humboldt · Federal parks Refugio State BeachSanta Barbara · State beaches Reynolds Wayside CampgroundMendocino · State parks Richardson Grove State ParkHumboldt · State parks Rio de Los Angeles State Park State Recreation AreaLos Angeles · Recreation areas Robert H. Meyer Memorial State BeachLos Angeles · State beaches Robert Louis Stevenson State ParkLake · Napa · Sonoma · State parks Robert W. Crown Memorial State BeachAlameda · State beaches Rose Canyon Open Space ParkSan Diego · County & local parks Russian Gulch State ParkMendocino · State parks Saddleback Butte State ParkLos Angeles · State parks Salinas River State BeachMonterey · State beaches Salt Point State ParkSonoma · State parks Salton Sea State Recreation AreaImperial · Riverside · Recreation areas Samuel P. Taylor State ParkMarin · State parks San Bruno Mountain State ParkSan Mateo · State parks San Buenaventura State BeachVentura · State beaches San Clemente State BeachOrange · State beaches San Elijo State BeachSan Diego · State beaches San Gregorio State BeachSan Mateo · State beaches San Juan Bautista State Historic ParkSan Benito · Historic sites San Luis Reservoir State Recreation AreaMerced · Recreation areas San Onofre State BeachOrange · San Diego · State beaches San Pasqual - Clevenger Canyon Open Space ParkSan Diego · County & local parks San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic ParkSan Diego · Historic sites Santa Cruz Mission State Historic ParkSanta Cruz · Historic sites Santa Monica State BeachLos Angeles · State beaches Santa Susana Pass State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Ventura · Historic sites Schooner Gulch State BeachMendocino · State beaches Seacliff State BeachSanta Cruz · State beaches Sequoia and Kings Canyon National ParksFresno · Inyo · Tulare · Federal parks Shasta State Historic ParkShasta · Historic sites Silver Strand State BeachSan Diego · State beaches Silverwood Lake State Recreation AreaSan Bernardino · Recreation areas Sinkyone Wilderness State ParkHumboldt · Mendocino · State parks Smithe Redwoods State Natural ReserveMendocino · Natural areas Sonoma Coast State ParkSonoma · State parks Sonoma State Historic ParkSonoma · Historic sites South Carlsbad State BeachSan Diego · State beaches South Yuba River State ParkNevada · Yuba · State parks Standish-Hickey State Recreation AreaMendocino · Recreation areas State Indian Museum State Historic ParkSacramento · Historic sites Sue-meg State ParkHumboldt · State parks Sugarloaf Ridge State ParkNapa · Sonoma · State parks Sunset State BeachSanta Cruz · State beaches Sutter's Fort State Historic ParkSacramento · Historic sites Tahoe State Recreation AreaPlacer · Recreation areas Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature CenterSan Diego · County & local parks The Forest of Nisene Marks State ParkSanta Cruz · State parks Tijuana Estuary NP Point of InterestSan Diego · State parks Tolowa Dunes State ParkDel Norte · State parks Tomales Bay State ParkMarin · State parks Tomo-Kahni State Historic ParkKern · Historic sites Topanga State ParkLos Angeles · State parks Torrey Pines State BeachSan Diego · State beaches Torrey Pines State Natural ReserveSan Diego · Natural areas Trinidad State BeachHumboldt · State beaches Trione-Annadel State ParkSonoma · State parks Tule Elk State Natural ReserveKern · Natural areas Turlock Lake State Recreation AreaStanislaus · Recreation areas Twin Lakes State BeachSanta Cruz · State beaches Van Damme State ParkMendocino · State parks Washoe Meadows State ParkEl Dorado · State parks Wassama Round House State Historic ParkMadera · Historic sites Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sites Weaverville Joss House State Historic ParkTrinity · Historic sites Westport-Union Landing State BeachMendocino · State beaches Wilder Ranch State ParkSanta Cruz · State parks Will Rogers State BeachLos Angeles · State beaches Will Rogers State Historic ParkLos Angeles · Historic sites William B. Ide Adobe State Historic ParkTehama · Historic sites Woodland Opera House State Historic ParkYolo · Historic sites Woodson Bridge State Recreation AreaTehama · Recreation areas Yosemite National ParkMadera · Mariposa · Mono · Tuolumne · Federal parks Zmudowski State BeachMonterey · Santa Cruz · State beaches