Location ID: #5787
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Four miles of broad, sandy beaches. A campground provides accommodations for those who wish to visit longer. The beach is located a half-mile west of Highway 1 on Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay.
Location ID: #7600
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The beach (a.k.a. Devil's Slide) features a sheltered cove surrounded by cliffs that drop abruptly into the Pacific. A steep trail leads down to the beach. There is a small picnic area on the bluff above Gray whales can often be seen close to the ...
Location ID: #7469
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Purchased by the State of California in 1983 this historic ranch property is hidden in a pristine valley south of Half Moon Bay. The area offers solitude, groves of mature eucalyptus, and a rich assortment of wildlife. With the addition of Rancho ...
Location ID: #5783
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The beach features fishing, picnicking and beachcombing. Visitors can explore tide pools with anemones, crab, sea urchins and other marine inhabitants. The beach also has a self-guided nature trail.
Swimming is dangerous because of cold water, ...
Location ID: #7678
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State beaches are areas with frontage on the ocean, or bays designed to provide swimming, boating, fishing, and other beach-oriented recreational activities. This beach is a favorite place for surfers and tidepool watchers. Fishing is popular, too. ...
Location ID: #10094602
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Located in the Pájaro Valley, the two-story Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe is a historic rancho hacienda that was built between 1848-49.
Location ID: #7659
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Manresa State Beach features a beautiful expanse of sea and sand, with surf fishing, surfing, and recreation.
Location ID: #7764
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The park offers rugged semi-wilderness, rising from sea level to steep coastal mountains of more than 2,600 feet. Once the site of logging operations until the 1920s, visitors can still find evidence of logging operations, mill sites and trestles in ...
Location ID: #7448
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The park features 45 acre redwood grove and is a popular spot for salmon and steelhead fishing. The area is also a favorite place for hikers and picnickers. Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area is at an elevation of 1,700 feet in the ...
Location ID: #2073
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Location is considered the most completed restored Mission in California. Site contains a church, shops, quarters and a blacksmith shop. Public gardens, courtyard, cemetary.
Location ID: #7485
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Twelve miles south of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria State Beach offers a mile of beach for swimming, surf fishing, tidepool exploring and camping. The Spanish named the area Carpinteria because the Chumash tribe, which lived in the area, had a large ...
Location ID: #1569
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State-owned beach near Carmel. 7,920 feet of ocean frontage. White sand, portions of beach are very steep with dangerous wave action. Also includes Monastery Beach (aka San Jose Creek Beach) well known scuba diving area.
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Location ID: #7474
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From Candlestick Point State Recreation, visitors can enjoy panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay, the East Bay Hills,San Bruno Mountain as well as relax in the peaceful scenery of the park itself. Its location on the western shoreline of the San ...
Old Town Sacramento - Trains
Location ID: #4085
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This State Museum features 21 lavishly restored locomotives and cars, some dating back to 1862. There is a full-scale diorama of an 1860s construction site high in the Sierra Nevada as well as a bridge elevated 24 feet above the museum floor.
Location ID: #2956
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Annadel is located 60 mi No of San Francisco. Park has miles of hiking trails. Wildflowers peak in April and May. Also available is Fishing Lake llsanjo. No Vehicles allowed except at entrance and parking lot.
Location ID: #5502
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Sprawling woodsy and open landscape. Dense forestry areas off the side of the dirt pathway, cutting across grassland flat land. Woodsy hillsides in background. Access via Adobe Canyon Road from State Highway 12. Waterfalls are winter/spring only ...
Location ID: #1831
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Grist Mill next to multi-story wood building; isolated in wooded area. This park contains a water powered grist mill built in 1846. The mill and the 36 foot water wheel are protected as a State Historical landmark. The first church in the Napa ...
Location ID: #2387
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The park has 34 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails winding through coastal terraces and valleys. Several restored buildings once belonging to the Wilder family are preserved. The park has tours and living history demonstrations to help ...
Location ID: #1565
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Rolling dunes, both sandy and rocky shoreline located in Pacific Grove. Julia Morgan designed buildings.
Location ID: #10093489
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Robert Louis Stevenson State Park is the place where the famous author of Treasure Island and Kidnapped spent his honeymoon in 1880. Although nothing remains of Stevenson’s cabin, the site is identified on the trail to the summit.
The area ...
Location ID: #7680
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This wide, sandy beach offers swimming, surfing and fishing. Facilities include volleyball and tennis courts, recreational equipment rentals and a snack bar.
The "moonlight" in the name of this beach comes from the fact that local residents used ...