Location ID: #7452
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1,745 acres wildflower preserve from mid-March through mid-May. Eight miles of trails, visitor center.
Spring time when poppies are in bloom there are wildflowers creating patches of color throughout the reserve. Goldfields cover parts of the ...
Location ID: #1144
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The five acre park encompasses historic gardens and the beautiful restored adobe home, the historic mansion of last Mexican governor of California, Pío Pico. A bell marks the original El Camino Real.
Location ID: #7549
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The park includes tidelands and upland property along 8.5 miles of shoreline of the San Francisco Bay. The park extends from the City of Richmond in the north to Emeryville and Oakland in the south, ending near the east anchorage of the San ...
Location ID: #10129210
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A spot frequented by both locals and visitors, the village of Mendocino's biggest beach offers a great place for walks. Located at the mouth of Big River. The beach changes configuration seasonally, sometimes creating large swaps of beach and/or a ...
Location ID: #7450
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Anderson Marsh State Historic Park contains oak woodlands, grass-covered hills, and tule marsh. One of the largest groups of people in prehistoric California, the Southeastern Pomo, knew this land as home. Today, descendants of those people still ...
Location ID: #1572
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Beach has a pier on the West end. Railroad trestle crosses the creek above the parking lot.
Location ID: #7700
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Rio de Los Angeles State Park and nearby Los Angeles State Historic Park serve the local communities and provide a unique State Park experience. Rio de Los Angeles (LA River) State Park is surrounded by industrial and residential areas, yet ...
Location ID: #10094589
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***NO BEACH OR OCEAN ACCESS***
On the western slope of the Santa Lucia Mountains, the peaks of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park tower high above the Big Sur River Gorge, where the Big Sur River enters this popular park. Walk along the banks of the river ...
Location ID: #7601
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The park preserves one of few intact examples of native grasslands on the floor of the Central Valley. The park is part of the larger Grasslands Ecological Area (GEA) of federal, state and private lands all managed for wildlife values. The GEA ...
Location ID: #7779
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***CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS IS NOT ACCEPTING FILM PERMIT REQUESTS FOR TORREY PINES STATE NATURAL RESERVE FROM SEPTEMBER 2025 THROUGH APRIL 2026 DUE TO AN ESSENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE CLOSURE OF THE RESERVE TO THE ...
Location ID: #4524
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Former military grounds around Pt. Sur Lighthouse, now under jurisdiction of State of California Parks.
Location ID: #1733
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19th Century square tower with round lantern and granite building for support staff.
The Point Sur Lightstation sits 361 feet above the surf on a large volcanic rock. Point Sur is the only complete turn-of-the century Lightstation open to the ...
Location ID: #10059210
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This 77 acre park features breathtaking views of the Big Sur Coast, the beauty of the redwoods, the rugged coast and the cultural history of limekilns. The park has 24 campsites.
Location ID: #2199
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Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park offers a dramatic meeting of land and sea—attracting visitors, writers, artists and photographers from around the world. The same geologic,
climate and marine processes that shape the character of this beautiful park ...
Location ID: #1813
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In the spectacular Big Sur area, this park is still relatively undeveloped and offers visitors great hiking, fishing and beachcombing. Miles of trails wind through meadows, beaches and hilltops. A primitive walk-in trail camp, popular with hikers ...
Location ID: #7696
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The park has a rugged, natural basin forested with coast redwoods, Douglas fir and live oak. Eighteen miles of trails crisscross the canyon and its two streams, Peters Creek and Pescadero Creek. A short nature trail along Pescadero Creek introduces ...
Location ID: #6435
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This park features almost 20 miles of hiking and riding trails through a variety of plant communities including redwoods, mixed evergreens, riparian (riverside), ponderosa pine, as well as rare ancient marine deposits called Santa Cruz sandhills. ...
Location ID: #6925
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State park with unusual rock formation; Evergreen and deciduous trees and other vegetation. Along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Castle Rock State Park embraces coast redwood, Douglas-fir, and madrone forest, most of which has been left in ...
Location ID: #7342
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Big Basin is California’s oldest State Park. The park contains the largest stand of Ancient Coast Redwoods south of San Francisco. The park has a wide variety of environments, canyons, slopes, animals and over 80 miles of trails. Some closures ...
Location ID: #7093
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360 scenic vistas of Downtown L.A. basin. Open terrain. No parking on grounds. Must base camp off site. Call Ranger for scouting access. Take in breathtaking views, hike through restored native habitat, and enjoy a state-of-the-art visitor center ...
Location ID: #7688
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Palomar Mountain State Park features spectacular views of the Pacific, camping, picnicking, hiking, and fishing (trout) in Doane Pond. Coniferous forests cover much of the 1,862 acres, in contrast to the dry lowlands surrounding the mountain. This ...
Location ID: #1552
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Palm trees planted near Refugio Creek lend a tropical look. Eighty-five campsites, bike trail along the bluff ties Refugio to El Capitan State Beach 2.5 miles east.
Location ID: #10094574
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Dewitt Redwoods is one of the more obscure redwood parks. Almost no guidebook chapters or web pages describe it; even its official web page is practically blank. This is partly because, until 2001, Dewitt Redwoods was part of Humboldt Redwoods State ...
Location ID: #7586
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PARTIAL CLOSURE INFORMATION:
****Emma Wood State Beach - North Beach Full Closure: Emma Wood State Beach – North Beach Campground will be fully closed to camping and day use from August 25, 2025, through June 2026. This closure is to facilitate two ...