Location ID: #6866
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Waddell Creek and Rancho del Oso (a part of Big Basin Redwoods State Park) offer a variety of recreational opportunities including mountain biking. Six miles of Canyon Road (a graded dirt fire road) meanders along the course of Waddell Creek. A ...
Location ID: #6455
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Also known as Point Santa Cruz, this area is one of the last open headlands in any California urban area. Surfers, tourists, birds, tourists, birds - including the rare Black Swift and wintering Monarch butterflies are drawn to this area. Sea Lions ...
Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve
Location ID: #6454
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Public beach / natural preserve, sandy beach, cove, rocks, bluff/cliff, picnic facilities, ranger station, lagoon, tidepools.
Location ID: #4985
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This State beach is part of Point Mugu State Park. It has coves, sandy beaches and a lifeguard tower.
Location ID: #4984
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Part of Point Mugu State Park (not military property).
Coastline features a rocky beach and lifeguard tower.
Location ID: #4982
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Point Mugu State Beach is located in the Santa Monica Mountains. Location has five miles of ocean shoreline with rocky bluffs, sand dunes, rugged hills and uplands. There are two major river canyons and wide grassy valleys. Hike in 1.6 miles to ...
Location ID: #4943
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1/10/2025
The devastating Palisades Fire destroyed historic buildings and multiple structures at two California State Parks, including the historic Topanga Ranch Motel once owned by William Randolph Hearst. Topanga Ranch Motel and all concessions ...
Location ID: #4496
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This park is known for the heavily forested Russian Gulch Creek Canyon, a headland that features the Devil’s Punch Bowl (a large, collapsed sea cave with churning water), and a beach that offers swimming, tide pool exploring, skin diving and rock ...
Location ID: #10097126
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Wildwood Canyon State Park consists of 900 acres, features a variety of activities including: horseback riding, hiking and biking. It is also home to Hunt Ranch, an area which also includes horse corrals. Vehicle access is limited in some areas. The ...
Location ID: #1985
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The Pacific Coast Highway curves around leading to Goat Rock's long sandy beaches below rugged headlands. A craggy coastline with natural arches, secluded coves and large rock structures sitting on the beach and in the sea, surrounded by grassy ...
Location ID: #1827
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Austin Creek State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California, United States, encompassing an isolated wilderness area. It is located in Sonoma County, seven miles north of Guerneville on Armstrong Woods Road via the same entrance as ...
Location ID: #1585
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Pelican State Beach offers beautiful ocean views. This undeveloped site is on the Oregon border. The small, secluded beach is perfect for walking and beachcombing. The beach has the distinction of being the northern-most state beach. Secluded beach ...
Location ID: #7543
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This area offers visitors campsites, picnic sites, and a launch ramp for small boats.
Riverbank cottonwoods and willows shelter one of the finest fishing stretches in California, with king salmon, steelhead, rainbow trout and striped bass some of ...
Location ID: #1125
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Adjacent to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, this area has 85,000 acres of undeveloped desert terrain, from below sea level to 400 foot elevations. It is a motorcycle, four-wheel drive, all-terrain vehicle, and dune buggy use area. The wash-and-ridge ...
Location ID: #7624
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This park is ideal for picnicking, horseback riding, boating, fishing and swimming.
Lake Del Valle is located in Central Alameda County, about five miles south of the City of Livermore in the Arroya del Valle. Del Valle Dam and Lake Del Valle ...
Location ID: #1148
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The Salton Sea is one of the world's largest inland seas. Salton Sea State Recreation Area covers 14 miles of the northeastern shore and has long been a popular site for campers. Increasing salinity means that fish no longer can survive in the ...
Location ID: #1571
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The undeveloped park has no entrance signs or parking areas. Offers coastal vegetation with trails that run from ocean beaches, through strands of cactus into dense redwood groves. Sandy and rocky beaches, bluff/cliff.
Garrapata State Park, 6.7 ...
Location ID: #7620
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Jug Handle State Natural Reserve is located on the Mendocino coast. The park features a 2.5-mile self-guided nature trail called The Ecological Staircase which explores five wave-cut terraces formed by glacier, sea and tectonic activity that built ...
Location ID: #10094565
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Across from east end of Thornhill Broome State Beach.
Location ID: #7032
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The park's centerpiece is the 129' Burney Falls, which is not the highest or largest waterfall in the state, but possibly the most beautiful. 910 acres of forest and five miles of streamside and lake shoreline. Rocks, rapids, bridge.
The park is ...
Location ID: #7607
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Filming ONLY for educational, interpretive, & philanthropic purposes that benefit Hearst Castle directly- NO feature or commercial filming.
Originally built as a private estate by W. R. Hearst, Hearst Castle® was donated to the State of ...
Location ID: #1124
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Former booming gold mine city. Downtown area has been preserved with fully restored shops, restaurants, and two hotels; Period set in 1850's; Other Main St. features include schoolhouse, trading post, jail, courthouse, blacksmith, livery, church, ...
Location ID: #7768
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Tijuana Estuary is a small intertidal coastal estuary on the international border between California and Mexico. The estuary is primarily a shallow water habitat, though it is often termed an "intermittent estuary," as it is subjected to extreme ...
Location ID: #7758
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This San Diego beach features swimming, surfing, skin diving, fishing and picnicking. The large bluff-top campground is very popular, especially in summer. Stairs lead to the beach.