Henry W. Coe State Park (or Coe Park for short) is a state park of California, USA, preserving a vast tract of the Diablo Range. It is located in Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties. The park contains over 89,000 acres (36,000 ha), making it the largest state park in northern California, and the second-largest in the state (after Anza-Borrego Desert State Park near the Mexico–U.S. border). Managed within its boundaries is a designated wilderness area of about 22,000 acres (8,900 ha). This is officially known as the Henry W. Coe State Wilderness, but locally as the Orestimba Wilderness.
Henry W. Coe State Park's land area is larger than that of the nearby Santa Clara Valley. This is remarkable, considering that the park headquarters is less than one hour drive from San Jose, California. Despite its proximity to this large population, the park receives only about 40,000 visitors per year, and is not well known among San Francisco Bay Area residents. The 89,164-acre (36,083 ha) park was established in 1959.
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