List of Parks
| Park name | Designation | County or counties |
Area in acres (ha) |
Year estab- lished |
Status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Mendocino | 700145000000000000045 acres (18 ha) | 1944 | Boasts redwoods plus salmon and steelhead fishing on the Eel River. | |
| Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park | State park | Shasta | 70035930000000000005,930 acres (2,400 ha) | 1975 | Preserves a wilderness of freshwater springs and geologically recent lava flows. | |
| Albany State Marine Reserve | Park property | Alameda | 1985 | In development, not open to public | ||
| Anderson Marsh State Historic Park | State historic park | Lake | 70031298000000000001,298 acres (525 ha) | 1982 | Funding agreement pending | Preserves a tule marsh and ancient archaeological sites of the Pomo people. |
| Andrew Molera State Park | State park | Monterey | 70034766000000000004,766 acres (1,929 ha) | 1968 | Offers a primitive walk-in campground on the Big Sur coast. | |
| Angel Island State Park | State park | Marin and San Francisco | 7002756000000000000756 acres (306 ha) | 1955 | Interprets an island in San Francisco Bay whose history encompasses Coast Miwok prehistory, ranching, the 1910–1940 Angel Island Immigration Station, and long military use. | |
| Annadel State Park | State park | Sonoma | 70035092000000000005,092 acres (2,061 ha) | 1971 | Funding agreement pending | Supports a variety of day-use activities at the northern end of Sonoma Valley. |
| Ano Nuevo State Park !Año Nuevo State Park | State park | San Mateo | 70034209000000000004,209 acres (1,703 ha) | 1985 | Encompasses Año Nuevo Island and Año Nuevo Point, which boasts the world's largest mainland rookery of northern elephant seals. | |
| Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve | State natural reserve | Los Angeles | 70031781000000000001,781 acres (721 ha) | 1976 | Showcases the state's most-consistent blooms of California poppy, in the high Mojave Desert. | |
| Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park | State historic park | Los Angeles | 7002397000000000000397 acres (161 ha) | 1979 | Funding agreement pending | Interprets the Native American cultures of the Great Basin and surrounding regions in a 1928 folk art building on the NRHP. |
| Anza-Borrego Desert State Park | State park | San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside | 7005585930000000000585,930 acres (237,120 ha) | 1933 | Preserves a vast tract of the Colorado Desert in California's largest state park. | |
| Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Sonoma | 7002752000000000000752 acres (304 ha) | 1934 | Preserves a grove of coast redwoods. | |
| Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park | State park | Los Angeles | 7002566000000000000566 acres (229 ha) | 1993 | Preserves a remnant stand of Joshua trees and junipers in the Antelope Valley. | |
| Asilomar State Beach | State beach | Monterey | 7002107000000000000107 acres (43 ha) | 1951 | Balances protection of rocky coast and dune habitat with public access. The 1913 Asilomar Conference Grounds are a National Historic Landmark. | |
| Auburn State Recreation Area | State recreation area | El Dorado and Placer | 700442377000000000042,377 acres (17,149 ha) | 1966 | Offers numerous recreational opportunities along the North and Middle Forks of the American River. | |
| Austin Creek State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Sonoma | 70035927000000000005,927 acres (2,399 ha) | 1964 | Funding agreement pending | Features a rugged wilderness on Austin Creek, adjacent to Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve. |
| Azalea State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Humboldt | 700130000000000000030 acres (12 ha) | 1943 | Harbors a profusion of spring-blooming western azaleas. | |
| Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park | State historic park | Napa | 69997500000000000000.75 acres (0.30 ha) | 1974 | Open under Napa County management | Showcases a restored 1846 water-powered grist mill in Napa Valley. The mill is on the NRHP. |
| Bean Hollow State Beach | State beach | San Mateo | 700144000000000000044 acres (18 ha) | 1958 | Offers fishing and beachcombing among tide pools. | |
| Benbow Lake State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Humboldt | 70031142000000000001,142 acres (462 ha) | 1958 | Proposed for closure | Centers on a reservoir on the South Fork Eel River. |
| Benicia Capitol State Historic Park | State historic park | Solano | 69998600000000000000.86 acres (0.35 ha) | 1951 | Funding agreement pending | Interprets the third and oldest-surviving California capitol, used 1853–54. The building is on the NRHP. |
| Benicia State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Solano | 7002447000000000000447 acres (181 ha) | 1957 | Funding agreement pending | Preserves a tidal wetland on the Carquinez Strait. |
| Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Alameda | 7002609000000000000609 acres (246 ha) | 1974 | Offers windsurfing and other water recreation on the Bethany Reservoir. | |
| Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park | State historic park | Butte | 70005200000000000005.2 acres (2.1 ha) | 1964 | Funding agreement pending | Offers tours of the 1868 Victorian mansion of influential settlers John and Annie Bidwell. The mansion is on the NRHP. |
| Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park | State park | Butte and Glenn | 7002349000000000000349 acres (141 ha) | 1979 | Preserves riparian habitat on the Sacramento River and its tributary Big Chico Creek. | |
| Big Basin Redwoods State Park | State park | Santa Cruz | 700418050000000000018,050 acres (7,300 ha) | 1906 | Established as California's first state park, to preserve coast redwoods on Waddell Creek. | |
| Bodie State Historic Park | State historic park | Mono | 70031016000000000001,016 acres (411 ha) | 1962 | Preserves the ghost town of Bodie, whose gold-mining heyday ran from 1877–1881, and is now a National Historic Landmark. | |
| Bolsa Chica State Beach | State beach | Orange | 7002169000000000000169 acres (68 ha) | 1960 | Offers surf fishing and catching grunion by hand. | |
| Border Field State Park | State park | San Diego | 70031316000000000001,316 acres (533 ha) | 1972 | Occupies the southwesternmost point of the contiguous U.S., on the Mexico – United States border. Part of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. | |
| Bothe-Napa Valley State Park | State park | Napa and Sonoma | 70031991000000000001,991 acres (806 ha) | 1960 | Open under Napa County management | Contains the farthest inland coast redwoods in a California state park. |
| Brannan Island State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Sacramento | 7002329000000000000329 acres (133 ha) | 1952 | Proposed for closure | Offers water recreation amid a maze of channels in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. |
| Burleigh H. Murray Ranch | Park property | San Mateo | 70031325000000000001,325 acres (536 ha) | 1979 | Encompasses a hidden valley with a historic ranch established in 1857. | |
| Burton Creek State Park | State park | Placer | 70031890000000000001,890 acres (760 ha) | 1976 | Offers 6 miles (9.7 km) of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing. | |
| Butano State Park | State park | San Mateo | 70034728000000000004,728 acres (1,913 ha) | 1956 | Showcases a secluded redwood-filled valley. | |
| Butte City Project | Park property | Butte | 700137000000000000037 acres (15 ha) | 2007 | In development, not open to public | |
| Calaveras Big Trees State Park | State park | Calaveras and Tuolumne | 70036498000000000006,498 acres (2,630 ha) | 1931 | Protects two large groves of giant sequoias. | |
| California Citrus State Historic Park | State historic park | Riverside | 7002248000000000000248 acres (100 ha) | 1984 | Interprets the influence of the state's citrus industry. | |
| California State Capitol Museum | Park property | Sacramento | 700140000000000000040 acres (16 ha) | 1982 | Offers exhibits and tours of the California State Capitol and its grounds. | |
| California State Mining and Mineral Museum | Park property | Mariposa | 1999 | Proposed for closure | Exhibits the official state mineral collection and displays on the region's influential mining heritage. | |
| California State Railroad Museum | Point of interest | Sacramento | Celebrates the history of rail transportation in California with museum displays, 21 restored locomotives, and a heritage railway along the Sacramento River. | |||
| Candlestick Point State Recreation Area | State recreation area | San Francisco | 7002204000000000000204 acres (83 ha) | 1972 | Proposed for closure | Constitutes California's first urban state recreation area, on the west shore of San Francisco Bay. |
| Cardiff State Beach | State beach | San Diego | 7002507000000000000507 acres (205 ha) | 1949 | Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside San Diego. | |
| Carlsbad State Beach | State beach | San Diego | 700144000000000000044 acres (18 ha) | 1933 | Features a small beach at the foot of coastal bluffs. | |
| Carmel River State Beach | State beach | Monterey | 7002297000000000000297 acres (120 ha) | 1953 | Protects a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) beach and a lagoon at the mouth of the Carmel River which attracts many migratory birds. | |
| Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area | State vehicular recreation area | Alameda and San Joaquin | 70035075000000000005,075 acres (2,054 ha) | 1979 | Provides off-roading opportunities in the Diablo Range around the former townsite of Carnegie. | |
| Carpinteria State Beach | State beach | Santa Barbara and Ventura | 700162000000000000062 acres (25 ha) | 1932 | Offers a mile-long beach in the city of Carpinteria. | |
| Caspar Headlands State Beach | State beach | Mendocino | 700175000000000000075 acres (30 ha) | 1972 | ||
| Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Mendocino | 70002700000000000002.7 acres (1.1 ha) | 1972 | Preserves a small strip of rugged coastline. | |
| Castaic Lake State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Los Angeles | 70034224000000000004,224 acres (1,709 ha) | 1965 | Features 29 miles (47 km) of shoreline on Castaic Lake. | |
| Castle Crags State Park | State park | Shasta | 70033905000000000003,905 acres (1,580 ha) | 1934 | Funding agreement pending | Provides access to the Castle Crags Wilderness, with its 6,000-foot-tall (1,800 m) rock crags. |
| Castle Rock State Park | State park | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo | 70035242000000000005,242 acres (2,121 ha) | 1968 | Funded by donations into 2013 | Encompasses a wild forest with rock climbing opportunities along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains. |
| Castro Adobe | Park property | Santa Cruz | 70001000000000000001 acre (0.40 ha) | 2002 | In development, not open to public | Comprises the grand 1849 hacienda of the prominent Castro family on their Rancho San Andrés. The hacienda is on the NRHP. |
| Caswell Memorial State Park | State park | San Joaquin | 7002258000000000000258 acres (104 ha) | 1952 | Preserves a riparian forest along the Stanislaus River. | |
| Cayucos State Beach | State beach | San Luis Obispo | 700116000000000000016 acres (6.5 ha) | 1940 | Provides a swimming and surfing beach in the beach town of Cayucos. | |
| China Camp State Park | State park | Marin | 70031514000000000001,514 acres (613 ha) | 1976 | Funding agreement pending | Surrounds an 1880s Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and salt marshes on San Pablo Bay. |
| Chino Hills State Park | State park | Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino | 700414173000000000014,173 acres (5,736 ha) | 1981 | Preserves a large tract of the Chino Hills. | |
| Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park | State historic park | Santa Barbara | 70007500000000000007.5 acres (3.0 ha) | 1976 | Preserves a sandstone cave bearing rock art of the Chumash people. | |
| Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area | State vehicular recreation area | Butte | 7002220000000000000220 acres (89 ha) | 1981 | Provides off-roading opportunities in the shallow clay pit excavated for material to build the Oroville Dam. | |
| Clear Lake State Park | State park | Lake | 7002590000000000000590 acres (240 ha) | 1949 | Provides recreation opportunities on the southwest shore of Clear Lake, the largest freshwater lake within California's borders. | |
| Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park | State historic park | Tulare | 70033715000000000003,715 acres (1,503 ha) | 1973 | Interprets the town of Allensworth, founded in 1908 as a haven for African Americans by Colonel Allen Allensworth and other community leaders. The town is a district on the NRHP. | |
| Columbia State Historic Park | State historic park | Tuolumne | 7002273000000000000273 acres (110 ha) | 1946 | Interprets Columbia's preserved Gold Rush-era downtown, a National Historic Landmark District. | |
| Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Colusa | 7002301000000000000301 acres (122 ha) | 1955 | Open under Colusa management | Adjoins a stretch of the Sacramento River known for its fishing. |
| Corona del Mar State Beach | State beach | Orange | 700130000000000000030 acres (12 ha) | 1947 | Provides a half-mile-long swimming beach adjacent to the Newport Beach harbor jetty. | |
| Cowell Ranch/John Marsh State Historic Park | State historic park | Contra Costa | 70033676000000000003,676 acres (1,488 ha) | 1981 | In development, not open to public | Includes Rancho Los Meganos and the 1856 ranchhouse of John Marsh. |
| Crystal Cove State Park | State park | Orange | 70033936000000000003,936 acres (1,593 ha) | 1979 | Encompasses cliffbound coastline, inland chaparral canyons, and the NRHP-listed Crystal Cove Historic District of 1920s and 30s beach cottages. | |
| Cuyamaca Rancho State Park | State park | San Diego | 700424693000000000024,693 acres (9,993 ha) | 1933 | Preserves an expansive tract of forests and meadows above 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in the Laguna Mountains, on the former Rancho Cuyamaca. | |
| D. L. Bliss State Park | State park | El Dorado | 70032149000000000002,149 acres (870 ha) | 1929 | Features a balancing rock and the Rubicon Point Light on the shore of Lake Tahoe. | |
| Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park | State park | Del Norte | 700431261000000000031,261 acres (12,651 ha) | 1925 | Preserves old-growth coast redwoods and is managed cooperatively with RNSP. | |
| Delta Meadows | Park property | Sacramento | 7002472000000000000472 acres (191 ha) | 1985 | Closed to the public | Preserves undeveloped wet meadows and sloughs in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. |
| Dockweiler State Beach | State beach | Los Angeles | 700191000000000000091 acres (37 ha) | 1948 | Features 3 miles (4.8 km) of beach and a hang gliding training site, adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport. | |
| Doheny State Beach | State beach | Orange | 7002254000000000000254 acres (103 ha) | 1931 | Offers surfing and beach-front camping in Dana Point. | |
| Donner Memorial State Park | State park | Nevada and Placer | 70033293000000000003,293 acres (1,333 ha) | 1928 | Interprets the site where the Donner Party was trapped by weather in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846–1847, now a National Historic Landmark. | |
| Eastshore State Park | State seashore | Alameda and Contra Costa | 7002442000000000000442 acres (179 ha) | 1985 | Encompasses several remnant and restored parcels along the East Bay waterfront. | |
| Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park | State park | El Dorado | 70032324000000000002,324 acres (940 ha) | 1965 | Comprises the Lake Tahoe estate and 1903 summer home of banker Isaias W. Hellman. | |
| El Capitán State Beach | State beach | Santa Barbara | 70032634000000000002,634 acres (1,066 ha) | 1953 | Features a narrow beach at the foot of coastal bluffs where monarch butterflies congregate in autumn. | |
| El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park | State historic park | Santa Barbara | 70005800000000000005.8 acres (2.3 ha) | 1966 | Preserves components of a Spanish presidio dating back to 1782, now on the NRHP. | |
| Emerald Bay State Park | State park | El Dorado | 70031533000000000001,533 acres (620 ha) | 1953 | Contains Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay and Fannette Island plus the 1929 Vikingsholm mansion, which is on the NRHP. | |
| Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve | Park property | Alameda and Contra Costa | 1985 | Closed to the public | Preserves a marsh on San Francisco Bay, managed as part of Eastshore State Park. | |
| Emma Wood State Beach | State beach | Ventura | 7002112000000000000112 acres (45 ha) | 1957 | Contains a surfing beach and an estuary at the mouth of the Ventura River. | |
| Empire Mine State Historic Park | State historic park | Nevada | 7002853000000000000853 acres (345 ha) | 1975 | Offers tours of an underground gold mine which operated from 1850 to 1956, plus its surface surroundings. The mine is on the NRHP. | |
| Estero Bluffs State Park | State park | San Luis Obispo | 7002353000000000000353 acres (143 ha) | 2000 | Preserves diverse coastal habitats on Estero Bay. | |
| Folsom Lake State Recreation Area | State recreation area | El Dorado, Placer, and Sacramento | 700419564000000000019,564 acres (7,917 ha) | 1956 | Surrounds Folsom and Natoma Lakes, reservoirs on the American River. | |
| Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park | State historic park | Sacramento | 700135000000000000035 acres (14 ha) | 1956 | Interprets an 1895 hydroelectricity plant, now a National Historic and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. | |
| Forest of Nisene Marks State Park !The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park | State park | Santa Cruz | 700410223000000000010,223 acres (4,137 ha) | 1963 | Preserves a tract of secondary forest donated by the family of former owner Nisene Marks. | |
| Fort Humboldt State Historic Park | State historic park | Humboldt | 700118000000000000018 acres (7.3 ha) | 1955 | Funding agreement pending | Situated on its commanding bluff adjacent to Humboldt Bay, park interprets relations between U.S. army (present at fort 1853–1870), Native American groups, and settlers. Site includes a logging museum and logging equipment displays. |
| Fort Ord Dunes State Park | State park | Monterey | 7002980000000000000980 acres (400 ha) | 2009 | Reclaims coastline overlooking Monterey Bay on former property of the decommissioned Fort Ord. | |
| Fort Ross State Historic Park | State historic park | Sonoma | 70033393000000000003,393 acres (1,373 ha) | 1909 | Interprets the partially reconstructed Fort Ross, an 1812–1841 Russian-American Company outpost that was the southernmost settlement in the Russian colonization of the Americas. The fort is a National Historic Landmark. | |
| Fort Tejon State Historic Park | State historic park | Kern | 7002647000000000000647 acres (262 ha) | 1940 | Proposed for closure | Interprets the U.S. Army fort staffed 1854–1864 to monitor the Sebastian Indian Reservation. The fort is on the NRHP. |
| Franks Tract State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Contra Costa | 70033523000000000003,523 acres (1,426 ha) | 1959 | Encompasses a flooded area in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta accessible only by water. | |
| Fremont Peak State Park | State park | Monterey and San Benito | 7002162000000000000162 acres (66 ha) | 1934 | Provides views of the surrounding landscape from atop Fremont Peak and of the night sky from the Fremont Peak Observatory. | |
| Garrapata State Park | State park | Monterey | 70032939000000000002,939 acres (1,189 ha) | 1979 | Funding agreement pending | Preserves a largely hidden stretch of wild coast. |
| Gaviota State Park | State park | Santa Barbara | 70032787000000000002,787 acres (1,128 ha) | 1953 | Flanks the narrow gorge of Gaviota Creek, which funnels Sundowner winds onto the popular beach area. | |
| George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Merced | 700146500000000000046.5 acres (18.8 ha) | 1953 | Funding agreement pending | Adjoins the Merced River. |
| Governor's Mansion State Historic Park | State historic park | Sacramento | 69997800000000000000.78 acres (0.32 ha) | 1903 | Funded by local partnership | Interprets the 1877 mansion that housed 13 of California's governors and their families from 1903 to 1967. |
| Gray Whale Cove State Beach | State beach | San Mateo | 70003100000000000003.1 acres (1.3 ha) | 1966 | Proposed for closure | Embraces a steep-walled cove, near the Devil's Slide, where gray whales are often seen close to shore. |
| Great Valley Grasslands State Park | State park | Merced | 70032826000000000002,826 acres (1,144 ha) | 1982 | Preserves a remnant of the native grasslands once extensive in the Central Valley. | |
| Greenwood State Beach | State beach | Mendocino | 700147000000000000047 acres (19 ha) | 1978 | Funding agreement pending | Features a picturesque beach in Elk and a visitor center interpreting the town's lumbering history. |
| Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park | State park | Humboldt | 7002430000000000000430 acres (170 ha) | 1943 | Funded by local partnership | Harbors groves of coast redwoods in three separate units along the Van Duzen River. |
| Grover Hot Springs State Park | State park | Alpine | 7002553000000000000553 acres (224 ha) | 1959 | Boasts hot springs that feed a swimming pool complex in an alpine meadow. | |
| Half Moon Bay State Beach | State beach | San Mateo | 7002181000000000000181 acres (73 ha) | 1956 | Encompasses four popular sandy beaches on Half Moon Bay. | |
| Harmony Headlands State Park | State park | San Luis Obispo | 7002748000000000000748 acres (303 ha) | 2003 | Preserves an undeveloped parcel of Pacific coast. | |
| Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Humboldt | 7002955000000000000955 acres (386 ha) | 1982 | Offers fishing on Big Lagoon adjacent to Humboldt Lagoons State Park | |
| Hatton Canyon | Park property | Monterey | 7002130000000000000130 acres (53 ha) | 2002 | In development, not open to public | Preserves a canyon in Carmel saved from a planned freeway route. |
| Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument | State historical monument | San Luis Obispo | 7002209000000000000209 acres (85 ha) | 1958 | Offers tours of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst's opulent 115-room "Hearst Castle," designed by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947. | |
| Hearst San Simeon State Park | State park | San Luis Obispo | 70032309000000000002,309 acres (934 ha) | 1932 | Preserves rocky coast and rare habitats like mima mounds and Monterey pine forest, as well as a 5,850-year-old Native American archaeological site. | |
| Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area | State vehicular recreation area | Imperial | 7002342000000000000342 acres (138 ha) | 1998 | Attracts ATV riders to sandy, tamarisk-dotted dunes along a former course of the Alamo River. | |
| Hendy Woods State Park | State park | Mendocino | 7002816000000000000816 acres (330 ha) | 1958 | Funding agreement pending | Preserves two groves of old-growth coast redwoods in the Anderson Valley. |
| Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park | State park | Santa Cruz | 70034623000000000004,623 acres (1,871 ha) | 1953 | Boasts its Redwood Grove and other old-growth forest. | |
| Henry W. Coe State Park | State park | Santa Clara and Stanislaus | 700489164000000000089,164 acres (36,083 ha) | 1959 | Funded by donations into 2015 | Encompasses a sprawling wilderness of ridges and steep canyons in the Diablo Range. |
| Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area | State vehicular recreation area | San Benito | 70036624000000000006,624 acres (2,681 ha) | 1975 | Offers a variety of off-roading tracks and events in the hills outside Hollister. | |
| Humboldt Lagoons State Park | State park | Humboldt | 70032256000000000002,256 acres (913 ha) | 1931 | Protects part of the largest lagoon system in the United States, including Big Lagoon, Stone Lagoon, and Freshwater Lagoon. | |
| Humboldt Redwoods State Park | State park | Humboldt | 700451651000000000051,651 acres (20,902 ha) | 1921 | Preserves the world's largest remaining old-growth coast redwood forest, including Stratosphere Giant, the fourth-tallest known tree. | |
| Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area | State vehicular recreation area | Los Angeles and Ventura | 700418533000000000018,533 acres (7,500 ha) | 1978 | Offers 130 miles (210 km) of off-highway tracks, connecting to more routes in Los Padres National Forest. | |
| Huntington State Beach | State beach | Orange | 7002121000000000000121 acres (49 ha) | 1942 | Contains 2 miles (3.2 km) of wide, flat beach in the city of Huntington Beach. | |
| Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park | State historic park | Amador | 7002135000000000000135 acres (55 ha) | 1962 | Interprets an outcrop with 1,185 mortar holes where Native Americans ground acorns into flour. | |
| Indio Hills Palms | Park property | Riverside | 70035630000000000005,630 acres (2,280 ha) | 1983 | Harbors a profusion of California fan palms growing along the San Andreas Fault in the Indio Hills. Part of the multi-agency Coachella Valley Preserve. | |
| Jack London State Historic Park | State historic park | Sonoma | 70031611000000000001,611 acres (652 ha) | 1959 | Open under Valley of the Moon Natural History Association management | Contains several structures from the ranch of author Jack London and his wife Charmian London, as well as their grave. The ranch is a National Historic Landmark. |
| Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park | State park | Del Norte | 700410430000000000010,430 acres (4,220 ha) | 1939 | Honors explorer Jedediah Smith with a tract of coast redwoods along the Smith River. Part of Redwood National and State Parks. | |
| John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Humboldt | 70031164000000000001,164 acres (471 ha) | 1929 | In development and not open to public | Contains three undeveloped coast redwood groves split off from Humboldt Redwoods State Park in 2001. |
| John Little State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Monterey | 700121000000000000021 acres (8.5 ha) | 1953 | Protects rugged cliffs on the Big Sur coast flanking the mouth of a creek. | |
| Jug Handle State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Mendocino | 7002776000000000000776 acres (314 ha) | 1976 | Funded by donations into 2013 | Interprets a series of marine terraces each exhibiting a different stage of ecological succession. |
| Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park | State park | Monterey | 70033762000000000003,762 acres (1,522 ha) | 1962 | Stretches from the Big Sur coast up to 3,000-foot (910 m) ridges. Includes the iconic seaside McWay Falls. | |
| Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Los Angeles | 7002401000000000000401 acres (162 ha) | 1984 | Offers urban open space in the Baldwin Hills of Los Angeles. | |
| Kings Beach State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Placer | 70007700000000000007.7 acres (3.1 ha) | 1974 | Encompasses 700 feet (210 m) of lakefront on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. | |
| Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Sonoma | 7002317000000000000317 acres (128 ha) | 1934 | Harbors a secondary forest with spring-blooming rhododendrons adjacent to Salt Point State Park. | |
| La Purísima Mission State Historic Park | State historic park | Santa Barbara | 70031934000000000001,934 acres (783 ha) | 1935 | Contains the 1813 La Purisima Mission, the most completely restored Spanish mission in California. | |
| Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Alameda | 70033732000000000003,732 acres (1,510 ha) | 1967 | Surrounds Lake Del Valle, a reservoir on the Arroyo del Valle managed by the East Bay Regional Park District. | |
| Lake Oroville State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Butte | 700429447000000000029,447 acres (11,917 ha) | 1967 | Surrounds Lake Oroville, a reservoir on the Feather River. | |
| Lake Perris State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Riverside | 70036675000000000006,675 acres (2,701 ha) | 1974 | Contains the southernmost reservoir in the 701-mile (1,128 km) California State Water Project and the Ya'i Heki' Regional Indian Museum. | |
| Lake Valley State Recreation Area | State recreation area | El Dorado | 7002155000000000000155 acres (63 ha) | 1985 | Offers an 18-hole golf course in the High Sierras. | |
| Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park | State historic park | Sacramento | 69998800000000000000.88 acres (0.36 ha) | 1978 | Funding agreement pending | Offers tours of governor and tycoon Leland Stanford's restored 1856 mansion, now a National Historic Landmark. |
| Leo Carrillo State Park | State park | Los Angeles and Ventura | 70032513000000000002,513 acres (1,017 ha) | 1953 | Honors actor and conservationist Leo Carrillo with a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) beach. Part of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. | |
| Leucadia State Beach | State beach | San Diego | 700110600000000000010.6 acres (4.3 ha) | 1949 | Comprises a small, rocky beach in Encinitas. | |
| Lighthouse Field State Beach | State beach | Santa Cruz | 700138000000000000038 acres (15 ha) | 1978 | Features the Steamer Lane surf break and a lighthouse containing the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum. | |
| Limekiln State Park | State park | Monterey | 7002711000000000000711 acres (288 ha) | 1994 | Proposed for closure | Contains four lime kilns from an 1887 lime-smelting operation on the Big Sur coast. |
| Little River State Beach | State beach | Humboldt | 7002152000000000000152 acres (62 ha) | 1931 | Comprises a broad open beach with dunes. | |
| Los Angeles State Historic Park | State historic park | Los Angeles | 700132000000000000032 acres (13 ha) | 2001 | Provides urban open space on the site of an 1875 train station where many travelers first arrived in Los Angeles. | |
| Los Encinos State Historic Park | State historic park | Los Angeles | 70004700000000000004.7 acres (1.9 ha) | 1949 | Funded by donations into 2013 | |
| Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | San Luis Obispo | 700185000000000000085 acres (34 ha) | 1972 | ||
| MacKerricher State Park | State park | Mendocino | 70032519000000000002,519 acres (1,019 ha) | 1949 | ||
| Mailliard Woods State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Mendocino | 7002242000000000000242 acres (98 ha) | 1945 | ||
| Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park | State historic park | Nevada | 70033143000000000003,143 acres (1,272 ha) | 1965 | Funding agreement pending | |
| Malibu Creek State Park | State park | Los Angeles | 70038215000000000008,215 acres (3,324 ha) | 1974 | ||
| Malibu Lagoon State Beach | State beach | Los Angeles | 7002110000000000000110 acres (45 ha) | 1951 | ||
| Manchester State Park | State park | Mendocino | 70035272000000000005,272 acres (2,134 ha) | 1955 | Proposed for closure | |
| Mandalay State Beach | State beach | Ventura | 700192000000000000092 acres (37 ha) | 1985 | ||
| Manresa State Beach | State beach | Santa Cruz | 7002138000000000000138 acres (56 ha) | 1948 | ||
| Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park | State historic park | Marin | 700162000000000000062 acres (25 ha) | 1976 | ||
| Marina State Beach | State Beach | Monterey | 7002171000000000000171 acres (69 ha) | 1977 | ||
| Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park | State historic park | El Dorado | 7002575000000000000575 acres (233 ha) | 1889 | ||
| Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Santa Clara | 7002137000000000000137 acres (55 ha) | 2003 | In development, not open to public | |
| McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park | State park | Shasta | 7002910000000000000910 acres (370 ha) | 1920 | ||
| McConnell State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Merced | 700174000000000000074 acres (30 ha) | 1949 | Funding agreement pending | |
| McGrath State Beach | State beach | Ventura | 7002314000000000000314 acres (127 ha) | 1948 | Open due to local fundraising | |
| Mendocino Headlands State Park | State park | Mendocino | 70037709000000000007,709 acres (3,120 ha) | 1972 | ||
| Mendocino Woodlands State Park | State park | Mendocino | 7002720000000000000720 acres (290 ha) | 1977 | ||
| Millerton Lake State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Fresno and Madera | 70036857000000000006,857 acres (2,775 ha) | 1957 | Includes 40 miles (64 km) of shoreline on Millerton Lake and the 1867 Millerton County Courthouse. | |
| Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Mono | 700455300000000000055,300 acres (22,400 ha) | 1982 | Open due to partnership | |
| Montana de Oro State Park !Montaña de Oro State Park | State park | San Luis Obispo | 700410366000000000010,366 acres (4,195 ha) | 1934 | ||
| Montara State Beach | State beach | San Mateo | 7002780000000000000780 acres (320 ha) | 1959 | ||
| Monterey State Historic Park | State historic park | Monterey | 70009600000000000009.6 acres (3.9 ha) | 1916 | ||
| Monterey State Beach | State beach | Monterey | 7002114000000000000114 acres (46 ha) | 1960 | ||
| Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Mendocino | 70032743000000000002,743 acres (1,110 ha) | 1947 | ||
| Moonlight State Beach | State beach | San Diego | 700115000000000000015 acres (6.1 ha) | 1949 | ||
| Morro Bay State Park | State park | San Luis Obispo | 70032783000000000002,783 acres (1,126 ha) | 1934 | ||
| Morro Strand State Beach | State beach | San Luis Obispo | 7002183000000000000183 acres (74 ha) | 1932 | Funding agreement pending | |
| Moss Landing State Beach | State beach | Monterey County | 700160000000000000060 acres (24 ha) | 1972 | Proposed for closure | |
| Mount Diablo State Park | State park | Contra Costa | 700420124000000000020,124 acres (8,144 ha) | 1931 | ||
| Mount San Jacinto State Park | State park | Riverside | 700413718000000000013,718 acres (5,551 ha) | 1930 | ||
| Mount Tamalpais State Park | State park | Marin | 70036243000000000006,243 acres (2,526 ha) | 1928 | ||
| Natural Bridges State Beach | State beach | Santa Cruz | 700162000000000000062 acres (25 ha) | 1933 | ||
| Navarro River Redwoods State Park | State park | Mendocino | 7002727000000000000727 acres (294 ha) | 1928 | ||
| New Brighton State Beach | State beach | Santa Cruz | 7002157000000000000157 acres (64 ha) | 1933 | ||
| Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area | State vehicular recreation area | San Luis Obispo | 70032675000000000002,675 acres (1,083 ha) | 1974 | ||
| Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area | State vehicular recreation area | Imperial and San Diego | 700450553000000000050,553 acres (20,458 ha) | 1976 | Offers off-roading opportunities adjacent to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. | |
| Old Sacramento State Historic Park | State historic park | Sacramento | 7002293000000000000293 acres (119 ha) | 1967 | ||
| Old Town San Diego State Historic Park | State historic park | San Diego | 700129000000000000029 acres (12 ha) | 1967 | ||
| Olompali State Historic Park | State historic park | Marin | 7002700000000000000700 acres (280 ha) | 1977 | Funding agreement pending | |
| Pacheco State Park | State park | Merced and Santa Clara | 70036894000000000006,894 acres (2,790 ha) | 1995 | ||
| Pacifica State Beach | State beach | San Mateo | 700121000000000000021 acres (8.5 ha) | 1979 | ||
| Palomar Mountain State Park | State park | San Diego | 70031909000000000001,909 acres (773 ha) | 1932 | Funded by donations into 2013 | |
| Patrick's Point State Park | State park | Humboldt | 7002652000000000000652 acres (264 ha) | 1930 | ||
| Pelican State Beach | State beach | Del Norte | 70005200000000000005.2 acres (2.1 ha) | 1947 | ||
| Pescadero State Beach | State beach | San Mateo | 7002700000000000000700 acres (280 ha) | 1958 | ||
| Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park | State historic park | Sonoma | 700141000000000000041 acres (17 ha) | 1951 | Funded by donations into 2013 | |
| Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park | State park | Monterey | 70031391000000000001,391 acres (563 ha) | 1933 | ||
| Picacho State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Imperial | 70036759000000000006,759 acres (2,735 ha) | 1960 | Proposed for closure | |
| Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park | State historic park | San Mateo | 700176000000000000076 acres (31 ha) | 1981 | ||
| Pio Pico State Historic Park !Pío Pico State Historic Park | State historic park | Los Angeles | 70005500000000000005.5 acres (2.2 ha) | 1917 | Funding agreement pending | |
| Pismo State Beach | State beach | San Luis Obispo | 70031412000000000001,412 acres (571 ha) | 1935 | ||
| Placerita Canyon State Park | State park | Los Angeles | 7002342000000000000342 acres (138 ha) | 1949 | ||
| Plumas-Eureka State Park | State park | Plumas | 70034424000000000004,424 acres (1,790 ha) | 1959 | Funded by donations into 2014 | |
| Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park | State historic park | Mendocino | 7002383000000000000383 acres (155 ha) | 2002 | Funding agreement pending | |
| Point Dume State Beach | State beach | Ventura | 700137000000000000037 acres (15 ha) | 1958 | ||
| Point Lobos Ranch | Park property | Monterey | 70031329000000000001,329 acres (538 ha) | 1998 | In development, not open to public | |
| Point Lobos State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Monterey | 70031325000000000001,325 acres (536 ha) | 1933 | ||
| Point Montara Light Station | Park property | San Mateo | 70006000000000000006 acres (2.4 ha) | 1982 | ||
| Point Mugu State Park | State park | Ventura | 700413947000000000013,947 acres (5,644 ha) | 1966 | ||
| Point Sal State Beach | State beach | Santa Barbara | 700184000000000000084 acres (34 ha) | 1948 | ||
| Point Sur State Historic Park | State historic park | Monterey | 700192000000000000092 acres (37 ha) | 1986 | Contains the still-operational 1889 Point Sur Lighthouse and a former U.S. Navy SOSUS base. The lighthouse is on the NRHP. | |
| Pomponio State Beach | State beach | San Mateo | 7002421000000000000421 acres (170 ha) | 1960 | ||
| Portola Redwoods State Park | State park | San Mateo | 70032608000000000002,608 acres (1,055 ha) | 1945 | Funding agreement pending | |
| Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area | State vehicular recreation area | Sacramento | 70032786000000000002,786 acres (1,127 ha) | 1990 | Offers open off-roading at the foot of the Sierra Nevada as well as a go-kart track and 4WD obstacle course. | |
| Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park | State park | Humboldt | 700414187000000000014,187 acres (5,741 ha) | 1923 | ||
| Providence Mountains State Recreation Area | State recreation area | San Bernardino | 70035890000000000005,890 acres (2,380 ha) | 1956 | Closed to the public | |
| Railtown 1897 State Historic Park | State historic park | Tuolumne | 700124000000000000024 acres (9.7 ha) | 1982 | Funding agreement pending | |
| Red Rock Canyon State Park | State park | Kern | 700425325000000000025,325 acres (10,249 ha) | 1970 | ||
| Refugio State Beach | State beach | Santa Barbara | 7002905000000000000905 acres (366 ha) | 1950 | ||
| Reynolds Wayside Campground | Wayside campground | Mendocino | 700166000000000000066 acres (27 ha) | 1966 | Preserves a parcel of old-growth redwoods and Douglas fir beside U.S. Route 101. The campground was removed in 1976. | |
| Richardson Grove State Park | State park | Humboldt | 70031772000000000001,772 acres (717 ha) | 1922 | ||
| Rio de Los Angeles State Park | State recreation area | Los Angeles | 700158000000000000058 acres (23 ha) | 2001 | ||
| Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach | State beach | Los Angeles | 700137000000000000037 acres (15 ha) | 1978 | ||
| Robert Louis Stevenson State Park | State park | Napa, Sonoma, and Lake | 70035990000000000005,990 acres (2,420 ha) | 1949 | ||
| Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach | State beach | Alameda | 7002132000000000000132 acres (53 ha) | 1961 | ||
| Russian Gulch State Park | State park | Mendocino | 70031305000000000001,305 acres (528 ha) | 1933 | Funding agreement pending | |
| Saddleback Butte State Park | State park | Los Angeles | 70032954000000000002,954 acres (1,195 ha) | 1957 | ||
| Salinas River State Beach | State beach | Monterey and Santa Cruz | 7002281839999900000281.84 acres (114.06 ha) | 1960 | ||
| Salt Point State Park | State park | Sonoma | 70035684000000000005,684 acres (2,300 ha) | 1968 | ||
| Salton Sea State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Imperial and Riverside | 700416901000000000016,901 acres (6,840 ha) | 1951 | ||
| Samuel P. Taylor State Park | State park | Marin | 70032707000000000002,707 acres (1,095 ha) | 1946 | ||
| San Bruno Mountain State Park | State park | San Mateo | 7002298000000000000298 acres (121 ha) | 1980 | ||
| San Buenaventura State Beach | State beach | Ventura | 7002110000000000000110 acres (45 ha) | 1961 | ||
| San Clemente State Beach | State beach | Orange | 7002117000000000000117 acres (47 ha) | 1931 | ||
| San Elijo State Beach | State beach | San Diego | 7002588000000000000588 acres (238 ha) | 1952 | ||
| San Gregorio State Beach | State beach | San Mateo | 7002414000000000000414 acres (168 ha) | 1958 | ||
| San Juan Bautista State Historic Park | State historic park | San Benito | 70006100000000000006.1 acres (2.5 ha) | 1933 | ||
| San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Merced | 700426036000000000026,036 acres (10,536 ha) | 1969 | ||
| San Onofre State Beach | State beach | San Diego | 70032107000000000002,107 acres (853 ha) | 1971 | ||
| San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park | State historic park | San Diego | 700169000000000000069 acres (28 ha) | 1918 | ||
| San Timoteo Canyon | Park property | Riverside | 70031148000000000001,148 acres (465 ha) | 2002 | ||
| Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park | State historic park | Santa Cruz | 70001900000000000001.9 acres (0.77 ha) | 1959 | ||
| Santa Monica State Beach | State beach | Los Angeles | 700148000000000000048 acres (19 ha) | 1948 | ||
| Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park | State historic park | Los Angeles | 7002671000000000000671 acres (272 ha) | 1979 | ||
| Schooner Gulch State Beach | State beach | Mendocino | 700154000000000000054 acres (22 ha) | 1983 | ||
| Seacliff State Beach | State beach | Santa Cruz | 700189000000000000089 acres (36 ha) | 1931 | ||
| Shasta State Historic Park | State historic park | Shasta | 700125000000000000025 acres (10 ha) | 1937 | ||
| Silver Strand State Beach | State beach | San Diego | 70033749000000000003,749 acres (1,517 ha) | 1932 | ||
| Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area | State recreation area | San Bernardino | 70032201000000000002,201 acres (891 ha) | 1978 | ||
| Sinkyone Wilderness State Park | State park | Mendocino and Humboldt | 70037937000000000007,937 acres (3,212 ha) | 1975 | ||
| Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Mendocino | 7002689000000000000689 acres (279 ha) | 1963 | ||
| Sonoma State Historic Park | State historic park | Sonoma | 700164000000000000064 acres (26 ha) | 1909 | ||
| Sonoma Coast State Park | State park | Sonoma | 700410018000000000010,018 acres (4,054 ha) | 1934 | ||
| South Carlsbad State Beach | State beach | San Diego | 7002118000000000000118 acres (48 ha) | 1949 | ||
| South Yuba River State Park | State park | Nevada | 70038720000000000008,720 acres (3,530 ha) | 1979 | ||
| Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Mendocino | 70031021000000000001,021 acres (413 ha) | 1921 | ||
| State Indian Museum | State historic park | Sacramento | 1914 | Interprets the diverse cultures of the indigenous peoples of California. | ||
| Stone Lake | Park property | Sacramento | 70031090000000000001,090 acres (440 ha) | 1978 | ||
| Sugarloaf Ridge State Park | State park | Sonoma and Napa | 70034416000000000004,416 acres (1,787 ha) | 1920 | ||
| Sunset State Beach | State beach | Santa Cruz | 7002302000000000000302 acres (122 ha) | 1931 | ||
| Sutter Buttes State Park | State park | Sutter | 70031785000000000001,785 acres (722 ha) | 2003 | In development, not open to public | |
| Sutter's Fort State Historic Park | State historic park | Sacramento | 70005800000000000005.8 acres (2.3 ha) | 1914 | ||
| Tahoe State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Placer | 700162000000000000062 acres (25 ha) | 1899 | ||
| Thornton State Beach | State beach | San Mateo | 700158000000000000058 acres (23 ha) | 1955 | ||
| Tijuana Estuary | Point of interest | San Diego | ||||
| Tolowa Dunes State Park | State park | Del Norte | 70034399000000000004,399 acres (1,780 ha) | 1983 | ||
| Tomales Bay State Park | State park | Marin | 70032443000000000002,443 acres (989 ha) | 1950 | Open under National Park Service management | |
| Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park | State historic park | Kern | 7002560000000000000560 acres (230 ha) | 1993 | ||
| Topanga State Park | State park | Los Angeles | 700412666000000000012,666 acres (5,126 ha) | 1967 | ||
| Torrey Pines State Beach | State beach | San Diego | 700161000000000000061 acres (25 ha) | 1952 | ||
| Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | San Diego | 70031461000000000001,461 acres (591 ha) | 1952 | ||
| Trinidad State Beach | State beach | Humboldt | 7002159000000000000159 acres (64 ha) | 1937 | ||
| Tule Elk State Natural Reserve | State natural reserve | Kern | 7002984000000000000984 acres (398 ha) | 1932 | ||
| Turlock Lake State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Stanislaus | 70033559000000000003,559 acres (1,440 ha) | 1950 | ||
| Twin Lakes State Beach | State beach | Santa Cruz | 700195000000000000095 acres (38 ha) | 1955 | ||
| Van Damme State Park | State park | Mendocino | 70032336000000000002,336 acres (945 ha) | 1932 | ||
| Verdugo Mountains | Park property | Los Angeles | 7002251000000000000251 acres (102 ha) | 1984 | ||
| Ward Creek Project | Park property | Placer | 7002173000000000000173 acres (70 ha) | 1978 | ||
| Washoe Meadows State Park | State park | El Dorado | 7002628000000000000628 acres (254 ha) | 1985 | ||
| Wassama Round House State Historic Park | State historic park | Madera | 700127000000000000027 acres (11 ha) | 1978 | ||
| Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park | State historic park | Los Angeles | 69991100000000000000.11 acres (0.045 ha) | 1978 | ||
| Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park | State historic park | Trinity | 70002800000000999992.8 acres (1.1 ha) | 1956 | ||
| Westport-Union Landing State Beach | State beach | Mendocino | 700158000000000000058 acres (23 ha) | 1952 | ||
| Wilder Ranch State Park | State park | Santa Cruz | 70038342000000000008,342 acres (3,376 ha) | 1974 | ||
| Wildwood Canyon | Park property | Riverside | 7002856000000000000856 acres (346 ha) | 2002 | In development | |
| Will Rogers State Beach | State beach | Los Angeles | 700182000000000000082 acres (33 ha) | 1931 | ||
| Will Rogers State Historic Park | State historic park | Los Angeles | 7002189000000000000189 acres (76 ha) | 1944 | ||
| William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park | State historic park | Tehama | 70003900000000000003.9 acres (1.6 ha) | 1951 | ||
| Woodland Opera House State Historic Park | State historic park | Yolo | 69992600000000000000.26 acres (0.11 ha) | 1980 | ||
| Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area | State recreation area | Tehama | 7002323000000000000323 acres (131 ha) | 1959 | ||
| Zmudowski State Beach | State beach | Monterey and Santa Cruz | 7002194000000000000194 acres (79 ha) | 1950 |
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