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List of California State Parks

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California parks stretch from the northern border with Oregon to the Southern California border with Mexico. A state park can easily be found within driving distance of almost anywhere in California.

North Coast Region County
Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area Mendocino
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park Lake
Annadel State Park Sonoma
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve Sonoma
Austin Creek State Recreation Area Sonoma
Azalea State Natural Reserve Humboldt
Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park Napa
Benbow Lake State Recreation Area Humboldt
Bothe‐Napa Valley State Park Napa
Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve Mendocino
Caspar Headlands State Beach Mendocino
Clear Lake State Park Lake
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park Del Norte
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park Humboldt
Fort Ross State Historic Park Sonoma
Greenwood State Beach Mendocino
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park Humboldt
Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area Humboldt
Hendy Woods State Park Mendocino
Humboldt Lagoons State Park Humboldt
Humboldt Redwoods State Park Humboldt
Jack London State Historic Park Sonoma
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park Del Norte
John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve Humboldt
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve Mendocino
Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve Sonoma
Little River State Beach Humboldt
MacKerricher State Park Mendocino
Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve Mendocino
Manchester State Park Mendocino
Mendocino Headlands State Park Mendocino
Mendocino Woodlands State Park Mendocino
Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve Mendocino
Navarro River Redwoods StateAzalea State Natural Reserve Humboldt
Patrick State Park Humboldt
Pelican State Beach Del Norte
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park Sonoma
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park Mendocino
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Humboldt
Reynolds Wayside Campground Mendocino
Richardson Grove State Park Humboldt
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park Napa
Russian Gulch State Park Mendocino
Salt Point State Park Sonoma
Schooner Gulch State Beach Mendocino
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park Mendocino
Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve Mendocino
Sonoma State Historic Park Sonoma
Sonoma Coast State Park Sonoma
Standish‐Hickey State Recreation Area Mendocino
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Sonoma
Tolowa Dunes State Park Del Norte
Trinidad State Beach Humboldt
Van Damme State Park Mendocino
Westport‐Union Landing State Beach Mendocino
San Francisco Bay Area County
Albany State Marine Reserve Park Property Alameda
Angel Island State Park Marin
Ano Nuevo State Park San Mateo
Bean Hollow State Beach San Mateo
Benicia State Recreation Area Solano
Benicia Capitol State Historic Park Solano
Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area Alameda
Big Basin Redwoods State Park Santa Cruz
Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park Property San Mateo
Butano State Park San Mateo
Candlestick Point Recreation Area San Francisco
Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area San Joaquin
Castle Rock State Park Santa Cruz
Castro Adobe State Park Santa Cruz
China Camp State Park Marin
Cowell Ranch/John Marsh State Historic Park Contra Costa
Eastshore State Park Seashore Alameda
Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve State Park Alameda
Gray Whale Cove Beach San Mateo
Half Moon Bay State Beach San Mateo
Hatton Canyon Park Monterey
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Santa Cruz
Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area Alameda
Lighthouse Field State Beach Santa Cruz
Manresa State Beach Santa Cruz
Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park Marin
Martial Cottle State Park Recreation Area Santa Clara
Montara State Beach San Mateo
Mount Diablo State Park Contra Costa
Mount Tamalpais State Park Marin
Natural Bridges State Beach Santa Cruz
New Brighton State Beach Santa Cruz
Olompali State Historic Park Marin
Pacifica State Beach San Mateo
Pescadero State Beach San Mateo
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park San Mateo
Point Montara Light Station State Park San Mateo
Pomponio State Beach San Mateo
Portola Redwoods State Park San Mateo
Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach Alameda
Samuel P. Taylor State Park Marin
San Bruno Mountain State Park San Mateo
San Gregorio State Beach San Mateo
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park Santa Cruz
Seacliff State Beach Santa Cruz
Sunset State Beach Santa Cruz
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park Santa Cruz
Thornton State Beach San Mateo
Tomales Bay State Park Marin
Twin Lakes State Beach Santa Cruz
Wilder Ranch State Park Santa Cruz
Central Coast Region County
Andrew Molera State Park Monterey
Asilomar State Beach Monterey
Carmel River State Beach Monterey
Carpinteria State Beach Santa Barbara
Cayucos State Beach San Luis Obispo
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park Santa Barbara
El Capitan State Beach Santa Barbara
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park Santa Barbara
Emma Wood State Beach Ventura
Estero Bluffs State Park San Luis Obispo
Fort Ord Dunes State Park Monterey
Fremont Peak State Park Monterey
Garrapata State Park Monterey
Gaviota State Park Santa Barbara
Harmony Headlands State Park San Luis Obispo
Hearst San Simeon State Park San Luis Obispo
Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument San Luis Obispo
Henry W. Coe State Park Santa Clara
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area San Benito
John Little State Natural Reserve Monterey
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Monterey
La Purisima Mission State Historic Park Santa Barbara
Limekiln State Park Monterey
Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve San Luis Obispo
Mandalay State Beach Ventura
Marina State Beach Monterey
McGrath State Beach Ventura
Montana de Oro State Park San Luis Obispo
Monterey State Historic Park Monterey
Monterey State Beach Monterey
Morro Bay State Park San Luis Obispo
Morro Strand State Beach San Luis Obispo
Moss Landing State Beach Monterey
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area San Luis Obispo
Pacheco State Park Merced
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Monterey
Pismo State Beach San Luis Obispo
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve Monterey
Point Lobos Ranch State Park Monterey
Point Mugu State Park Ventura
Point Sal State Beach Santa Barbara
Point Sur State Historic Park Monterey
Refugio State Beach Santa Barbara
Salinas River State Beach Monterey
San Buenaventura State Beach Ventura
San Juan Bautista State Historic Park San Benito
Zmudowski State Beach Monterey
Los Angeles County County
Antelope Valley California Poppy State Natural Reserve Los Angeles
Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park Los Angeles
Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park Los Angeles
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area Los Angeles
Dockweiler State Beach Los Angeles
Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area Los Angeles
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area Los Angeles
Leo Carrillo State Park Los Angeles
Los Angeles State Historic Park Los Angeles
Los Encinos State Historic Park Los Angeles
Malibu Creek State Park Los Angeles
Malibu Lagoon State Beach Los Angeles
Pio Pico State Historic Park Los Angeles
Placerita Canyon State Los Angeles
Point Dume State Beach Los Angeles
Rio de Los Angeles State Park Recreation Area Los Angeles
Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach Los Angeles
Saddleback Butte State Park Los Angeles
Santa Monica State Beach Los Angeles
Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park Los Angeles
Topanga State Park Los Angeles
Verdugo Mountains State Park Los Angeles
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park Los Angeles
Will Rogers State Beach Los Angeles
Will Rogers State Historic Park Los Angeles
Orange County Region County
Bolsa Chica State Beach Orange
Corona Del Mar State Beach Orange
Crystal Cove State Park Orange
Doheny State Beach Orange
Huntington State Beach Orange
San Clemente State Beach Orange
Inland Empire County
California Citrus State Historic Park Riverside
Chino Hills State Park Orange
Lake Perris State Recreation Area Riverside
Mount San Jacinto State Park Riverside
San Timoteo Canyon State Park Riverside
Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area San Bernardino
Wildwood Canyon State Park San Bernardino
San Diego County Region County
Border Field State Park San Diego
Cardiff State Beach San Diego
Carlsbad State Beach San Diego
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park San Diego
Leucadia State Beach San Diego
Moonlight State Beach San Diego
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park San Diego
Palomar Mountain State Park San Diego
San Elijo State Beach San Diego
San Onofre State Beach San Diego
San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park San Diego
Silver Strand State Beach San Diego
Silver Strand State Beach San Diego
Tijuana Estuary NP Point of Interest San Diego
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve San Diego
Torrey Pines State Beach San Diego
Shasta Cascade Region County
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park Shasta
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park Butte
Bidwell‐Sacramento River State Park Butte
Butte City Project State Park Butte
Castle Crags State Park Shasta
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area Butte
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area Butte
McArthur‐Burney Falls Memorial State Park Shasta
Plumas‐Eureka State Park Plumas
Shasta State Historic Park Shasta
William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park Tehama
Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area Tehama
Gold Country Region County
Bolsa Chica State Beach Orange
Auburn State Recreation Area Placer
California State Capitol Park Sacramento
California State Mining and Mineral Museum State Park Mariposa
California State Railroad Museum Point of Interest Sacramento
Colombia State Historic Park Tuolumne
Delta Meadows State Park Sacramento
Empire Mine State Historic Park Nevada
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area Placer
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park Sacramento
Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park Sacramento
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park Amador
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park Sacramento
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park Nevada
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park El Dorado
Old Sacramento State Historic Park Sacramento
Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area Sacramento
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Tuolumne
South Yuba River State Park Nevada
State Indian Museum State Historic Park Sacramento
Stone Lake State Park Sacramento
Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park Sacramento
Central Valley Region County
Brannan Island State Recreation Area Sacramento
Caswell Memorial State Park San Joaquin
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park Tulare
Fort Tejon State Historic Park Kern
Franks Tract State Recreation Area Contra Costa
George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area Merced
Great Valley Grasslands State Park Merced
McConnell State Recreation Area Merced
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area Fresno
San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area Merced
Tomo‐Kahni State Historic Park Kern
Tule Elk State Natural Reserve Kern
Turlock Lake State Recreation Area Stanislaus
Woodland Opera House State Historic State Park Yolo
High Sierra Region County
Bodie State Historic Park Mono
Burton Creek State Park Placer
Calaveras Big Trees State Park Calaveras
D.L. Bliss State Park El Dorado
Donner Memorial State Park Nevada
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park El Dorado
Emerald Bay State Park El Dorado
Grover Hot Springs State Park Alpine
Kings Beach State Recreation Area Placer
Lake Valley State Recreation Area El Dorado
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve Mono
Tahoe State Recreation Area Placer
Ward Creek State Park Placer
Washoe Meadows State Park El Dorado
Wassama Round House State Historic Park Madera
Deserts Region County
Anza‐Borrego Desert State Park San Diego
Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area Imperial
Indio Hills Palms State Park Riverside
Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area San Diego
Picacho State Recreation Area Imperial
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area San Bernardino
Red Rock Canyon State Park Kern
Salton Sea State Recreation Area Riverside
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