This park protects the Giant Forest, which boasts some of the world's largest trees, the General Sherman being the largest measured tree in the park. Other features include over 240 caves, a long segment of the Sierra Nevada including the ... Read more >

Six miles west of Redding a row of old, half-ruined, brick buildings remind passing motorists that Shasta City, the lusty 'Queen City' of California's northern mining district, once stood on this site. These ruins and some of the nearby ro... Read more >

The City of Berkeley's Shorebird Park Nature Center is the first municipal strawbale building in the United States. It has a solar hot water radiant system to provide heating year-round in the cool marina climate, and a solar photovoltaic ... Read more >

Silver Strand, or simply The Strand, is a low, narrow, sandy isthmus or tombolo 7 miles (11 km) long in San Diego County, California partially within the Silver Strand State Beach. It connects Coronado Island with Imperial Beach. Together ... Read more >

Regional Parks' mission is to create healthy communities and contribute to the economic vitality of Sonoma County by acquiring, developing, managing and maintaining parks and trails county-wide. Regional Parks preserves irreplaceable natur... Read more >

Sonoma State Historic Park is a California State Park located in the center of Sonoma, California. The park consists of six sites: the Mission San Francisco Solano, the Sonoma Barracks (sometimes called the Presidio of Sonoma), the Blue Wi... Read more >

South Carlsbad State Beach is a beach located in Carlsbad, California. Known for being a place for swimming, surfing, skin diving, fishing, and picnicking, the campground, which is led by the stairway from the beach, is very popular during... Read more >

A peaceful campground under the pines, picnicking on the beach, and unmatched views of Monterey Bay make Sunset State Beach a favorite year-round destination.OVERNIGHT FACILITIES; Family Campsites Group Campsites Hike or Bike Campsites RV ... Read more >

San Francisco Bay Trail is a planned 500-mile walking and cycling path around the entire San Francisco Bay running through all nine Bay Area counties, 47 cities, and across seven toll bridges. With over 350 miles in place, the Bay Trail co... Read more >

The Water Conservation Garden is located in El Cajon, CA.

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Thornton State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California, but is officially closed to the public. It is located on the Pacific coast of Daly City in the San Francisco Bay Area. This State beach comprises 58 acres.DA... Read more >

The Tijuana Estuary is the largest coastal wetland in Southern California and it is located on the international border between the U.S. and Mexico. Tijuana Estuary is considered to be a very unique part of the National Estuarine Research ... Read more >

Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park was created as a unit of California State Parks in 1993 to protect and preserve the integrity of this unique site. Nestled atop a ridge in the Tehachapi Mountains, overlooking Sand Canyon to the east and the ... Read more >

Torrey Pines State Beach is a coastal beach located in the San Diego, California community of Torrey Pines, and is located south of Del Mar and north of La Jolla. Coastal erosion from the adjacent Torrey Pines State Reserve makes for a pic... Read more >

Trinidad State Beach is 20 miles (30 km) north of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. This scenic state beach is accessed from a signposted side road at Trinity Street and Stagecoach Road in the seaside town of Trinidad.TRAIL USE Hiking... Read more >

The small craft harbor in downtown Santa Cruz is approximately in the middle of Twin Lakes State Beach, which extends for a distance parallel to East Cliff Drive and Portola Drive. The beach has a mile of sandy shoreline, popular for swimm... Read more >