Parks - State Parks

The Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park is a state historic park of California, interpreting Native American cultures of the Great Basin and surrounding regions. The park and its grounds are situated on the Antelope Valley's ... Read more >

Offers fishing and beachcombing among tide pools. This State beach comprises 44 acres.
BOATING:
Boating

TRAIL USE:
Hiking Trails

DAY-USE ACTIVITIES & FACILITIES:
Picnic Areas
Fishing
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Offers surf fishing and catching grunion by hand. This State beach comprises 169 acres.

OVERNIGHT FACILITIES:
Family Campsites
RV Sites w/Hookups
RV Dump Station
RV Access

TRAIL USE:
Bike Trails
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Encompasses a hidden valley with a historic ranch established in 1857. The ranch became a 1,325-acre (536 ha) park in 1979. It was purchased by the State of California in 1983.

TRAIL USE:
Hiking Trails, Horseback Riding
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California Citrus State Historic Park is an open-air museum in the state park system of California, interpreting the historic cultural landscape of the citrus industry. The story of the citrus industry's role in the history and development... Read more >

The California State Capitol Museum consists of a museum in and grounds around the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California. The State Capitol Museum has been a property in the California state park system since 1982. Offers exhi... Read more >

Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside San Diego. This State beach comprises 507 acres.

TRAIL USE:
- Bike Trails

DAY-USE ACTIVITIES & FACILITIES:
- Fishing
- Scuba Diving/Snorkeling
- Beach Area
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This San Diego beach features camping, swimming, surfing, skin diving, fishing and picnicking. The large bluff-top campground is very popular, especially in summer. Stairs lead to the beach.

OVERNIGHT FACILITIES:
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On Carmel Bay, the mile-long beach features a bird sanctuary in a lagoon (just before the Carmel River empties into the sea) featuring a wide variety of waterfowl and song birds. Monastery Beach, also known as San Jose Creek Beach, is part... Read more >

Twelve miles south of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria State Beach offers a mile of beach for swimming, surf fishing, tidepool exploring and camping. Although dogs are not allowed on beach, we have a great picnic area where they are allowed to e... Read more >

This State beach area has miles of undeveloped beach adjacent to the headlands and a panoramic ocean view. The beach is a good place to watch for migrating gray whales. This State beach comprises 75 acres.

BOATING:
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Cayucos State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California. It is located in Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County. The sandy beach environment supports uses of swimming and surfing. This State beach comprises 16 acres.
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Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park is a unit in the state park system of California, preserving a small sandstone cave adorned with rock art attributed to the Chumash people. Adjoining the small community of Painted Cave, the site is... Read more >

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park is a state park unit of California, preserving Allensworth, the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans.

The small farming community was founded in 19... Read more >

Columbia State Historic Park, also known as Columbia Historic District, is a state park unit and National Historic Landmark District preserving historic downtown Columbia, California. It includes almost 30 buildings built during the Califo... Read more >

Corona del Mar State Beach is a popular place for swimmers. The half-mile long sandy beach is framed by cliffs and a rock jetty that forms the east entrance to Newport Harbor. The beach is also popular with surfers and divers. This State b... Read more >