Rugged peninsula that draws visitors from around the world to witness elephant seals mate, give birth, and rest from long sea voyages.

This two-mile-long beach is operated by Los Angeles County and has a picnic area, shops and pier, as well as volleyball and basketball courts and biking and walking paths. This beach is two miles long ...

This undeveloped, secluded site on the Oregon border is the northern most beach in California and is perfect for walking and beachcombing. Pelican State Beach offers beautiful ocean views. This ...

Site in Sacramento County that preserves and protects two rare natural Central Valley lakes that lie within the Pacific Flyway and provide wintering grounds for a variety of waterfowl and other ...

The Carmel River creates a lagoon – a popular habitat for waterfowl and songbirds – before spilling into the Pacific Ocean at this scenic beach park. From southbound Highway 1 in Carmel, the park is ...

Two-story adobe hacienda that takes visitors back in time to the Mexican Rancho period of the mid-1800s when it became one of the social centers of the central California coast. The Castro Adobe is ...

The Park is currently closed, please check back at a later date for updated information. California's executive mansion, built in 1877 in Victorian style and purchased by the State of California to ...

Park is open for day use from 7:30 AM to Sunset. This park in the eastern foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains features broad grasslands, canopies of centuries-old interior live oak, and historic ...

Site of the beautiful Frank and Bess Smithe Grove of redwoods and featuring a 60-foot waterfall, picnic area, and fishing and swimming on the South Fork of the Eel River. Smithe Redwoods State Natural ...

Kayakers taking a course through Feather River College in Quincy, CA. Photo from Feather River College.

Sign-ups for California State Parks’ Free Fourth Grade Pass increased by 46% compared to the first six weeks it was offered ...