California State Parks & Beaches

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Areas shaded in grey do not have a state beach or park.

Alameda	Alpine	Amador	Butte
Calaveras	Colusa	Contra Costa	Del Norte
El Dorado	Fresno	Glenn	Humboldt
Imperial	Inyo	Kern	Kings
Lake			Lassen
Los Angeles			Madera
Marin			Mariposa
Mendocino			Merced
Modoc			Mono
Monterey			Napa
Nevada			Orange
Placer			Plumas
Riverside			Sacramento
San Benito			San Bernardino
San Diego			San Francisco
San Joaquin			San Luis Obispo
San Mateo			Santa Barbara
Santa Clara			Santa Cruz
Shasta			Sierra
Siskiyou	Solano	Sonoma	Stanislaus
Sutter	Tehama	Trinity	Tulare
Tuolumne	Ventura	Yolo	Yuba

California State Beaches & State Parks

California State Beaches and Parks of Alameda County
Robert W. Crown Memorial (State Beach)	Alameda
Eastshore State Park (State Seashore)	Alameda
Lake Del Valle (State Recreation Area)	Alameda
Bethany Reservoir (State Recreation Area)	Alameda
Albany State Marine Reserve (Park Property)	Alameda
Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve (Park Property)	Alameda

California State Beaches and Parks of Alpine County
Grover Hot Springs (State Park)	Alpine

California State Beaches and Parks of Amador County
Indian Grinding Rock (State Historic Park)	Amador

California State Parks of Butte County
Clay Pit (State Vehicular Recreation Area)	Butte
Bidwell Mansion (State Historic Park)	Butte
Lake Oroville (State Recreation Area)	Butte
Bidwell-Sacramento River (State Park)	Butte

California State Parks in Calaveras County
Calaveras Big Trees (State Park)	Calaveras

California State Parks in Colusa County
Colusa-Sacramento River (State Recreation Area)	Colusa

California State Parks in Contra Costa County
Mount Diablo (State Park)	Contra Costa
Franks Tract (State Recreation Area)	Contra Costa
Cowell Ranch/John Marsh (State Historic Park)	Contra Costa

California State Parks in Del Norte County
Pelican (State Beach)	Del Norte
Jedediah Smith Redwoods (State Park)	Del Norte
Del Norte Coast Redwoods (State Park)	Del Norte
Tolowa Dunes (State Park)	Del Norte

California State Parks in El Dorado County
Marshall Gold Discovery (State Historic Park)	El Dorado
Lake Valley (State Recreation Area)	El Dorado
Washoe Meadows (State Park)	El Dorado
D. L. Bliss (State Park)	El Dorado
Emerald Bay (State Park)	El Dorado
Ed Z’berg - Sugar Pine Point (State Park)	El Dorado

California State Parks in Fresno County
Millerton Lake (State Recreation Area)	Fresno

California State Beaches and Parks in Humboldt County
Fort Humboldt (State Historic Park)	Humboldt
John B. Dewitt Redwoods (State Natural Reserve)	Humboldt
Harry A. Merlo (State Recreation Area)	Humboldt
Prairie Creek Redwoods (State Park)	Humboldt
Humboldt Lagoons (State Park)	Humboldt
Patrick’s Point (State Park)	Humboldt
Trinidad (State Beach)	Humboldt
Little River (State Beach)	Humboldt
Azalea (State Natural Reserve)	Humboldt
Grizzly Creek Redwoods (State Park)	Humboldt
Richardson Grove (State Park)	Humboldt
Humboldt Redwoods (State Park)	Humboldt
Benbow Lake (State Recreation Area)	Humboldt

California State Parks in Imperial County
Heber Dunes (State Vehicular Recreation Area)	Imperial
Picacho (State Recreation Area)	Imperial

California State Parks in Kern County
Red Rock Canyon (State Park)	Kern
Tomo-Kahni (State Historic Park)	Kern
Tule Elk (State Natural Reserve)	Kern
Fort Tejon (State Historic Park)	Kern

California State Parks in Lake County
Clear Lake (State Park)	Lake
Anderson Marsh (State Historic Park)	Lake

California State Beaches and Parks of Los Angeles County
Santa Susana Pass (State Historic Park)	Los Angeles
Kenneth Hahn (State Recreation Area)	Los Angeles
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia (State Historic Park)	Los Angeles
Malibu Creek (State Park)	Los Angeles
Leo Carrillo (State Park)	Los Angeles
Dockweiler (State Beach)	Los Angeles
Saddleback Butte (State Park)	Los Angeles
Los Encinos (State Historic Park)	Los Angeles
Malibu Lagoon (State Beach)	Los Angeles
Pío Pico (State Historic Park)	Los Angeles
Placerita Canyon (State Park)	Los Angeles
Point Dume (State Beach)	Los Angeles
Santa Monica (State Beach)	Los Angeles
Will Rogers (State Beach)	Los Angeles
Will Rogers (State Historic Park)	Los Angeles
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve (State Natural Reserve)	Los Angeles
Castaic Lake (State Recreation Area)	Los Angeles
Topanga (State Park)	Los Angeles
Antelope Valley Indian Museum (State Historic Park)	Los Angeles
Robert H. Meyer Memorial (State Beach)	Los Angeles
Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland (State Park)	Los Angeles
Verdugo Mountains (Park Property)	Los Angeles
Los Angeles (State Historic Park)	Los Angeles
Rio de Los Angeles State Park (State Recreation Area)	Los Angeles

California State Parks in Madera County
Wassama Round House (State Historic Park)	Madera

California State Parks in Marin County
Olompali (State Historic Park)	Marin
China Camp (State Park)	Marin
Marconi Conference Center (State Historic Park)	Marin
Angel Island (State Park)	Marin
Samuel P. Taylor (State Park)	Marin
Tomales Bay (State Park)	Marin
Mount Tamalpais (State Park)	Marin

California State Parks in Mariposa County
California State Mining and Mineral Museum (Park Property)	Mariposa

California State Beaches and Parks in Mendocino County
Caspar Headlands (State Natural Reserve)	Mendocino
Caspar Headlands (State Beach)	Mendocino
Schooner Gulch (State Beach)	Mendocino
Greenwood (State Beach)	Mendocino
Point Cabrillo Light Station (Park Property)	Mendocino
Smithe Redwoods (State Natural Reserve)	Mendocino
Reynolds (Wayside Campground)	Mendocino
Sinkyone Wilderness (State Park)	Mendocino
Standish-Hickey (State Recreation Area)	Mendocino
Admiral William Standley (State Recreation Area)	Mendocino
Russian Gulch (State Park)	Mendocino
Van Damme (State Park)	Mendocino
Montgomery Woods (State Natural Reserve)	Mendocino
Navarro River Redwoods (State Park)	Mendocino
MacKerricher (State Park)	Mendocino
Manchester (State Park)	Mendocino
Hendy Woods (State Park)	Mendocino
Mailliard Redwoods (State Natural Reserve)	Mendocino
Westport-Union Landing (State Beach)	Mendocino
Jug Handle (State Natural Reserve)	Mendocino
Mendocino Headlands (State Park)	Mendocino
Mendocino Woodlands (State Park)	Mendocino

California State Parks in Merced County
McConnell (State Recreation Area)	Merced
George J. Hatfield (State Recreation Area)	Merced
San Luis Reservoir (State Recreation Area)	Merced
Great Valley Grasslands (State Park)	Merced
Pacheco (State Park)	Merced

California State Parks in Mono County
Bodie (State Historic Park)	Mono
Mono Lake Tufa (State Natural Reserve)	Mono

California State Beaches and Parks in Monterey County
Hatton Canyon (Park Property)	Monterey
Fremont Peak (State Park)	Monterey
Point Sur (State Historic Park)	Monterey
Asilomar (State Beach)	Monterey
Carmel River (State Beach)	Monterey
John Little (State Natural Reserve)	Monterey
Point Lobos Ranch (Park Property)	Monterey
Pfeiffer Big Sur (State Park)	Monterey
Point Lobos (State Natural Reserve)	Monterey
Zmudowski (State Beach)	Monterey
Salinas River (State Beach)	Monterey
Moss Landing (State Beach)	Monterey
Monterey (State Historic Park)	Monterey
Limekiln (State Park)	Monterey
Julia Pfeiffer Burns (State Park)	Monterey
Garrapata (State Park)	Monterey
Fort Ord Dunes (State Park)	Monterey
Marina (State Beach)	Monterey
Andrew Molera (State Park)	Monterey
Monterey (State Beach)	Monterey

California State Parks of Napa County
Robert Louis Stevenson (State Park)	Napa
Bale Grist Mill (State Historic Park)	Napa
Bothe-Napa Valley (State Park)	Napa

California State Parks & Beaches in Orange County
Bolsa Chica (State Beach)	Orange
Huntington (State Beach)	Orange
Crystal Cove (State Park)	Orange
Doheny (State Beach)	Orange
San Clemente (State Beach)	Orange
Chino Hills (State Park)	Orange
Corona del Mar (State Beach)	Orange

California State Parks in Placer County
Folsom Lake (State Recreation Area)	Placer
Auburn (State Recreation Area)	Placer
Tahoe (State Recreation Area)	Placer
Kings Beach (State Recreation Area)	Placer
Burton Creek (State Park)	Placer
Ward Creek (Park Property)	Placer

California State Parks in Plumas County
Plumas-Eureka (State Park)	Plumas

California State Parks in Riverside County
Lake Perris (State Recreation Area)	Riverside
San Timoteo Canyon (Park Property)	Riverside
California Citrus (State Historic Park)	Riverside
Salton Sea (State Recreation Area)	Riverside
Indio Hills Palms (Park Property)	Riverside
Mount San Jacinto (State Park)	Riverside

California State Parks in Sacramento County
California State Railroad Museum (Point of Interest)	Sacramento
Leland Stanford Mansion (State Historic Park)	Sacramento
Folsom Powerhouse (State Historic Park)	Sacramento
Old Sacramento (State Historic Park)	Sacramento
Governor’s Mansion (State Historic Park)	Sacramento
California State Capitol (Park Property)	Sacramento
Sutter’s Fort (State Historic Park)	Sacramento
State Indian Museum (State Historic Park)	Sacramento
Brannan Island (State Recreation Area)	Sacramento
Delta Meadows (Park Property)	Sacramento
Stone Lake (Park Property)	Sacramento
Prairie City (State Vehicular Recreation Area)	Sacramento

California State Parks in San Benito County
Hollister Hills (State Vehicular Recreation Area)	San Benito
San Juan Bautista (State Historic Park)	San Benito

California State Parks in San Bernardino County
Silverwood Lake (State Recreation Area)	San Bernardino
Providence Mountains (State Recreation Area)	San Bernardino
Wildwood Canyon (Park Property)	San Bernardino

California State Parks & Beaches in San Diego County
Cuyamaca Rancho (State Park)	San Diego
Tijuana Estuary NP (Point of Interest)	San Diego
Carlsbad (State Beach)	San Diego
Silver Strand (State Beach)	San Diego
San Pasqual Battlefield (State Historic Park)	San Diego
Cardiff (State Beach)	San Diego
Torrey Pines (State Natural Reserve)	San Diego
Torrey Pines (State Beach)	San Diego
Moonlight (State Beach)	San Diego
South Carlsbad (State Beach)	San Diego
Leucadia (State Beach)	San Diego
San Elijo (State Beach)	San Diego
Old Town San Diego (State Historic Park)	San Diego
Border Field (State Park)	San Diego
San Onofre (State Beach)	San Diego
Palomar Mountain (State Park)	San Diego
Anza-Borrego Desert (State Park)	San Diego
Ocotillo Wells (State Vehicular Recreation Area)	San Diego

California State Parks in San Francisco County
Candlestick Point (State Recreation Area)	San Francisco
Alcatraz Island (Historic Site)	San Francisco
Angel Island (State Park)	San Francisco

California State Parks in San Joaquin County
Caswell Memorial (State Park)	San Joaquin
Carnegie (State Vehicular Recreation Area)	San Joaquin

California State Parks & Beaches in San Luis Obispo County
Oceano Dunes (State Vehicular Recreation Area)	San Luis Obispo
William Randolph Hearst Memorial (State Beach)	San Luis Obispo
San Simeon (State Park)	San Luis Obispo
Hearst San Simeon (State Historical Monument)	San Luis Obispo
Montaña de Oro (State Park)	San Luis Obispo
Morro Strand (State Beach)	San Luis Obispo
Morro Bay (State Park)	San Luis Obispo
Pismo (State Beach)	San Luis Obispo
Cayucos (State Beach)	San Luis Obispo
Los Osos Oaks (State Natural Reserve)	San Luis Obispo
Estero Bay (Park Property)	San Luis Obispo

California State Parks & Beaches in San Mateo County
Año Nuevo (State Park)	San Mateo
Pomponio (State Beach)	San Mateo
Pescadero (State Beach)	San Mateo
Año Nuevo (State Natural Reserve)	San Mateo
Pacifica (State Beach)	San Mateo
Bean Hollow (State Beach)	San Mateo
Gray Whale Cove (State Beach)	San Mateo
San Gregorio (State Beach)	San Mateo
Thornton (State Beach)	San Mateo
Half Moon Bay (State Beach)	San Mateo
Montara (State Beach)	San Mateo
Pigeon Point Light Station (State Historic Park)	San Mateo
Point Montara Light Station (Park Property)	San Mateo
Burleigh H. Murray Ranch (Park Property)	San Mateo
Butano (State Park)	San Mateo
Portola Redwoods (State Park)	San Mateo
San Bruno Mountain (State Park)	San Mateo

California State Parks & Beaches in Santa Barbara County
La Purísima Mission (State Historic Park)	Santa Barbara
Carpinteria (State Beach)	Santa Barbara
El Capitán (State Beach)	Santa Barbara
Chumash Painted Cave (State Historic Park)	Santa Barbara
Refugio (State Beach)	Santa Barbara
Point Sal (State Beach)	Santa Barbara
Gaviota (State Park)	Santa Barbara
El Presidio de Santa Barbara (State Historic Park)	Santa Barbara

California State Parks in Santa Clara County
Martial Cottle Project (Park Property)	Santa Clara
Henry W. Coe (State Park)	Santa Clara

California State Parks & Beaches in Santa Cruz County
Castle Rock (State Park)	Santa Cruz
Big Basin Redwoods (State Park)	Santa Cruz
Natural Bridges (State Beach)	Santa Cruz
New Brighton (State Beach)	Santa Cruz
Seacliff (State Beach)	Santa Cruz
Sunset (State Beach)	Santa Cruz
Manresa (State Beach)	Santa Cruz
Henry Cowell Redwoods (State Park)	Santa Cruz
Twin Lakes (State Beach)	Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Mission (State Historic Park)	Santa Cruz
Wilder Ranch (State Park)	Santa Cruz
Lighthouse Field (State Beach)	Santa Cruz
Castro Adobe (Park Property)	Santa Cruz
The Forest of Nisene Marks (State Park)	Santa Cruz

California State Parks in Shasta County
Ahjumawi Lava Springs (State Park)	Shasta
Castle Crags (State Park)	Shasta
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial (State Park)	Shasta
Shasta (State Historic Park)	Shasta

California State Parks in Solano County
Benicia Capitol (State Historic Park)	Solano
Benicia (State Recreation Area)	Solano

California State Parks in Sonoma County
Jack London (State Historic Park)	Sonoma
Sonoma (State Historic Park)	Sonoma
Annadel (State Park)	Sonoma
Sugarloaf Ridge (State Park)	Sonoma
Petaluma Adobe (State Historic Park)	Sonoma
Kruse Rhododendron (State Natural Reserve)	Sonoma
Fort Ross (State Historic Park)	Sonoma
Armstrong Redwoods (State Natural Reserve)	Sonoma
Sonoma Coast (State Park)	Sonoma
Austin Creek (State Recreation Area)	Sonoma
Salt Point (State Park)	Sonoma

California State Parks in Stanislaus County
Turlock Lake (State Recreation Area)	Stanislaus

California State Parks in Sutter County
Sutter Buttes (State Park)	Sutter

California State Parks in Tehama County
William B. Ide Adobe (State Historic Park)	Tehama
Woodson Bridge (State Recreation Area)	Tehama

California State Parks in Trinity County
Weaverville Joss House (State Historic Park)	Trinity

California State Parks in Tulare County
Colonel Allensworth (State Historic Park)	Tulare

California State Parks in Tuolumne County
Columbia (State Historic Park)	Tuolumne
Railtown 1897 (State Historic Park)	Tuolumne

California State Parks & Beaches in Ventura County
Hungry Valley (State Vehicular Recreation Area)	Ventura
Emma Wood (State Beach)	Ventura
San Buenaventura (State Beach)	Ventura
Mandalay (State Beach)	Ventura
McGrath (State Beach)	Ventura
Point Mugu (State Park)	Ventura

California State Parks in Yolo County
Woodland Opera House (State Historic Park)	Yolo