California State Beaches & State Parks

Camping is one of the amazing things to do in California and California's State Parks Beaches are a great place for camping. California's State Parks & Beaches make up the most diverse natural and cultural park system in the nation. There are over 1.3 million acres of land in California to hike or bike through, pristine California coastline to surf, California ghost towns to tour, and ancient California redwood groves to admire and treasure. These are the places that speak to the soul. You'll find something extraordinary here and when you do, remember that California's State Parks and Beaches need you as much as you need them.

Select from the following Regions:

1)	Central Coast
2)	San Francisco Bay Area
3)	San Diego County
4)	Los Angeles County
5)	Orange County
6)	Inland Empire

Click on any of the links below for Park Details, Printable (PDF) Maps, Brochures and Online Camping Reservations...

Southern California State Parks & State Beaches:

4) Los Angeles County:

5) Orange County:

7) San Diego County:

6) & 12) Southern California Desert and Inland Empire: (coming soon)

Anza Borrego
Salton Sea
Silverwood Lake
California Citrus
Lake Perris
Saddleback Butte
Antelope Valley Indian Museum and Poppy Reserve
Red Rock Canyon
Fort Tejon

Central California State Parks & State Beaches:

3) Central Coast:

Carpinteria State Beach
El Capitan State Beach
Refugio State Beach
El Presidio de Santa Barbara - State Historic Park
La Pursima Mission - State Historic Park
San Juan Bautista - State Historic Park
Hearst "Castle" San Simeon - State Historical Monument
Morro Bay and Monta?o de Oro
Oceano Dunes
Julia Pfeiffer Burns
Pfeiffer Big Sur
Old Town Monterey
Asilomar Conference Center
Santa Cruz Area ? Seacliff, New Brighton, Natural Bridges, Henry Cowell, A?o Nuevo Elephant Seal Reserve

Central Inland and Gold Country:

Mt. Diablo and Carnegie
Bodie Ghost Town and Mono Lake
Indian Grinding Rock
Columbia and Railtown 1897
Calaveras Big Trees
Colonel Allensworth

Northern California State Parks & State Beaches:

San Francisco:

Alcatraz Island - Historic Monument

Historic Sacramento

Capitol Museum
Sutter's Fort - State Historic Park
Old Town Sacramento
California Railroad Museum
Governor's Mansion

Gold Country

Empire Mine
Marshall Gold Discovery

Lake Tahoe Area

Emerald Bay ? D.L. Bliss ? Sugar Pine Point
Heart of the North ? Bidwell Mansion ? MacArthur Burney Falls ? Castle Crags ? Weaverville Joss House
Northern Coast & Redwoods ? Jedediah Smith ? Prairie Creek Redwoods ? Patrick's Point ? Richardsons Grove
Mendocino Coast ? MacKerricher ? Mendocino Headlands Van Damme
Sonoma Coast Region ? Armstrong Redwoods ? Sonoma Coast Beaches ? Ft. Ross ? Salt Point
Wine Country ? Jack London ? Petaluma Adobe ? General Vallejo Home ? Sonoma Mission and Barracks

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