California State Parks

Protects & preserves the 280 state parks’ natural & cultural resources. Learn more at www.parks.ca.gov.

The California Department of Parks and Recreation, popularly known as California State Parks, and the programs supported by its Office of Historic Preservation and divisions of Boating and Waterways and Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation provide for the health, inspiration and education of the people of California by helping to preserve the state’s extraordinary biological diversity, protecting  ...