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This is a list of parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas in the [[California Department of Parks and Recreation|California State Parks]] system.
[[File:California-State-Parks-dots-only2.png|thumb|right|General location of California's +139 State Parks]]

==List of parks==
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{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
|-
! style="width:*;" rowspan=2|Park name
! style="width:*;" rowspan=2|Classification
! style="width:*;" rowspan=2|County or<br />counties
! style="width:*;" colspan=2|Size<ref name="Statistical">{{cite web | title = California State Park System Statistical Reports | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23308 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2014-01-23}}</ref>
! style="width:*;" rowspan=2|Year established<ref name="Statistical" />
! style="width:*;" class="unsortable" rowspan=2|Remarks
|-
!acres
!ha
|-
|| [[Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area]] 
| {{nowrap|State recreation area}} 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|45|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1944 
| Boasts [[Sequoia sempervirens|redwoods]] plus [[salmon]] and [[rainbow trout|steelhead]] fishing on the [[Eel River (California)|Eel River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Admiral William Standley SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=424 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Shasta County, California|Shasta]] 
| {{convert|5930|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1975 
| Preserves a wilderness of freshwater [[spring (hydrosphere)|spring]]s and geologically recent lava flows.<ref>{{cite web | title = Ahjumawi Lava Springs SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=464 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Albany State Marine Reserve]] 
| Park property 
| [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]]
| <!-- Area --> 
|
|align=right| 1985 
| 
|-
|| [[Anderson Marsh State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Lake County, California|Lake]] 
| {{convert|1298|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1982 
| Preserves a [[Schoenoplectus acutus|tule]] marsh and ancient archaeological sites of the [[Pomo people]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Anderson Marsh SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=483 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Andrew Molera State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|4766|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1968 
| Offers a primitive walk-in campground on the [[Big Sur]] coast.<ref>{{cite web | title = Andrew Molera SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=582 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Angel Island (California)|Angel Island State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Marin County, California|Marin]] and [[San Francisco County, California|San Francisco]] 
| {{convert|756|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1955 
| Interprets an island in [[San Francisco Bay]] whose history encompasses [[Coast Miwok]] prehistory, ranching, the 1910–1940 [[United States Immigration Station, Angel Island|Angel Island Immigration Station]], and long military use.<ref>{{cite web | title = Angel Island SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=468 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| {{sort|Ano Nuevo State Park|[[Año Nuevo State Park]]}} 
| State park 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|4209|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1985 
| Encompasses [[Año Nuevo Island]] and Año Nuevo Point, which boasts the world's largest mainland rookery of [[northern elephant seal]]s.<ref>{{cite web | title = Año Nuevo SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=523 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|1781|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1976 
| Showcases the state's most-consistent blooms of [[California poppy]], in the high [[Mojave Desert]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve SNR | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=627 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|397|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1979 
| Interprets the Native American cultures of the [[Great Basin]] and surrounding regions in a 1928 [[folk art]] building on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=632 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Anza-Borrego Desert State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]], [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]], and [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] 
| {{convert|585930|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
| Preserves a vast tract of the [[Colorado Desert]] in California's largest state park.<ref>{{cite web | title = Anza-Borrega Desert SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|752|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1934 
| Preserves a grove of [[Sequoia sempervirens|coast redwoods]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Armstrong Redwoods SNR | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=450 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|566|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1993 
| Preserves a remnant stand of [[Yucca brevifolia|Joshua trees]] and [[juniper]]s in the [[Antelope Valley]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=634 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Asilomar State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|107|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1951 
| Balances protection of rocky coast and dune habitat with public access.<ref>{{cite web | title = Asilomar SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=566 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref> The 1913 [[Asilomar Conference Grounds]] are a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1986&ResourceType=District |title=Asilomar Conference Grounds |work=National Historic Landmark summary listing |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114222349/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1986&ResourceType=District |archive-date=14 November 2007 }}</ref>
|-
|| [[Auburn State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]] and [[Placer County, California|Placer]] 
| {{convert|42377|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1966 
| Offers numerous recreational opportunities along the North and Middle Forks of the [[American River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Auburn SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=502 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref>
|-
|| {{nowrap|[[Austin Creek State Recreation Area]]}} 
| State recreation area 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|5927|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1964 
| Features a rugged wilderness on [[Austin Creek]], adjacent to [[Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Austin Creek SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=452 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Azalea State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|30|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1943 
| Harbors a profusion of spring-blooming [[Rhododendron occidentale|western azalea]]s.<ref>{{cite web | title = Azalea SNR | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=420 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Napa County, California|Napa]] 
| {{convert|0.75|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1974 
| Showcases a restored 1846 water-powered grist mill in [[Napa Valley]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Bale Grist Mill SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=482 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref> The mill is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].<ref name="NRISref|2009a">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Bean Hollow State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|44|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1958 
| Offers fishing and beachcombing among [[tide pool]]s.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bean Hollow SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=572 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref>
|-
||[[Benbow State Recreation Area]]
| State recreation area 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|1142|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1958 
| Centers on a reservoir on the [[South Fork Eel River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Benbow Lake SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=426 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Benicia Capitol State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Solano County, California|Solano]] 
| {{convert|0.86|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1951 
| Interprets the third and oldest-surviving California capitol, used 1853–54.<ref>{{cite web | title = Benicia Capitol SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id_id=475 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref> The building is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].<ref name="NRISref|2009a"/>
|-
|| [[Benicia State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Solano County, California|Solano]] 
| {{convert|447|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1957 
| Preserves a tidal wetland on the [[Carquinez Strait]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Benicia SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=476 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]] 
| {{convert|609|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1974 
| Offers [[windsurfing]] and other water recreation on the [[Bethany Reservoir]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Bethany Reservoir SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=562 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-01}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Butte County, California|Butte]] 
| {{convert|5.2|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1964 
| Offers tours of the 1868 [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] mansion of influential settlers [[John Bidwell|John]] and [[Annie Bidwell]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Bidwell Mansion SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=460 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-01}}</ref> The mansion is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].
|-
|| [[Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Butte County, California|Butte]] and [[Glenn County, California|Glenn]] 
| {{convert|349|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1979 
| Preserves [[riparian zone|riparian]] habitat on the [[Sacramento River]] and its tributary [[Big Chico Creek]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Bidwell-Sacramento River SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=463 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-01}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Big Basin Redwoods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|18050|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1902 
| Established as California's first state park, to preserve [[Sequoia sempervirens|coast redwoods]] on [[Waddell Creek (California)|Waddell Creek]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Big Basin Redwoods State Park | url = http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/Detail.aspx?num=827| publisher = California State Parks | year = 2012 | access-date = 2012-12-04}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Bodie, California|Bodie State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Mono County, California|Mono]] 
| {{convert|1016|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1962 
| Preserves the [[ghost town]] of Bodie, whose gold-mining heyday ran from 1877 to 1881, and is now a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Bodie SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-01}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Bolsa Chica State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Orange County, California|Orange]] 
| {{convert|169|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1960 
| Offers [[surf fishing]] and catching [[grunion]] by hand.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bolsa Chica SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=642 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-01}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Border Field State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|1316|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1972 
| Occupies the southwesternmost point of the contiguous U.S., on the [[Mexico – United States border]]. Part of the [[Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Border Field SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=664 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-02}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Bothe-Napa Valley State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Napa County, California|Napa]] and [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|1991|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1960 
| Contains the farthest inland [[Sequoia sempervirens|coast redwoods]] in a California state park.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bothe-Napa Valley State Park | url = http://parks.ca.gov/pages/477/files/Bothe-NapaFinalWebPDF01222011.pdf | publisher = California State Parks | year = 2010 | access-date = 2011-10-04}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Brannan Island State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|329|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1952 
| Offers water recreation amid a maze of channels in the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Brannan Island SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=487 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Burleigh H. Murray Ranch]] 
| Park property 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|1325|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1979 
| Encompasses a hidden valley with a historic ranch established in 1857.<ref>{{cite web | title = Burleigh H. Murray Ranch | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=535 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Burton Creek State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Placer County, California|Placer]] 
| {{convert|1890|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1976 
| Offers {{convert|6|mi|km}} of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing.<ref>{{cite web | title = Burton Creek SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=512 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Butano State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|4728|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1956 
| Showcases a secluded [[Sequoia sempervirens|redwood]]-filled valley.<ref>{{cite web | title = Butano SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=536 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-23}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Butte City Project]] 
| Park property 
| [[Butte County, California|Butte]] 
| {{convert|37|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2007 
| In development, not open to public
|-
|| [[Calaveras Big Trees State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras]] and [[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne]] 
| {{convert|6498|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1931 
| Protects two large groves of [[Sequoiadendron giganteum|giant sequoias]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Calaveras Big Trees State Park | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/551/files/CalaverasBigTreesWebBrochure2010.pdf | publisher = California State Parks | year = 2004 | access-date = 2011-10-29}}</ref>
|-
|| [[California Citrus State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] 
| {{convert|248|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1984 
| Interprets the influence of the state's [[citrus production|citrus industry]].<ref>{{cite web | title = California Citrus SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=649 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-29}}</ref>
|-
|| [[California Indian Heritage Center State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Yolo County, California|Yolo]] 
| {{convert|7.91|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2011 
| Undeveloped property located in West Sacramento. Plan is for this unit to eventually replace the State Indian Museum (State Historic Park).<ref>{{cite web | title = California Indian Heritage Center State Park (SP) | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22628 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-29}}</ref>
|-
|| [[California State Capitol Museum]] 
| Park property 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|40|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}}<ref name="CSCM">{{cite web | title = California State Capitol Museum | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=495 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-29}}</ref>
|align=right| 1982 
| Offers exhibits and tours of the [[California State Capitol]] and its grounds.<ref name="CSCM" />
|-
|| [[California State Mining and Mineral Museum]] 
| Park property 
| [[Mariposa County, California|Mariposa]] 
|<!-- Area -->|| 
|align=right| 1999 
|  Exhibits the official state mineral collection and displays on the region's influential mining heritage.<ref>{{cite web | title = California State Mining and Mineral Museum | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=588 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-29}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Cambria State Marine Conservation Area]] 
| State marine park 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
|<!-- Area -->||
|align=right| 2007 
| California State Parks' first state marine park.
|-
|| [[Candlestick Point State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[San Francisco County, California|San Francisco]] 
| {{convert|204|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1972 
|  Constitutes California's first urban state recreation area, on the west shore of [[San Francisco Bay]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Candlestick Point SRA | url = http://parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=519 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-12 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090131172811/http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=519 | archive-date = 31 January 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|| [[Cardiff State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|507|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
| Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside [[San Diego]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cardiff SB |url=http://parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=656 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930121523/http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=656 |archive-date=30 September 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|| [[Carlsbad State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|44|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
| Features a small beach at the foot of coastal bluffs.<ref>{{cite web | title = Carlsbad SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=653 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-12}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Carmel River State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|297|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1953 
| Protects a {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} beach and a [[lagoon]] at the mouth of the [[Carmel River (California)|Carmel River]] which attracts many migratory birds.<ref>{{cite web | title = Carmel River SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=567 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-12}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area]] 
| State vehicular recreation area 
| [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]] and [[San Joaquin County, California|San Joaquin]] 
| {{convert|5075|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1979 
| Provides [[off-roading]] opportunities in the [[Diablo Range]] around the former townsite of [[Carnegie, California|Carnegie]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Carnegie SVRA | url = http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1172 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-12}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Carpinteria State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] and [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] 
| {{convert|62|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1932 
| Offers a mile-long beach in the city of [[Carpinteria, California|Carpinteria]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Carpinteria SB |url=http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=599 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102164916/http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=599 |archive-date= 2 November 2011 }}</ref>
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|| [[Caspar Headlands State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|75|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1972 
|
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|| [[Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|2.7|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1972 
| Preserves a small strip of rugged coastline.<ref>{{cite web | title = Caspar Headlands SNR | url = http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=444 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-12}}</ref>
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|| [[Castaic Lake State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|4224|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1965 
| Features {{convert|29|mi|km}} of shoreline on [[Castaic Lake]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Castaic Lake SRA | url = http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=628 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-12}}</ref>
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|| [[Castle Crags|Castle Crags State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Shasta County, California|Shasta]] 
| {{convert|3905|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1934 
|  Provides access to the [[Castle Crags Wilderness]], with its {{convert|6000|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} rock crags.<ref>{{cite web | title = Castle Crags SP | url = http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=454 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-12}}</ref>
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|| [[Castle Rock State Park (California)|Castle Rock State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]], [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]], and [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|5242|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1968 
| Encompasses a wild forest with [[rock climbing]] opportunities along the crest of the [[Santa Cruz Mountains]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Castle Rock SP | url = http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=538 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-26}}</ref>
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|| [[Caswell Memorial State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Joaquin County, California|San Joaquin]] 
| {{convert|258|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1952 
| Preserves a [[riparian forest]] along the [[Stanislaus River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Caswell Memorial SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=557 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-26}}</ref>
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|| [[Cayucos State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|16|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1940 
| Provides a swimming and surfing beach in the beach town of [[Cayucos, California|Cayucos]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Cayucos SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=596 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-26}}</ref>
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|| [[China Camp State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Marin County, California|Marin]] 
| {{convert|1514|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1976 
| Surrounds an 1880s [[Chinese American]] [[shrimp fishery|shrimp-fishing]] village and [[salt marsh]]es on [[San Pablo Bay]].<ref>{{cite web | title = China Camp SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=446 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-26}}</ref>
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|| [[Chino Hills State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Orange County, California|Orange]], [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]], and [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] 
| {{convert|14173|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1981 
| Preserves a large tract of the [[Chino Hills]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Chino Hills SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=648 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-26}}</ref>
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|| [[Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] 
| {{convert|7.5|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1976 
| Preserves a sandstone cave bearing [[rock art of the Chumash people]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Chumash Painted Cave SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=602 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-26}}</ref>
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|| [[Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area]] 
| State vehicular recreation area 
| [[Butte County, California|Butte]] 
| {{convert|220|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1981 
| Provides [[off-roading]] opportunities in the shallow [[clay pit]] excavated for material to build the [[Oroville Dam]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Clay Pit SVRA | url = http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25572 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-26}}</ref>
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|| [[Clear Lake State Park (California)|Clear Lake State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Lake County, California|Lake]] 
| {{convert|590|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
| Provides recreation opportunities on the southwest shore of [[Clear Lake (California)|Clear Lake]], the largest freshwater lake within California's borders.<ref>{{cite web | title = Clear Lake SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=473 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-26}}</ref>
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|| [[Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Tulare County, California|Tulare]] 
| {{convert|3715|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1973 
| Interprets the town of [[Allensworth, California|Allensworth]], founded in 1908 as a haven for [[African American]]s by Colonel [[Allen Allensworth]] and other community leaders.<ref>{{cite web | title = Colonel Allensworth SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=583 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-28}}</ref> The town is a district on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].
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|| [[Columbia State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne]] 
| {{convert|273|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1946 
| Interprets [[Columbia, California|Columbia]]'s preserved [[California gold rush|gold rush]]-era downtown,<ref>{{cite web | title = Columbia SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=552 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-28}}</ref> a [[National Historic Landmark|National Historic Landmark District]].
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|| [[Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Colusa County, California|Colusa]] 
| {{convert|301|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1955 
| Adjoins a stretch of the [[Sacramento River]] known for its fishing.<ref>{{cite web | title = Colusa-Sacramento River SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=461 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-28}}</ref> 
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|| [[Corona del Mar State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Orange County, California|Orange]] 
| {{convert|30|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1947 
| Provides a half-mile-long swimming beach adjacent to the [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]] harbor jetty.<ref>{{cite web | title = Corona del Mar SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=652 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-28}}</ref> 
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|| [[Crystal Cove State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Orange County, California|Orange]] 
| {{convert|3936|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1979 
| Encompasses cliffbound coastline, inland chaparral canyons, and the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]-listed [[Crystal Cove Historic District]] of 1920s and 30s beach cottages.<ref>{{cite web | title = Crystal Cove SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=644 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-28}}</ref>
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|| [[Cuyamaca Rancho State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|24693|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
| Preserves an expansive tract of forests and meadows above {{convert|5000|ft|m}} in the [[Laguna Mountains]], on the former [[Rancho Cuyamaca]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Cuyamaca Rancho SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=667 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-28}}</ref>
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|| [[D. L. Bliss State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]] 
| {{convert|2149|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1929 
| Features a balancing rock and the [[Rubicon Point Light]] on the shore of [[Lake Tahoe]].<ref>{{cite web | title = D. L. Bliss SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=505 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-06}}</ref>
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|| [[Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Del Norte County, California|Del Norte]] 
| {{convert|31261|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1925 
| Preserves old-growth coast redwoods and is managed cooperatively with [[Redwood National and State Parks|RNSP]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=414 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-06}}</ref>
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|| [[Delta Meadows River Park|Delta Meadows]] 
| Park property 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|472|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1985 
| Preserves undeveloped [[wet meadow]]s and [[slough (wetland)|sloughs]] in the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]]. Closed to the public.<ref>{{cite web|last=McKinney |first=John |title=Paddling our State Parks |url=http://www.calparks.org/inside-parks/recreation/Paddling_our_State_Parks.pdf |publisher=California State Parks Foundation |access-date=2011-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920100155/http://www.calparks.org/inside-parks/recreation/Paddling_our_State_Parks.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2011 }}</ref>
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|| [[Dockweiler State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|91|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1948 
| Features {{convert|3|mi|km}} of beach and a [[hang gliding]] training site, adjacent to [[Los Angeles International Airport]].
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|| [[Doheny State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Orange County, California|Orange]] 
| {{convert|254|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1931 
| Offers surfing and beach-front camping in [[Dana Point, California|Dana Point]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Doheny SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=645 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-11}}</ref>
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|| [[Donner Memorial State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Nevada County, California|Nevada]] and [[Placer County, California|Placer]] 
| {{convert|3293|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1928 
| Interprets the site where the [[Donner Party]] was trapped by weather in the [[Sierra Nevada]] during the winter of 1846–1847,<ref>{{cite web | title = Donner Memorial SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=503 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-12}}</ref> now a [[National Historic Landmark]].
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|| [[Dos Rios State Park]] 
| State park
| [[Stanislaus County, California|Stanislaus]]
| {{convert|1600|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2024
| Opened in June 2024, it became the newest park in the state park system. "Nestled between the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, around eight miles from Modesto, [it] is the largest public-private floodplain restoration project in the state [and] the first state park to open in California since Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area in 2014."<ref>{{cite web | title = Dos Rios SP | url = https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/new-california-state-park-opening-19416559.php | work = San Francisco Chronicle | access-date = 24 April 2024}}</ref>
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|| [[Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area]] 
| State vehicular recreation area
| [[Kern County, California|Kern]]
| {{convert|26000|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2014
| As of April 2024, it is the newest and second largest state vehicular recreation area in the state park system. It is surrounded by Bureau of Land Management lands.<ref>{{cite web | title = Onyx Ranch SVRA | url = https://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=28617 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 14 April 2024}}</ref>
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|| [[Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]] 
| {{convert|2324|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1965 
| Comprises the [[Lake Tahoe]] estate and 1903 summer home of banker [[Isaias W. Hellman]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Sugar Pine Point State Park | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/510/files/SugarPine_brochure.pdf | publisher = California State Parks | year = 2002 | access-date = 2011-12-15}}</ref>
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|| [[El Capitán State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] 
| {{convert|2634|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1953 
| Features a narrow beach at the foot of coastal bluffs where [[monarch (butterfly)|monarch butterflies]] congregate in autumn.<ref>{{cite web | title = El Capitán Beach Trail | url = http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25117 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-13 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111224142107/http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25117 | archive-date = 24 December 2011 }}</ref>
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|| [[Presidio of Santa Barbara|El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] 
| {{convert|5.8|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1966 
| Preserves components of a Spanish [[presidio]] dating back to 1782,<ref>{{cite web | title = El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP | url = http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=608 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-15}}</ref> now on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].
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|| [[Emerald Bay State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]] 
| {{convert|1533|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1953 
|Contains [[Lake Tahoe]]'s Emerald Bay and [[Fannette Island]] plus the 1929 [[Vikingsholm]] mansion,<ref>{{cite web|title=Emerald Bay SP |url=http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=506 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2011-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214193729/http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=506 |archive-date=14 December 2011 }}</ref> which is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].
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|| [[Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve]] 
| Park property 
| [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]] and [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]] 
| {{convert|103.5|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|align=right| 1985 
| Preserves a marsh on [[San Francisco Bay]], managed as part of [[McLaughlin Eastshore State Park]]. Closed to the public. Unit will not become officially classified until action is also taken by the California Fish and Game Commission (ongoing since 2004).
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|| [[Emma Wood State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] 
| {{convert|112|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1957 
| Contains a surfing beach and an [[estuary]] at the mouth of the [[Ventura River]].
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|| [[Empire Mine State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Nevada County, California|Nevada]] 
| {{convert|853|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1975 
| Offers tours of an underground gold mine which operated from 1850 to 1956, plus its surface surroundings.<ref>{{cite web | title = Empire Mine | url =  http://www.empiremine.org | publisher = Empire Mine Park Association | access-date = 2011-12-16}}</ref> The mine is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].
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|| [[Estero Bluffs State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|353|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2000 
| Preserves diverse coastal habitats on [[Estero Bay (California)|Estero Bay]].
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|| [[Folsom Lake State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]], [[Placer County, California|Placer]], and [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|19564|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1956 
| Surrounds [[Folsom Lake|Folsom]] and [[Natoma Lake]]s, reservoirs on the [[American River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Folsom Lake State Recreation Area | url = http://parks.ca.gov/pages/500/files/FolsomLakeFinalWebLayout011910.pdf | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-19}}</ref>
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|| [[Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|35|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1956 
| Interprets an 1895 [[hydroelectricity]] plant, now a [[National Historic Landmark|National Historic]] and [[List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks|Historic Civil Engineering Landmark]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Historic Landmark | url = http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1339 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-19}}</ref>
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|| {{sort|Forest of Nisene Marks State Park|[[The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park]]}} 
| State park 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|10223|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1963 
| Preserves a tract of [[secondary forest]] donated by the family of former owner Nisene Marks.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Forest of Nisene Marks SP | url =  http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=666 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-20}}</ref>
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|| [[Fort Humboldt State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|18|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1955 
| Situated on its commanding bluff adjacent to [[Humboldt Bay]], park interprets relations between U.S. army (present at fort 1853–1870), Native American groups, and settlers. Site includes a logging museum and logging equipment displays.<ref>{{cite web | title = Fort Humboldt SHP |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=665 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-11}}</ref>
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|| [[Fort Ord Dunes State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|980|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2009 
|Reclaims coastline overlooking [[Monterey Bay]] on former property of the decommissioned [[Fort Ord]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Jeanne |title=Fort Ord Dunes now a state park  |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/22/PKRA1BH8L1.DTL&type=travel |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |location=San Francisco, Calif. |date=2010-01-24 |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>
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|| [[Fort Ross State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|3393|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1909 
| Interprets the partially reconstructed [[Fort Ross, California|Fort Ross]], an 1812–1841 [[Russian-American Company]] outpost that was the southernmost settlement in the [[Russian colonization of the Americas]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Fort Ross SHP | url =  http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=449 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-31}}</ref> The fort is a [[National Historic Landmark]].
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|| [[Fort Tejon|Fort Tejon State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Kern County, California|Kern]] 
| {{convert|647|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1940 
| Interprets the U.S. Army fort staffed 1854–1864 to monitor the [[Sebastian Indian Reservation]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Fort Tejon SHP | url =  http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=5859 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-12-31}}</ref> The fort is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].
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|| [[Franks Tract State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]] 
| {{convert|3523|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1959 
| Encompasses a flooded area in the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]] accessible only by water.<ref>{{cite web | title = Franks Tract SRA | url =  http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=490 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-01-14}}</ref>
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|| [[Fremont Peak State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] and [[San Benito County, California|San Benito]] 
| {{convert|162|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1934 
| Provides views of the surrounding landscape from atop [[Fremont Peak (California)|Fremont Peak]] and of the night sky from the [[Fremont Peak Observatory]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Fremont Peak SP | url =  http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=564 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-01-19}}</ref>
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|| [[Garrapata State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|2939|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1979 
| Preserves a largely hidden stretch of wild coast.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garrapata State Park |url=http://www.seemonterey.com/big-sur-california/garrapata-state-park-big-sur-california |publisher=Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau |access-date=2012-01-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220132608/http://www.seemonterey.com/big-sur-california/garrapata-state-park-big-sur-california |archive-date=20 February 2012 }}</ref>
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|| [[Gaviota State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] 
| {{convert|2787|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1953 
| Flanks the narrow gorge of Gaviota Creek, which funnels [[Sundowner (wind)|Sundowner winds]] onto the popular beach area.<ref>{{cite web | title = Gaviota SP | url =  http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=606 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-01-21}}</ref>
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|| [[George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Merced County, California|Merced]] 
| {{convert|46.5|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1953 
| Adjoins the [[Merced River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = George J. Hatfield SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=556 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-01-21}}</ref>
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|| [[Governor's Mansion State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|0.78|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1903 
| Interprets the 1877 mansion that housed 13 of [[Governor of California|California's governors]] and their families from 1903 to 1967.<ref>{{cite web | title = Mansion History | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1282 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-01-21}}</ref>
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|| [[Gray Whale Cove State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|3.1|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1966  
| Embraces a steep-walled cove, near the [[Devil's Slide (California)|Devil's Slide]], where [[gray whale]]s are often seen close to shore.<ref>{{cite web | title = Gray Whale Cove SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=528 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-01-24}}</ref>
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|| [[Great Valley Grasslands State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Merced County, California|Merced]] 
| {{convert|2826|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1982 
| Preserves a remnant of the native grasslands once extensive in the [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Great River Grasslands SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=559 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-01-24}}</ref>
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|| [[Greenwood State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|47|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| Features a picturesque beach in [[Elk, Mendocino County, California|Elk]] and a visitor center interpreting the town's lumbering history.<ref>{{cite web | title = Greenwood SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=447 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-15}}</ref>
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|| [[Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|430|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1943 
| Harbors groves of [[Sequoia sempervirens|coast redwoods]] in three separate units along the [[Van Duzen River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/421/files/grizzlycreeksp_web2011.pdf | publisher = California State Parks | year = 2011 | access-date = 2012-03-15}}</ref>  
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|| [[Grover Hot Springs State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Alpine County, California|Alpine]] 
| {{convert|553|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1959 
|Boasts [[hot spring]]s that feed a swimming pool complex in an alpine meadow.<ref>{{cite web | title = Grover Hot Springs SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=508 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-15}}</ref>
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|| [[Half Moon Bay State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|181|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1956 
|Encompasses four popular sandy beaches on [[Half Moon Bay (California)|Half Moon Bay]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Half Moon Bay SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=531 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-17}}</ref>
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|| [[Harmony Headlands State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|748|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2003 
| Preserves an undeveloped parcel of Pacific coast.
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|| [[Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|955|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1982 
| Offers fishing on [[Big Lagoon (California)|Big Lagoon]] adjacent to [[Humboldt Lagoons State Park]]
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|| [[Hatton Canyon]] 
| Park property 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|130|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2002 
| Preserves a canyon in [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|Carmel]] saved from a planned freeway route. In development, not open to public.
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|| [[Hearst Castle|Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument]] 
| State historical monument 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|209|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1958 
| Offers tours of newspaper magnate [[William Randolph Hearst]]'s opulent 115-room "Hearst Castle," designed by architect [[Julia Morgan]] between 1919 and 1947.<ref>{{cite web | title = Hearst San Simeon SHM | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=591 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-27}}</ref>
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|| [[Hearst San Simeon State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|2309|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1932 
| Preserves rocky coast and rare habitats like [[mima mounds]] and [[Pinus radiata|Monterey pine]] forest, as well as a 5,850-year-old Native American archaeological site.<ref>{{cite web | title = Hearst San Simeon SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=590 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-27}}</ref>
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|| [[Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area]] 
| State vehicular recreation area 
| [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]] 
| {{convert|342|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1998 
| Attracts [[all-terrain vehicle|ATV]] riders to sandy, [[Tamarix|tamarisk]]-dotted dunes along a former course of the [[Alamo River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Heber Dunes SVRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=408 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-27}}</ref>
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|| [[Hendy Woods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|816|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1958 
| Preserves two groves of old-growth [[Sequoia sempervirens|coast redwoods]] in the [[Anderson Valley]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Hendy Woods SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=438 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-27}}</ref>
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|| [[Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|4623|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1953 
| Boasts its [[Redwood Grove]] and other old-growth forest.<ref>{{cite web | title = Henry Cowell Redwoods SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=546 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-27}}</ref>
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|| [[Henry W. Coe State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]] and [[Stanislaus County, California|Stanislaus]] 
| {{convert|89164|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1959 
| Encompasses a sprawling wilderness of ridges and steep canyons in the [[Diablo Range]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Henry W. Coe SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=561 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-28}}</ref>
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|| [[Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area]] 
| State vehicular recreation area 
| [[San Benito County, California|San Benito]] 
| {{convert|6624|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1975 
| Offers a variety of [[off-roading]] tracks and events in the hills outside [[Hollister, California|Hollister]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Hollister Hills SVRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1179 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-29}}</ref>
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|| [[Humboldt Lagoons State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|2256|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1931 
| Protects part of the largest [[lagoon]] system in the United States, including [[Big Lagoon (California)|Big Lagoon]], [[Stone Lagoon]], and [[Freshwater Lagoon]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Humboldt Lagoons State Park | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/416/files/HumboldtLagoonBrochure2011.pdf | publisher = California State Parks | year = 2011 | access-date = 2012-07-01}}</ref>
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|| [[Humboldt Redwoods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|51651|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1921 
| Preserves the world's largest remaining old-growth [[Sequoia sempervirens|coast redwood]] forest,<ref>{{cite web | title = Humboldt Redwoods SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=425 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-01}}</ref> including [[Stratosphere Giant]], the fourth-tallest known tree.
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|| [[Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area]] 
| State vehicular recreation area 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] and [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] 
| {{convert|18533|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| Offers {{convert|130|mi|km}} of off-highway tracks, connecting to more routes in [[Los Padres National Forest]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Hungry Valley SVRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=405 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-29}}</ref>
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|| [[Huntington State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Orange County, California|Orange]] 
| {{convert|121|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1942 
| Contains {{convert|2|mi|km}} of wide, flat beach in the city of [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Huntington SB | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=643 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-01}}</ref>
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|| [[Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Amador County, California|Amador]] 
| {{convert|135|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1962 
| Interprets an outcrop with 1,185 [[mortar and pestle|mortar]] holes where Native Americans ground acorns into flour.<ref>{{cite web | title = Indian Grinding Rock SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=553 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-03}}</ref>
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|| [[Indio Hills Palms]] 
| Park property 
| [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] 
| {{convert|5630|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1983 
| Harbors a profusion of [[Washingtonia filifera|California fan palms]] growing along the [[San Andreas Fault]] in the [[Indio Hills]]. Part of the multi-agency Coachella Valley Preserve.<ref>{{cite web | title = Indio Hills Palms Park Property | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=640 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-03}}</ref>
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|| [[Ishxenta State Park]] 
| Park property 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|1329|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1998 
| Closed to the public except for tours on a limited basis
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|| [[Jack London State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|1611|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1959 
| Contains several structures from the ranch of author [[Jack London]] and his wife [[Charmian London]], as well as their grave. The ranch is a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Jack London SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=478 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-03}}</ref> Currently managed by the [http://jacklondonpark.com/about-us.html Jack London Park Partners], a non-profit that takes no state funding to maintain the park.
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|| [[Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Del Norte County, California|Del Norte]] 
| {{convert|10430|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1939 
| Honors explorer [[Jedediah Smith]] with a tract of [[Sequoia sempervirens|coast redwoods]] along the [[Smith River (California)|Smith River]]. Part of [[Redwood National and State Parks]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=413 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-03}}</ref>
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|| [[John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|1164|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1929 
| Contains three undeveloped [[Sequoia sempervirens|coast redwood]] groves split off from [[Humboldt Redwoods State Park]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baselt |first=David |title=John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve |url=http://www.redwoodhikes.com/Dewitt/Dewitt.html |work=Redwood Hikes |year=2009 |access-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> In development, not open to the public.
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|| [[John Little State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|21|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1953 
| Protects rugged cliffs on the [[Big Sur]] coast flanking the mouth of a creek.<ref>{{cite web | title = John Little SNR | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=568 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-03}}</ref>
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|| [[Jug Handle State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|776|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1976 
| Interprets a series of [[marine terrace]]s each exhibiting a different stage of [[ecological succession]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Jug Handle SNR | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=441 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-03-29}}</ref>
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|| [[Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|3762|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1962 
| Stretches from the [[Big Sur]] coast up to {{convert|3000|ft|m|adj=on}} ridges.<ref>{{cite web | title = Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=578 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-10}}</ref> Includes the iconic seaside [[McWay Falls]].
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|| [[Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|401|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1984 
| Offers urban open space in the [[Baldwin Hills (mountain range)|Baldwin Hills]] of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kenneth Hahn SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=612 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-10}}</ref>
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|| [[Kings Beach State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Placer County, California|Placer]] 
| {{convert|7.7|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1974 
| Encompasses {{convert|700|ft|m}} of lakefront on the north shore of [[Lake Tahoe]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kings Beach SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=511 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-05-31}}</ref>
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|| [[Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|317|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1934 
| Harbors a secondary forest with spring-blooming [[rhododendron]]s adjacent to [[Salt Point State Park]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kruse Rhododendron SNR | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=448 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-05-31}}</ref>
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|| [[La Purísima Mission State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] 
| {{convert|1934|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1935 
| Contains the 1813 [[La Purisima Mission]], the most completely restored [[Spanish mission in California]].<ref>{{cite web | title = La Purísima Mission SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=598 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-10}}</ref>
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|| [[Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]] 
| {{convert|3732|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1967 
| Surrounds [[Lake Del Valle]], a reservoir on the [[Arroyo Valle]] managed by the [[East Bay Regional Park District]]
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|| [[Lake Oroville State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Butte County, California|Butte]] 
| {{convert|29447|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1967 
| Surrounds [[Lake Oroville]], a reservoir on the [[Feather River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Lake Oroville SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=462 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-10}}</ref>
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|| [[Lake Perris State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] 
| {{convert|6675|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1974 
| Contains the southernmost reservoir in the {{convert|701|mi|km|adj=on}} [[California State Water Project]] and the Ya'i Heki' Regional Indian Museum.<ref>{{cite web | title = Lake Perris State Recreation Area | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/651/files/LakePerrisbrochr2011.pdf | publisher = California State Parks | year = 2011 | access-date = 2012-05-31}}</ref>  
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|| [[Lake Valley State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]] 
| {{convert|155|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1985 
| Offers an 18-hole golf course in the [[Sierra Nevada|High Sierras]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Lake Valley SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=515 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-05-31}}</ref>
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|| [[Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|0.88|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| Offers tours of governor and tycoon [[Leland Stanford]]'s restored 1856 mansion, now a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Leland Stanford Mansion SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=489 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-10}}</ref>
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|| [[Leo Carrillo State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] and [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] 
| {{convert|2513|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1953 
| Honors actor and conservationist [[Leo Carrillo]] with a {{convert|1.5|mi|km|adj=on}} beach. Part of [[Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Leo Carrillo SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=616 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-10}}</ref>
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|| [[Leucadia State Beach]] 
| State beach  
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|10.6|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
| Comprises a small, rocky beach in [[Encinitas, California|Encinitas]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Leucadia SB |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=661 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2012-07-28}}</ref>
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|| [[Lighthouse Field State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|38|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| Features the [[Steamer Lane]] surf break and a lighthouse containing the [[Santa Cruz Surfing Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Lighthouse Field SB |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=550 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2012-07-28}}</ref>
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|| [[Limekiln State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|711|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1994 
| Contains four [[lime kiln]]s from an 1887 lime-smelting operation on the [[Big Sur]] coast.<ref>{{cite web|title=Limekiln State Park |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/577/files/LimekilnPDF.pdf |publisher=California State Parks |year=2008 |access-date=2012-07-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930161146/http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/577/files/LimekilnPDF.pdf |archive-date=30 September 2011 }}</ref>
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|| [[Little River State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|152|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1931 
| Comprises a broad open beach with [[dune]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title= Little River SB |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=419 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2012-07-29}}</ref>
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|| [[Los Angeles State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|32|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2001 
| Provides [[urban open space]] on the site of an 1875 train station where many travelers first arrived in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |title= Los Angeles SHP |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=419 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2012-07-29}}</ref>
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|| [[Los Encinos State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|4.7|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
| 
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|| [[Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|85|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1972 
|
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|| [[MacKerricher State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|2519|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
|
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|| [[Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve]]
| State natural reserve|| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|242|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1945 
|
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|| [[Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Nevada County, California|Nevada]] 
| {{convert|3143|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1965 
| Preserves the largest [[hydraulic mining]] site in [[California]].
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|| [[Malibu Creek State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|8215|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1974 
|
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|| [[Malibu Lagoon State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|110|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1951 
| 
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|| [[Manchester State Park (California)|Manchester State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|5272|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1955 
| 
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|| [[Mandalay State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] 
| {{convert|92|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1985 
| 
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|| [[Manresa State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|138|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1948 
| 
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|| [[Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Marin County, California|Marin]] 
| {{convert|62|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1976 
| 
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|| [[Marina State Beach]] 
| State Beach 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|171|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1977 
| 
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| [[Marsh Creek State Park (California)|Marsh Creek State Historic Park]]
| State historic park
| [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]]
| {{convert|3659|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|align=right|2012
|Features [[Stone House of John Marsh]];Park is under construction and closed to public as of 2023.
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|| [[Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]] 
| {{convert|575|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1942<ref>{{cite web |title=Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/484/files/MarshallGoldWebBrochure2013.pdf |publisher=California State Parks |year=2013 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> 
| Marks the discovery of [[gold]] by [[James W. Marshall]] at [[Sutter's Mill]] in 1848, sparking the [[California gold rush]].
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|| [[Martial Cottle Park|Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area]]
| State recreation area 
| [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]] 
| {{convert|137|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2003 
|
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|| [[McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Shasta County, California|Shasta]] 
| {{convert|910|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1920 
| 
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|| [[McConnell State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Merced County, California|Merced]] 
| {{convert|74|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
| 
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|| [[McGrath State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] 
| {{convert|314|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1948 
| 
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|| [[McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore]] 
| State seashore 
| [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]] and [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]] 
| {{convert|442|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1985 
| Encompasses several remnant and restored parcels along the [[East Bay]] waterfront.
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|| [[Mendocino Headlands State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|7709|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1972 
|  
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|| [[Mendocino Woodlands State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|720|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1977 
| 
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|| [[Millerton Lake State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Fresno County, California|Fresno]] and [[Madera County, California|Madera]] 
| {{convert|6857|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1957 
| Includes {{convert|40|mi|km}} of shoreline on [[Millerton Lake]] and the 1867 Millerton County Courthouse.<ref>{{cite web | title = Millerton Lake SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=587 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-02}}</ref>
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|| [[Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Mono County, California|Mono]] 
| {{convert|55300|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1982 
| 
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|| {{sort|Montaña de Oro State Park|[[Montaña de Oro State Park]]}} 
| State park 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|10366|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1934 
| 
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|| [[Montara State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|780|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1959 
| 
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|| [[Monterey State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|9.6|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1916 
| 
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|| [[Monterey State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|114|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1960 
| 
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|| [[Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|2743|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1947 
| 
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|| [[Moonlight State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|15|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
| 
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|| [[Morro Bay State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|2783|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1934 
| 
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|| [[Morro Strand State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|183|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1932 
| 
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|| [[Moss Landing State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|60|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1972 
|
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|| [[Mount Diablo State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]] 
| {{convert|20124|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1931 
|  
|-
|| [[Mount San Jacinto State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] 
| {{convert|13718|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
| 
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|| [[Mount Tamalpais State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Marin County, California|Marin]] 
| {{convert|6243|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1928 
| 
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|| [[Natural Bridges State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|62|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
| 
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|| [[Navarro River Redwoods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|727|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1928 
| 
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|| [[New Brighton State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|157|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
|  
|-
|| [[Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area]] 
| State vehicular recreation area 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|2675|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1974 
| 
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|| [[Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area]] 
| State vehicular recreation area 
| [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]] and [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|50553|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1976 
| Offers [[off-roading]] opportunities adjacent to [[Anza-Borrego Desert State Park]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Ocotillo Wells SVRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=407 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-08}}</ref>
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|| [[Old Sacramento State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|293|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1967
| Includes the [[California State Railroad Museum]] which celebrates the [[history of rail transportation in California]] with museum displays, 21 restored [[locomotive]]s, and a [[heritage railway]] along the [[Sacramento River]].<ref>{{cite web | title = California State Railroad Museum | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=668 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-12}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Old Town San Diego State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|29|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1967 
| 
|-
|| [[Olompali State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Marin County, California|Marin]] 
| {{convert|700|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1977 
| 
|-
|| [[Pacheco State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Merced County, California|Merced]] and [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]] 
| {{convert|6894|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1995 
| 
|-
|| [[Pacifica State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|21|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1979 
| 
|-
|| [[Palomar Mountain State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|1909|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1932 
| 
|-
|| [[Pelican State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Del Norte County, California|Del Norte]] 
| {{convert|5.2|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1947 
| 
|-
|| [[Pescadero State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|700|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1958 
| 
|-
|| [[Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|41|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1951 
| 
|-
|| [[Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|1391|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
|
|-
|| [[Picacho State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]] 
| {{convert|6759|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1960 
|
|-
|| [[Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|76|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1981 
|
|-
|| {{sort|Pío Pico State Historic Park|[[Pío Pico State Historic Park]]}} 
| State historic park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|5.5|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1917 
| 
|-
|| [[Pismo State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] 
| {{convert|1412|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1935 
|
|-
|| [[Placerita Canyon State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|342|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
|
|-
|| [[Plumas-Eureka State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Plumas County, California|Plumas]] 
| {{convert|4424|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1959 
| 
|-
|| [[Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|383|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2002 
| 
|-
|| [[Point Dume State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|37|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1958 
| 
|-
|| [[Point Lobos State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|1325|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
| 
|-
|| [[Point Mugu State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]]
| {{convert|13947|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1966 
| 
|-
|| [[Point Sal State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] 
| {{convert|84|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1948 
| 
|-
|| [[Point Sur State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] 
| {{convert|92|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1986 
| Contains the still-operational 1889 [[Point Sur Lighthouse]] and a former U.S. Navy [[SOSUS]] base. The lighthouse is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Point Sur SHP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=565 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-08}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Pomponio State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|421|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1960 
| 
|-
|| [[Portola Redwoods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|2608|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1945 
| 
|-
|| [[Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area]] 
| State vehicular recreation area 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|2786|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1990 
| Offers open [[off-roading]] at the foot of the [[Sierra Nevada]] as well as a [[go-kart]] track and 4WD obstacle course. This unit has never been officially named and 'Prairie City' is used until official action.<ref>{{cite web | title = Prairie City SVRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=411 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-08}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|14187|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1923 
| 
|-
|| [[Providence Mountains State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] 
| {{convert|5890|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1956 
| Closed to the public
|-
|| [[Railtown 1897 State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne]] 
| {{convert|24|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1982 
|
|-
|| [[Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe]] 
| Park property 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|1|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2002 
| Comprises the grand 1849 hacienda of the prominent Castro family on their [[Rancho San Andrés]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe | url = http://www.castroadobe.org/ | publisher = Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks | access-date = 2011-11-26}}</ref> In development, not open to public. The hacienda is on the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]].
|-
|| [[Red Rock Canyon State Park (California)|Red Rock Canyon State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Kern County, California|Kern]] 
| {{convert|25325|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1970 
| 
|-
|| [[Refugio State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] 
| {{convert|905|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1950 
| 
|-
|| [[Reynolds Wayside Campground]] 
| Wayside campground 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|66|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1966 
| Preserves a parcel of old-growth [[Sequoia sempervirens|redwoods]] and [[Douglas fir]] beside [[U.S. Route 101]]. The campground was removed in 1976.<ref>{{cite web | title = Reynolds Wayside Campground | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=428 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2012-07-08}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Richardson Grove State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|1772|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1922 
| 
|-
|| [[Rio de Los Angeles State Park State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area<!-- Designation differs from park name --> 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|58|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2001 
| 
|-
|| [[Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|37|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| 
|-
|| [[Robert Louis Stevenson State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Napa County, California|Napa]], [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]], and [[Lake County, California|Lake]] 
| {{convert|5990|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
| 
|-
|| [[Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]] 
| {{convert|132|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1961 
| 
|-
|| [[Russian Gulch State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|1305|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
| 
|-
|| [[Saddleback Butte State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|2954|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1957 
| 
|-
|| [[Salinas River State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] and [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|281.84|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1960 
| 
|-
|| [[Salt Point State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|5684|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1968 
| 
|-
|| [[Salton Sea State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]] and [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] 
| {{convert|16901|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1951 
| 
|-
|| [[Samuel P. Taylor State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Marin County, California|Marin]] 
| {{convert|2707|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1946 
| 
|-
|| [[San Bruno Mountain State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|298|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1980 
| 
|-
|| [[San Buenaventura State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] 
| {{convert|110|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1961 
| 
|-
|| [[San Clemente State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Orange County, California|Orange]] 
| {{convert|117|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1931 
| 
|-
|| [[San Elijo State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|588|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1952 
| 
|-
|| [[San Gregorio State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|414|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1958 
| 
|-
|| [[San Juan Bautista State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[San Benito County, California|San Benito]] 
| {{convert|6.1|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1933 
| 
|-
|| [[San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Merced County, California|Merced]] 
| {{convert|26036|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1969 
| 
|-
|| [[San Onofre State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|2107|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1971 
| 
|-
|| [[San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|69|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1918 
| 
|-
|| [[San Timoteo Canyon]] 
| Park property 
| [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] 
| {{convert|1148|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2002 
| 
|-
|| [[Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|1.9|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1959 
| 
|-
|| [[Santa Monica State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|48|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1948 
| 
|-
|| [[Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|671|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1979 
| 
|-
|| [[Schooner Gulch State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|54|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1983 
| 
|-
|| [[Seacliff State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|89|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1931 
| 
|-
|| [[Shasta State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Shasta County, California|Shasta]] 
| {{convert|25|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1937 
| 
|-
|| [[Silver Strand State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|3749|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1932 
| 
|-
|| [[Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] 
| {{convert|2201|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| 
|-
|| [[Sinkyone Wilderness State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] and [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|7937|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1975 
| 
|-
|| [[Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|689|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1963 
| 
|-
|| [[Sonoma State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|64|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1909 
| 
|-
|| [[Sonoma Coast State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|10018|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1934 
| 
|-
|| [[South Carlsbad State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|118|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1949 
| 
|-
|| [[South Yuba River State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Nevada County, California|Nevada]] 
| {{convert|8720|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1979 
| 
|-
|| [[Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|1021|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1921 
| 
|-
|| [[California State Indian Museum|State Indian Museum]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
|||
|align=right| 1914 
| Interprets the diverse cultures of the [[indigenous peoples of California]].<ref>{{cite web | title = State Indian Museum | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=486 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-10-29}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Stone Lake (California)|Stone Lake]] 
| Park property 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|1090|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| 
|-
|| [[Sue-meg State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|652|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1930 
| Formerly Patrick's Point State Park
|-
|| [[Sugarloaf Ridge State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] and [[Napa County, California|Napa]] 
| {{convert|4416|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1920 
|Managed by a group of Sonoma County non-profits as [https://sugarloafpark.org/about/team-sugarloaf/ Team Sugarloaf] with no state funding.
|-
|| [[Sunset State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|302|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1931 
| 
|-
|| [[Sutter Buttes State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Sutter County, California|Sutter]] 
| {{convert|1785|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2003 
| In development on the north side of the [[Sutter Buttes]]. This park has not officially been named but has been classified as a state park. The use of Sutter Buttes in the name was allowed temporarily by the California State Parks Commission in 2004. Currently no public access.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sutter Buttes State Park |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23452 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2014-02-21}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Sutter's Fort State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] 
| {{convert|5.8|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1914 
| 
|-
|| [[Tahoe State Recreation Area]] 
| State Recreation Area 
| [[Placer County, California|Placer]] 
| {{convert|62|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
| <!-- Date --> 
| Campground on [[Lake Tahoe]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Tahoe SRA | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=504 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2014-01-23}}</ref>  
|-
|| [[Thornton State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] 
| {{convert|58|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1955 
| 
|-
|| [[Tolowa Dunes State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Del Norte County, California|Del Norte]] 
| {{convert|4399|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1983 
| 
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|| [[Tomales Bay State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Marin County, California|Marin]] 
| {{convert|2443|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1952 
| Open under [[National Park Service]] management
|-
|| [[Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Kern County, California|Kern]] 
| {{convert|560|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1993 
| 
|-
|| [[Topanga State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|12666|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1967 
| 
|-
|| [[Torrey Pines State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|61|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1952 
| 
|-
|| [[Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] 
| {{convert|1461|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1952 
| 
|-
|| [[Trinidad State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt]] 
| {{convert|159|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1937 
|
|-
|| [[Trione-Annadel State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] 
| {{convert|5092|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1971 
| Supports a variety of day-use activities at the northern end of [[Sonoma Valley]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Annadel SP | url = http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=480 | publisher = California State Parks | access-date = 2011-09-24}}</ref> 
|-
|| [[Tule Elk State Natural Reserve]] 
| State natural reserve 
| [[Kern County, California|Kern]] 
| {{convert|984|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1932 
| 
|-
|| [[Turlock Lake State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Stanislaus County, California|Stanislaus]] 
| {{convert|3559|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1950 
| 
|-
|| [[Twin Lakes State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|95|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1955 
| 
|-
|| [[Van Damme State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|2336|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1932 
| Preserves beach, bog, and a [[pygmy forest]] on the site of a former redwood lumbering settlement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Van Damme SP |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=433 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2014-02-21}}</ref> The pygmy forest is a [[National Natural Landmark]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2012-06-28|title=Pygmy Forest|url=http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/site.cfm?Site=PYFO-CA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016090438/http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/site.cfm?Site=PYFO-CA|archive-date=16 October 2011|access-date=2014-02-21|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
|-
|| [[Verdugo Mountains]] 
| Park property 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|251|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1984 
| 
|-
|| [[Ward Creek (Lake Tahoe)|Ward Creek Project]] 
| Park property 
| [[Placer County, California|Placer]] 
| {{convert|173|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| 
|-
|| [[Washoe Meadows State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]] 
| {{convert|628|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1985 
| 
|-
|| [[Wassama Round House State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Madera County, California|Madera]] 
| {{convert|27|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| 
|-
|| [[Watts Towers|Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|0.11|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1978 
| 
|-
|| [[Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Trinity County, California|Trinity]] 
| {{convert|2.8|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1956 
| 
|-
|| [[Westport-Union Landing State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] 
| {{convert|58|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1952 
| 
|-
|| [[Wilder Ranch State Park]] 
| State park 
| [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]] 
| {{convert|8342|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1974 
| 
|-
|| [[Wildwood Canyon]] 
| Park property 
| [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] 
| {{convert|856|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 2002 
| In development
|-
|| [[Will Rogers State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|82|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1931 
| 
|-
|| [[Will Rogers State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] 
| {{convert|189|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1944 
| 
|-
|| [[William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Tehama County, California|Tehama]] 
| {{convert|3.9|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1951 
| 
|-
|| [[Woodland Opera House State Historic Park]] 
| State historic park 
| [[Yolo County, California|Yolo]] 
| {{convert|0.26|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1980 
| 
|-
|| [[Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area]] 
| State recreation area 
| [[Tehama County, California|Tehama]] 
| {{convert|323|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1959 
| 
|-
|| [[Zmudowski State Beach]] 
| State beach 
| {{nowrap|[[Monterey County, California|Monterey]] and [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz]]}} 
| {{convert|194|acre|ha|disp=table|sortable=on}} 
|align=right| 1950 
| 
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[California State Beaches]]
*[[List of California State Historic Parks]]
*[[:Category:Parks in California|Parks in California]]
*[[California Department of Parks and Recreation]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|State parks of California}}
*[http://www.parks.ca.gov/ Official California State Parks website]
*[http://www.calparks.org/ California State Parks Foundation]

{{Lists of state parks by U.S. state}}
{{Protected Areas of California|SP}}

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