List of California State Parks - Wiki

Park	Class	County						Size (acres)			Yr	Remarks
Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Mendocino			45			1944	Boasts redwoods plus salmon and steelhead fishing on the Eel River.
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park		State park	Shasta		5,930				1975	Preserves a wilderness of freshwater springs and geologically recent lava flows.
Albany State Marine Reserve		Park property	Alameda						1985
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park		State historic park	Lake		1,298				1982	Preserves a tule marsh and ancient archaeological sites of the Pomo people.
Andrew Molera State Park		State park	Monterey		4,766				1968	Offers a primitive walk-in campground on the Big Sur coast.
Angel Island State Park		State park	Marin and San Francisco		756				1955	Interprets an island in San Francisco Bay whose history encompasses Coast Miwok prehistory, ranching, the 1910–1940 Angel Island Immigration Station, and long military use.
Año Nuevo State Park		State park	San Mateo		4,209				1985	Año Nuevo Island and Año Nuevo Point, world's largest mainland rookery of northern elephant seals.
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve		State natural reserve	Los Angeles		1,781				1976	Showcases the state's most-consistent blooms of California poppy, in the high Mojave Desert.
Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park		State historic park	Los Angeles		397				1979	Interprets the Native American cultures of the Great Basin and surrounding regions in a 1928 folk art building on the NRHP.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park		State park	San Diego Imperial Riverside	586k					1933	Preserves a vast tract of the Colorado Desert in California's largest state park.
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Sonoma				752		1934	Preserves a grove of coast redwoods.
Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park		State park	Los Angeles				566		1993	Preserves a remnant stand of Joshua trees and junipers in the Antelope Valley.
Asilomar State Beach		State beach	Monterey				107		1951	Preserves rocky coast and dune habitat with public access. The 1913 Asilomar Conference Grounds are a National Historic Landmark.
Auburn State Recreation Area		State recreation area	El Dorado and Placer				42,377		1966	Offers recreational opportunities along the North and Middle Forks of the American River.
Austin Creek State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Sonoma				5,927		1964	Features a rugged wilderness on Austin Creek, adjacent to Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve.
Azalea State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Humboldt				30		1943	Harbors a profusion of spring-blooming western azaleas.
Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park		State historic park	Napa				0.75		1974	Showcases a restored 1846 water-powered grist mill in Napa Valley. The mill is on the NRHP.
Bean Hollow State Beach		State beach	San Mateo				44		1958	Offers fishing and beachcombing among tide pools.
Benbow State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Humboldt				1,142		1958	Centers on a reservoir on the South Fork Eel River.
Benicia Capitol State Historic Park		State historic park	Solano				0.86		1951	Interprets the third and oldest-surviving California capitol, used 1853–54. The building is on the NRHP.
Benicia State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Solano				447		1957	Preserves a tidal wetland on the Carquinez Strait.
Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Alameda				609		1974	Offers windsurfing and other water recreation on the Bethany Reservoir.
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park		State historic park	Butte				5.2		1964	Offers tours of the 1868 Victorian mansion of influential settlers John and Annie Bidwell. The mansion is on the NRHP.
Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park		State park	Butte and Glenn				349		1979	Preserves riparian habitat on the Sacramento River and its tributary Big Chico Creek.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park		State park	Santa Cruz				18,050		1902	Established as California's first state park, to preserve coast redwoods on Waddell Creek.
Bodie State Historic Park		State historic park	Mono				1,016		1962	Preserves the ghost town of Bodie, whose gold-mining heyday ran from 1877 to 1881, and is now a National Historic Landmark.
Bolsa Chica State Beach		State beach	Orange				169		1960	Offers surf fishing and catching grunion by hand.
Border Field State Park		State park	San Diego				1,316		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.
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park		State park	Napa and   Sonoma				1,991		1960	Contains the farthest inland coast redwoods in a California state park.
Brannan Island State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Sacramento				329		1952	Offers water recreation amid a maze of channels in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.
Burleigh H. Murray Ranch		Park property	San Mateo				1,325		1979	Encompasses a hidden valley with a historic ranch established in 1857.
Burton Creek State Park		State park	Placer				1,890		1976	Offers 6 miles (9.7 km) of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing.
Butano State Park		State park	San Mateo				4,728		1956	Showcases a secluded redwood-filled valley.
Butte City Project		Park property	Butte				37		2007	In development, not open to public
Calaveras Big Trees State Park		State park	Calaveras and  Tuolumne				6,498		1931	Protects two large groves of giant sequoias.
California Citrus State Historic Park		State historic park	Riverside				248		1984	Interprets the influence of the state's citrus industry.
California Indian Heritage Center State Park		State park	Yolo				7.91		2011	Undeveloped property located in West Sacramento. Plan is for this unit to eventually replace the State Indian Museum (State Historic Park).
California State Capitol Museum		Park property	Sacramento				40		1982	Offers exhibits and tours of the California State Capitol and its grounds.
California State Mining and Mineral Museum		Park property	Mariposa						1999	Exhibits the official state mineral collection and displays on the region's influential mining heritage.
Cambria State Marine Conservation Area		State marine park	San Luis Obispo						2007	California State Parks' first state marine park.
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area		State recreation area	San Francisco				204		1972	Constitutes California's first urban state recreation area, on the west shore of San Francisco Bay.
Cardiff State Beach		State beach	San Diego				507		1949	Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside San Diego.
Carlsbad State Beach		State beach	San Diego				44		1933	Features a small beach at the foot of coastal bluffs.
Carmel River State Beach		State beach	Monterey				297		1953	Protects a 1-mile-long beach and a lagoon at the mouth of the Carmel River which attracts many migratory birds.
Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area		SVRA	Alameda and   San Joaquin				5,075		1979	Provides off-roading opportunities in the Diablo Range around the former townsite of Carnegie.
Carpinteria State Beach		State beach	Santa Barbara and  Ventura				62		1932	Offers a mile-long beach in the city of Carpinteria.
Caspar Headlands State Beach		State beach	Mendocino				75		1972
Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Mendocino				2.7		1972	Preserves a small strip of rugged coastline.
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Los Angeles				4,224		1965	Features 29 miles (47 km) of shoreline on Castaic Lake.
Castle Crags State Park		State park	Shasta				3,905		1934	Provides access to the Castle Crags Wilderness with its 6,000ft (1,800m) tall rock crags.
Castle Rock State Park		State park	Santa Clara Santa Cruz San Mateo				5,242		1968	Encompasses a wild forest with rock climbing opportunities along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Caswell Memorial State Park		State park	San Joaquin				258		1952	Preserves a riparian forest along the Stanislaus River.
Cayucos State Beach		State beach	San Luis Obispo				16		1940	Provides a swimming and surfing beach in the beach town of Cayucos.
China Camp State Park		State park	Marin				1,514		1976	Surrounds an 1880s Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and salt marshes on San Pablo Bay.
Chino Hills State Park		State park	Orange,  Riverside, and San Bernardino				14,173		1981	Preserves a large tract of the Chino Hills.
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park		State historic park	Santa Barbara				7.5		1976	Preserves a sandstone cave bearing rock art of the Chumash people.
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area		State vehicular recreation area	Butte				220		1981	Provides off-roading opportunities in the shallow clay pit excavated for material to build the Oroville Dam.
Clear Lake State Park		State park	Lake				590		1949	Provides recreation opportunities on the southwest shore of Clear Lake, the largest freshwater lake within California's borders.
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park		State historic park	Tulare				3,715		1973	Interprets the town of Allensworth, founded in 1908 as a haven for African Americans by Colonel Allen Allensworth and other community leaders. The town is a district on the NRHP.
Columbia State Historic Park		State historic park	Tuolumne				273		1946	Interprets Columbia's preserved Gold Rush-era downtown, a National Historic Landmark District.
Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Colusa				301		1955	Adjoins a stretch of the Sacramento River known for its fishing.
Corona del Mar State Beach		State beach	Orange				30		1947	Provides a half-mile-long swimming beach adjacent to the Newport Beach harbor jetty.
Crystal Cove State Park		State park	Orange				3,936		1979	Encompasses cliffbound coastline, inland chaparral canyons, and the NRHP-listed Crystal Cove Historic District of 1920s and 30s beach cottages.
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park		State park	San Diego				24,693		1933	Preserves an expansive tract of forests and meadows above 5,000 feet in the Laguna Mountains, on the former Rancho Cuyamaca.
D. L. Bliss State Park		State park	El Dorado				2,149		1929	Features a balancing rock and the Rubicon Point Light on the shore of Lake Tahoe.
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park		State park	Del Norte				31,261		1925	Preserves old-growth coast redwoods and is managed cooperatively with Redwood National & State Parks (RNSP).
Delta Meadows		Park property	Sacramento				472		1985	Preserves undeveloped wet meadows and sloughs in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. Closed to the public.
Dockweiler State Beach		State beach	Los Angeles				91		1948	Features 3 miles (4.8 km) of beach at the west end of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Doheny State Beach		State beach	Orange				254		1931	Offers surfing and beach-front camping in Dana Point.
Donner Memorial State Park		State park	Nevada and  Placer				3,293		1928	Interprets the site where the Donner Party was trapped by weather in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846–1847, now a National Historic Landmark.
Dos Rios State Park		State park	Stanislaus				1,600		2024	Opens June 12, 2024. Nestled between the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, around 8 miles from Modesto, it is the largest public-private floodplain restoration project in the state.
Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area		SVRA	Kern				26,000		2014	2nd largest state vehicular recreation area in the state park system. It is surrounded by Bureau of Land Management lands.
Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park		State park	El Dorado				2,324		1965	Comprises the Lake Tahoe estate and 1903 summer home of banker Isaias W. Hellman.
El Capitán State Beach		State beach	Santa Barbara				2,634		1953	Features a narrow beach at the foot of coastal bluffs where monarch butterflies congregate in autumn.
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park		State historic park	Santa Barbara				5.8		1966	Preserves parts of a Spanish presidio dating back to 1782. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
Emerald Bay State Park		State park	El Dorado				1,533		1953	Contains Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay and Fannette Island plus the 1929 Vikingsholm mansion, which is on the NRHP.
Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve		Park property	Alameda and Contra Costa				103.5		1985	Preserves a marsh on San Francisco Bay, managed as part of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park. Closed to the public.
Emma Wood State Beach		State beach	Ventura				112		1957	Surfing beach and estuary at the mouth of the Ventura River.
Empire Mine State Historic Park		State historic park	Nevada				853		1975	Offers tours of an underground gold mine which operated from 1850 to 1956, plus its surface surroundings. The mine is on the NRHP.
Estero Bluffs State Park		State park	San Luis Obispo				353		2000	Preserves diverse coastal habitats on Estero Bay.
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area		State recreation area	El Dorado Placer Sacramento				19,564		1956	Surrounds Folsom and Natoma Lakes, reservoirs on the American River.
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park		State historic park	Sacramento				35		1956	Interprets an 1895 hydroelectricity plant, now a National Historic and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park		State park	Santa Cruz				10,223		1963	Preserves a tract of secondary forest donated by the family of former owner Nisene Marks.
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park		State historic park	Humboldt				18		1955	Situated on its commanding bluff adjacent to Humboldt Bay, the 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.
Fort Ord Dunes State Park		State park	Monterey				980		2009	Reclaims coastline overlooking Monterey Bay on former property of the decommissioned Fort Ord.
Fort Ross State Historic Park		State historic park	Sonoma				3,393		1909	Reconstructed Fort Ross, an 1812–1841 Russian-American Company outpost. The southernmost Russian in the Americas. (National Historic Landmark)
Fort Tejon State Historic Park		State historic park	Kern				647		1940	Interprets the U.S. Army fort staffed 1854–1864 to monitor the Sebastian Indian Reservation. The fort is on the NRHP.
Franks Tract State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Contra Costa				3,523		1959	Encompasses a flooded area in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta accessible only by water.
Fremont Peak State Park		State park	Monterey and San Benito				162		1934	Provides views of the surrounding landscape from atop Fremont Peak and of the night sky from the Fremont Peak Observatory.
Garrapata State Park		State park	Monterey				2,939		1979	Preserves a largely hidden stretch of wild coast.
Gaviota State Park		State park	Santa Barbara				2,787		1953	Flanks the narrow gorge of Gaviota Creek, which funnels Sundowner winds onto the popular beach area.
George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Merced				46.5		1953	Preserves many native riparian zone trees, and it is home to various wildlife and especially birds. Adjoins the Merced River near Modesto.
Governor's Mansion State Historic Park		State historic park	Sacramento				0.78		1903	Interprets the 1877 mansion which was purchased by the state in 1903. It has housed 13 of California’s governors and their families from 1903 to 1967.
Gray Whale Cove State Beach		State beach	San Mateo				3.1		1966	Embraces a steep-walled cove, near the Devil's Slide, where gray whales are often seen close to shore.
Great Valley Grasslands State Park		State park	Merced				2,826		1982	Preserves a remnant of the native grasslands once extensive in the Central Valley.
Greenwood State Beach		State beach	Mendocino				47		1978	Features a picturesque beach in Elk and a visitor center interpreting the town's lumbering history.
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park		State park	Humboldt				430		1943	Harbors groves of coast redwoods in three separate units along the Van Duzen River.
Grover Hot Springs State Park		State park	Alpine				553		1959	Boasts hot springs that feed a swimming pool complex in an alpine meadow.
Half Moon Bay State Beach		State beach	San Mateo				181		1956	Encompasses four popular sandy beaches on Half Moon Bay.
Harmony Headlands State Park		State park	San Luis Obispo				748		2003	Preserves an undeveloped parcel of Pacific coast.
Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Humboldt				955		1982	Offers fishing on Big Lagoon adjacent to Humboldt Lagoons State Park.
Hatton Canyon		Park property	Monterey				130		2002	Preserves a canyon in Carmel saved from a planned freeway route. In development, not open to public.
Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument		State historical monument	San Luis Obispo				209		1958	Tours of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst's opulent Hearst Castle, designed by architect Julia Morgan (1919-1947).
Hearst San Simeon State Park		State park	San Luis Obispo				2,309		1932	Preserves rocky coast and rare habitats like mima mounds and Monterey pine forest, as well as a 5,850-year-old Native American archaeological site.
Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area		State vehicular recreation area	Imperial				342		1998	Attracts ATV riders to sandy, tamarisk-dotted dunes along a former course of the Alamo River.
Hendy Woods State Park		State park	Mendocino				816		1958	Preserves two groves of old-growth coast redwoods in the Anderson Valley.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park		State park	Santa Cruz				4,623		1953	Boasts its Redwood Grove and other old-growth forests.
Henry W. Coe State Park		State park	Santa Clara and Stanislaus				89,164		1959	Encompasses a sprawling wilderness of ridges and steep canyons in the Diablo Range.
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area		State vehicular recreation area	San Benito				6,624		1975	Offers a variety of off-roading tracks and events in the hills outside Hollister.
Humboldt Lagoons State Park		State park	Humboldt				2,256		1931	Protects part of the largest lagoon system in the United States, including Big Lagoon, Stone Lagoon, and Freshwater Lagoon.
Humboldt Redwoods State Park		State park	Humboldt				51,651		1921	Preserves the world's largest remaining old-growth coast redwood forest, including Stratosphere Giant, the fourth-tallest known tree.
Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area		State vehicular recreation area	Los Angeles and  Ventura				18,533		1978	Offers 130 miles (210 km) of off-highway tracks, connecting to more routes in Los Padres National Forest.
Huntington State Beach		State beach	Orange				121		1942	Contains 2 miles (3.2 km) of wide, flat beach in the city of Huntington Beach.
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park		State historic park	Amador				135		1962	Interprets an outcrop with 1,185 mortar holes where Native Americans ground acorns into flour.
Indio Hills Palms		Park property	Riverside				5,630		1983	Harbors a profusion of California fan palms growing along the San Andreas Fault in the Indio Hills. Part of the multi-agency Coachella Valley Preserve.
Ishxenta State Park		Park property	Monterey				1,329		1998	Closed to the public except for tours on a limited basis
Jack London State Historic Park		State historic park	Sonoma				1,611		1959	Ranch of author Jack London and his wife Charmian. It is a National Historic Landmark currently managed by the Jack London Park Partners, a non-profit that takes no state funding to maintain the park.
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park		State park	Del Norte				10,430		1939	Honors explorer Jedediah Smith with a tract of coast redwoods along the Smith River. Part of Redwood National and State Parks.
John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Humboldt				1,164		1929	Contains 3 undeveloped coast groves split off from Humboldt Redwoods State Park in 2001. In development, not open to the public.
John Little State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Monterey				21		1953	Protects rugged cliffs on the Big Sur coast flanking the mouth of a creek.
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Mendocino				776		1976	Interprets a series of marine terraces each exhibiting a different stage of ecological succession.
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park		State park	Monterey				3,762		1962	Stretches from the Big Sur coast up to 3,000-foot ridges. Includes the iconic seaside McWay Falls.
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Los Angeles				401		1984	Offers urban open space in the Baldwin Hills of Los Angeles.
Kings Beach State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Placer				7.7		1974	Encompasses 700 feet of lakefront on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Sonoma				317		1934	Harbors a secondary forest with spring-blooming rhododendrons adjacent to Salt Point State Park.
La Purísima Mission State Historic Park		State historic park	Santa Barbara				1,934		1935	Contains the 1813 La Purisima Mission, the most completely restored Spanish mission in California.
Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Alameda				3,732		1967	Lake Del Valle reservoir area on the Arroyo Valle managed by the East Bay Regional Park District.
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Butte				29,447		1967	Surrounds Lake Oroville, a reservoir on the Feather River.
Lake Perris State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Riverside				6,675		1974	Contains the southernmost reservoir in the 701-mile California State Water Project and the Ya'i Heki' Regional Indian Museum.
Lake Valley State Recreation Area		State recreation area	El Dorado				155		1985	Offers an 18-hole golf course in the High Sierras.
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park		State historic park	Sacramento				0.88		1978	Offers tours of governor and tycoon Leland Stanford's restored 1856 mansion, now a National Historic Landmark.
Leo Carrillo State Park		State park	Los Angeles and  Ventura				2,513		1953	Honors actor and conservationist Leo Carrillo with a 1.5-mile beach. Part of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Leucadia State Beach		State beach	San Diego				10.6		1949	Comprises a small, rocky beach in Encinitas.
Lighthouse Field State Beach		State beach	Santa Cruz				38		1978	Features the Steamer Lane surf break and a lighthouse containing the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum.
Limekiln State Park		State park	Monterey				711		1994	Contains four lime kilns from an 1887 lime-smelting operation on the Big Sur coast.
Little River State Beach		State beach	Humboldt				152		1931	Comprises a broad open beach with dunes.
Los Angeles State Historic Park		State historic park	Los Angeles				32		2001	Provides urban open space on the site of an 1875 train station where many travelers first arrived in Los Angeles.
Los Encinos State Historic Park		State historic park	Los Angeles				4.7		1949	Preserves buildings of Rancho Los Encinos (“the oaks).
Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	San Luis Obispo				85		1972	Preserves a centuries-old stand of coast live oak atop relic sand dunes.
MacKerricher State Park		State park	Mendocino				2,519		1949	Covering 9 miles of coastline, this park includes several types of coastal habitat. Historically a region of the Pomo and Yuki peoples.
Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Mendocino				242		1945
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park		State historic park	Nevada				3,143		1965	Preserves the largest hydraulic mining site in California.
Malibu Creek State Park		State park	Los Angeles				8,215		1974	Preserves the Malibu Creek canyon and in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Malibu Lagoon State Beach		State beach	Los Angeles				110		1951	The lagoon is an estuary at the mouth of Malibu Creek. The beach is also known as Surfrider Beach with a famous ‘right-break’ surfing spot.
Manchester State Park		State park	Mendocino				5,272		1955
Mandalay State Beach		State beach	Ventura				92		1985
Manresa State Beach		State beach	Santa Cruz				138		1948
Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park		State historic park	Marin				62		1976
Marina State Beach		State Beach	Monterey				171		1977
Marsh Creek State Historic Park		State historic park	Contra Costa				3,659		2012	Features Stone House of John Marsh. Park was under construction and closed to public as of 2023.
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park		State historic park	El Dorado				575		1942	James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848 sparking the California Gold Rush in 1849.
Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Santa Clara				137		2003
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park		State park	Shasta				910		1920	2^nd oldest state Park especially known its beautiful Burney Falls.
McConnell State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Merced				74		1949
McGrath State Beach		State beach	Ventura				314		1948
McLaughlin Eastshore SP		State seashore	Alameda and Contra Costa				442		1985	Includes remnant parcels along the East Bay waterferont.
Mendocino Headlands SP		State park	Mendocino				7,709		1972
Mendocino Woodlands State Park		State park	Mendocino				720		1977
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Fresno and Madera				6,857		1957	Includes 40 miles of shoreline on Millerton Lake and the 1867 Millerton County Courthouse.
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Mono				55,300		1982	Beautiful High Sierra setting for a volcanic field. Exposed tufa towers are intimately connected with the LADWP water thievery.
Montaña de Oro State Park		State park	San Luis Obispo				10,366		1934	Hidden coastal gem on a dead-end road south of Los Osos.
Montara State Beach		State beach	San Mateo				780		1959
Monterey State Historic Park		State historic park	Monterey				9.6		1916
Monterey State Beach		State beach	Monterey				114		1960
Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Mendocino				2,743		1947
Moonlight State Beach		State beach	San Diego				15		1949
Morro Bay State Park		State park	San Luis Obispo				2,783		1934
Morro Strand State Beach		State beach	San Luis Obispo				183		1932
Moss Landing State Beach		State beach	Monterey				60		1972
Mount Diablo State Park		State park	Contra Costa				20,124		1931
Mount San Jacinto State Park		State park	Riverside				13,718		1933
Mount Tamalpais State Park		State park	Marin				6,243		1928
Natural Bridges State Beach		State beach	Santa Cruz				62		1933
Navarro River Redwoods SP		State park	Mendocino				727		1928
New Brighton State Beach		State beach	Santa Cruz				157		1933
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area		State vehicular recreation area	San Luis Obispo				2,675		1974	2^nd largest dune system in California and a National Natural Landmark.In 1769 members of the Portola expedition shot a ‘skinny bear’ or oso flaco (probably poisoned with tainted meat by the Chumash?).
Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area		State vehicular recreation area	Imperial and  San Diego				50,553		1976	Offers off-roading opportunities adjacent to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Old Sacramento State Historic Park		State historic park	Sacramento				293		1967	Includes the California State Railroad Museum which celebrates the history of rail transportation in California with museum displays, 21 restored locomotives, and a heritage railway along the Sacramento River.
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park		State historic park	San Diego				29		1967
Olompali State Historic Park		State historic park	Marin				700		1977
Pacheco State Park		State park	Merced and  Santa Clara				6,894		1995
Pacifica State Beach		State beach	San Mateo				21		1979
Palomar Mountain State Park		State park	San Diego				1,909		1932
Pelican State Beach		State beach	Del Norte				5.2		1947
Pescadero State Beach		State beach	San Mateo				700		1958
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park		State historic park	Sonoma				41		1951
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park		State park	Monterey				1,391		1933
Picacho State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Imperial				6,759		1960
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park		State historic park	San Mateo				76		1981
Pío Pico State Historic Park		State historic park	Los Angeles				5.5		1917
Pismo State Beach		State beach	San Luis Obispo				1,412		1935
Placerita Canyon State Park		State park	Los Angeles				342		1949
Plumas-Eureka State Park		State park	Plumas				4,424		1959
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park		State historic park	Mendocino				383		2002
Point Dume State Beach		State beach	Los Angeles				37		1958
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Monterey				1,325		1933
Point Mugu State Park		State park	Ventura				13,947		1966
Point Sal State Beach		State beach	Santa Barbara				84		1948
Point Sur State Historic Park		State historic park	Monterey				92		1986	Contains the still-operational 1889 Point Sur Lighthouse and a former U.S. Navy SOSUS base. The lighthouse is on the NRHP.
Pomponio State Beach		State beach	San Mateo				421		1960
Portola Redwoods State Park		State park	San Mateo				2,608		1945
Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area		State vehicular recreation area	Sacramento				2,786		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.
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park		State park	Humboldt				14,187		1923
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area		State recreation area	San Bernardino				5,890		1956	Closed to the public
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park		State historic park	Tuolumne				24		1982
Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe		Park property	Santa Cruz				1		2002	Comprises the grand 1849 hacienda of the prominent Castro family on their Rancho San Andrés. In development, not open to public. The hacienda is on the NRHP.
Red Rock Canyon State Park		State park	Kern				25,325		1970
Refugio State Beach		State beach	Santa Barbara				905		1950
Reynolds Wayside Campground		Wayside campground	Mendocino				66		1966	Preserves a parcel of old-growth redwoods and Douglas fir beside U.S. Route 101. The campground was removed in 1976.
Richardson Grove State Park		State park	Humboldt				1,772		1922
Rio de Los Angeles State Park State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Los Angeles				58		2001
Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach		State beach	Los Angeles				37		1978
Robert Louis Stevenson SP		State park	Napa Sonoma Lake				5,990		1949
Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach		State beach	Alameda				132		1961
Russian Gulch State Park		State park	Mendocino				1,305		1933
Saddleback Butte State Park		State park	Los Angeles				2,954		1957
Salinas River State Beach		State beach	Monterey and  Santa Cruz				281.84		1960
Salt Point State Park		State park	Sonoma				5,684		1968
Salton Sea State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Imperial and  Riverside				16,901		1951
Samuel P. Taylor State Park		State park	Marin				2,707		1946
San Bruno Mountain State Park		State park	San Mateo				298		1980
San Buenaventura State Beach		State beach	Ventura				110		1961
San Clemente State Beach		State beach	Orange				117		1931
San Elijo State Beach		State beach	San Diego				588		1952
San Gregorio State Beach		State beach	San Mateo				414		1958
San Juan Bautista State Historic Park		State historic park	San Benito				6.1		1933
San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Merced				26,036		1969
San Onofre State Beach		State beach	San Diego				2,107		1971
San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park		State historic park	San Diego				69		1918
San Timoteo Canyon		Park property	Riverside				1,148		2002
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park		State historic park	Santa Cruz				1.9		1959
Santa Monica State Beach		State beach	Los Angeles				48		1948
Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park		State historic park	Los Angeles				671		1979
Schooner Gulch State Beach		State beach	Mendocino				54		1983
Seacliff State Beach		State beach	Santa Cruz				89		1931
Shasta State Historic Park		State historic park	Shasta				25		1937
Silver Strand State Beach		State beach	San Diego				3,749		1932
Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area		State recreation area	San Bernardino				2,201		1978
Sinkyone Wilderness SP		State park	Mendocino and  Humboldt				7,937		1975
Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Mendocino				689		1963
Sonoma State Historic Park		State historic park	Sonoma				64		1909
Sonoma Coast State Park		State park	Sonoma				10,018		1934
South Carlsbad State Beach		State beach	San Diego				118		1949
South Yuba River State Park		State park	Nevada				8,720		1979
Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Mendocino				1,021		1921
State Indian Museum		State historic park	Sacramento						1914	Interprets the diverse cultures of the indigenous peoples of California.
Stone Lake		Park property	Sacramento				1,090		1978
Sue-meg State Park		State park	Humboldt				652		1930	Formerly Patrick's Point State Park
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park		State park	Sonoma and Napa				4,416		1920	Managed by a group of Sonoma County non-profits as Team Sugarloaf with no state funding.
Sunset State Beach		State beach	Santa Cruz				302		1931
Sutter Buttes State Park		State park	Sutter				1,785		2003	In development north of Sutter Buttes. This park has not been officially named. Currently no public access.
Sutter's Fort State Historic Park		State historic park	Sacramento				5.8		1914
Tahoe State Recreation Area		State Recreation Area	Placer				62			Campground on Lake Tahoe.
Thornton State Beach		State beach	San Mateo				58		1955
Tolowa Dunes State Park		State park	Del Norte				4,399		1983
Tomales Bay State Park		State park	Marin				2,443		1952	Open under National Park Service management
Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park		State historic park	Kern				560		1993
Topanga State Park		State park	Los Angeles				12,666		1967
Torrey Pines State Beach		State beach	San Diego				61		1952
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	San Diego				1,461		1952
Trinidad State Beach		State beach	Humboldt				159		1937
Trione-Annadel State Park		State park	Sonoma				5,092		1971	Supports a variety of day-use activities at the northern end of Sonoma Valley.
Tule Elk State Natural Reserve		State natural reserve	Kern				984		1932
Turlock Lake State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Stanislaus				3,559		1950
Twin Lakes State Beach		State beach	Santa Cruz				95		1955
Van Damme State Park		State park	Mendocino				2,336		1932	Preserves beach, bog, and a pygmy forest on the site of a former redwood lumbering settlement. The pygmy forest is a National Natural Landmark.
Verdugo Mountains		Park property	Los Angeles				251		1984
Ward Creek Project		Park property	Placer				173		1978
Washoe Meadows State Park		State park	El Dorado				628		1985
Wassama Round House State Historic Park		State historic park	Madera				27		1978
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park		State historic park	Los Angeles				0.11		1978
Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park		State historic park	Trinity				2.8		1956
Westport-Union Landing State Beach		State beach	Mendocino				58		1952
Wilder Ranch State Park		State park	Santa Cruz				8,342		1974
Wildwood Canyon		Park property	San Bernardino				856		2002	In development
Will Rogers State Beach		State beach	Los Angeles				82		1931
Will Rogers State Historic Park		State historic park	Los Angeles				189		1944
William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park		State historic park	Tehama				3.9		1951
Woodland Opera House State Historic Park		State historic park	Yolo				0.26		1980
Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area		State recreation area	Tehama				323		1959
Zmudowski State Beach		State beach	Monterey and Santa Cruz				194		1950