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Provides access to the Castle Crags Wilderness, with its 6,000-foot-tall (1,800 m) rock crags. [ 49] Castle Rock State Park. State park. Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo. 5,242. 2,121. 1968. Encompasses a wild forest with rock climbing opportunities along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
The California State Parks system ( Spanish: Parques Estatales de California) [5] is the public park system of California. The system is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, a department of the California Natural Resources Agency. The California State Parks system is the largest state park system in the United States.
Placerita Canyon State Park. / 34.37583°N 118.44583°W / 34.37583; -118.44583. Placerita Canyon State Park is a California State Park located on the north slope of the western San Gabriel Mountains, in an unincorporated rural area of Los Angeles County, near the city of Santa Clarita. [1] The park hosts a variety of historic and ...
The 1,600-acre (648-hectare) Dos Rios tract in the state's crop-rich Central Valley is set to open June 12 as California's 281st state park. California announces first new state park in a decade ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2024-2025 budget eliminates money for a program improving access to state parks. Want to get into California state parks for free? Funding could be cut for this key ...
A jury sided with a former State Parks employee who said the agency treated him unfairly in part due to his Mexican heritage, awarding him $2.3 million.
The Salton Sea State Recreation Area is run by the California Department of Parks and Recreation . The Visitors Center is located in the north side of the park, at 33°30′16″N 115°54′53″W, on California State Route 111. [1] The Corvina Beach Campground, near the center of the park, is located at 33°28′27″N 115°53′20″W. [2]
All State Parks Peace Officers must complete a Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) academy before being sworn in as a Ranger or a Lifeguard. California State Parks hosts a P.O.S.T. academy specifically for S.P.P.O.s at the Butte College in Oroville, CA. [1] The Ranger academy requires 6 to 8 months to complete, depending on the class.