Parks in California
Explore 54 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.
Lassen National Forest
California
Surrounding Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California, Lassen National Forest covers 1.2 million ac…
Lassen Volcanic National Park
California
Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain…
Lava Beds National Monument
California
Lava Beds National Monument is a land of turmoil, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million y…
Los Padres National Forest
California
Stretching along 220 miles of California's central coast from Monterey to Los Angeles, Los Padres protects 1.7…
Manzanar National Historic Site
California
In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes …
Mendocino National Forest
California
The only national forest in California without a major interstate highway passing through or adjacent to it, M…
Modoc National Forest
California
Occupying the remote northeastern corner of California where the Cascades meet the Great Basin, Modoc National…
Mojave National Preserve
California
Mojave preserves a diverse mosaic of ecological habitats and a 10,000 year history of human connection with th…
Muir Woods National Monument
California
Muir Woods protects 240 acres of old-growth coast redwoods, some over 1,000 years old. Located just 12 miles n…
Pinnacles National Park
California
Some 23 million years ago multiple volcanoes erupted, flowed, and slid to form what would become Pinnacles Nat…
Plumas National Forest
California
Where the Sierra Nevada meets the southern Cascades, Plumas National Forest spans 1.1 million acres of pine-co…
Point Reyes National Seashore
California
From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open gra…
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
California
On the evening of July 17, 1944, residents in the San Francisco east bay area were jolted awake by a massive e…
Presidio of San Francisco
California
For 218 years, the Presidio served as an army post for three nations. World and local events, from military ca…
Redwood National and State Parks
California
Most people know Redwood as home to the tallest trees on Earth. But the parks also protect vast prairies, oak …
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
California
Explore and honor the efforts and sacrifices of American civilians on the World War II home front. Find out ho…
San Bernardino National Forest
California
Rising dramatically from the Mojave Desert and the Inland Empire urban corridor, San Bernardino National Fores…
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
California
Located in the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park offers visitors…
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
California
The Santa Monica Mountains offer easy access to surprisingly wild places. Experience the famous beaches of Mal…
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
California
Huge mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, and the world’s largest trees exemplify the dive…
Sequoia National Forest
California
Protecting some of the world's most iconic giant sequoia groves in the southern Sierra Nevada, Sequoia Nationa…
Sequoia National Park
California
Home to the General Sherman Tree, the world's largest tree by volume, Sequoia National Park also features the …
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
California
The largest national forest in California at 2.2 million acres, Shasta-Trinity encompasses the towering volcan…
Sierra National Forest
California
Spanning 1.3 million acres of the central Sierra Nevada between Yosemite and Kings Canyon national parks, Sier…