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Parks in California

Explore 259 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center

California

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY.The Visitor Center f…

Cow Mountain Recreation Management Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Cow Mountain Recreation Management Area

California

Please visit the following sites for more information about North and South Cow Mountain. North Cow Mountain …

Curry Mountain
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Curry Mountain

California

Parking access onto nearly 1,800 acres of Bureau of Land Management property in this area is provided through …

Darwin Falls Wilderness
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Darwin Falls Wilderness

California

Carved into numerous shallow depressions and canyons and holding a variety of stark volcanic rock faces, the D…

Death Valley National Park
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National Park
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Death Valley National Park

California

In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet…

5,326 sq mi54trails
Death Valley National Park
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Death Valley National Park

California

In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet…

Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Delevan National Wildlife Refuge

California

Delevan NWR was established in 1962 with funds from the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (tod…

Devils Postpile National Monument
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Devils Postpile National Monument

California

Established in 1911 by presidential proclamation, Devils Postpile National Monument protects and preserves the…

Devils Postpile National Monument
National Monument
Park

Devils Postpile National Monument

California

Established in 1911 by presidential proclamation, Devils Postpile National Monument protects and preserves the…

Domeland Wilderness
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Domeland Wilderness

California

Domeland Wilderness (BLM addition) is adjacent to the Sequoia National Forest portion of the original Domeland…

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

California

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located in a vast cultural and natural landscape. As…

Dove Springs OHV Area
recreation area
Park

Dove Springs OHV Area

California

Jawbone Canyon and Dove Springs OHV Areas are open for public use. The visitor center will remain closed at th…

East Park Reservoir
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

East Park Reservoir

California

The East Park Dam and reservoir, of the Orland Project, is situated in the rolling foothills of the Mendocino…

El Mirage OHV Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

El Mirage OHV Area

California

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY.OverviewThe El Mirag…

El Paso Mountains Wilderness
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

El Paso Mountains Wilderness

California

The El Paso Mountains drop into this Wilderness from the southeast, with Black Mountain, at 5,244 feet, servin…

Eldorado National Forest
National Forest
Park

Eldorado National Forest

California

Stretching across the central Sierra Nevada from the Sacramento Valley foothills to the crest, Eldorado Nation…

1,229 sq mi
Eldorado National Forest
National Forest
Park

Eldorado National Forest

California

Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge

California

Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge is located in Santa Cruz County within the Monterey Bay area. The ref…

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Park

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site

California

America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill, chose to live in Northern California at the hei…

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
National Monument
Park

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site

California

America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill, chose Northern California as his sanctuary at t…

Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge

California

The Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is located on the pacific coast approximately 28 miles west of S…

Faye-Luther Trail System
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Faye-Luther Trail System

California

This trail system contains approximately 9 miles of loop and connector trails, with two trailheads at Fay-Luth…

Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern

California

The 36,000-acre Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) is a place where geographic isolatio…

Fish Slough Petroglyphs
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Fish Slough Petroglyphs

California

The Volcanic Tableland offers exceptional bouldering opportunities, because of its unique geologic features fo…