The state of California maintains over 270 protected areas, which include almost one-third of California's scenic coastline, including coastal wetlands, estuaries, beaches, and dune systems. The California State Parks system covers 1.3 million acres (5,300 km²), with over 280 miles (450 km) of coastline, 625 miles (1,006 km) of lake and river frontage, nearly 18,000 campsites; and 3,000 miles (5,000 km) of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails.
Protected areas of California
State parks
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- D. L. Bliss State Park
- Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
- Delta Meadows
- Donner Memorial State Park
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- Eastshore State Park State Seashore
- El Capitán State Beach
- El Escorpion State Park
- Emerald Bay State Park
- Emma Wood State Beach
- Estero Bay
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- Fort Ord Dunes State Park
- Fremont Peak State Park
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- Garrapata State Park
- Gaviota State Park
- Great Valley Grasslands State Park
- Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
- Grover Hot Springs State Park
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- Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
- John Marsh Home
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
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- Navarro River Redwoods State Park
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- Pacheco State Park
- Palomar Mountain State Park
- Patrick's Point State Park
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
- Placerita Canyon State Park
- Plumas-Eureka State Park
- Point Cabrillo Light Station
- Point Lobos Ranch
- Point Montara Light Station
- Point Mugu State Park
- Portola Redwoods State Park
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
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- Red Rock Canyon State Park
- Reynolds Wayside Campground
- Richardson Grove State Park
- Robert Louis Stevenson State Park
- Russian Gulch State Park
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- Saddleback Butte State Park
- Salt Point State Park
- Samuel P. Taylor State Park
- San Bruno Mountain State Park
- San Simeon State Park
- San Timoteo Canyon
- Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
- South Yuba River State Park
- Stone Lake
- Sugar Pine Point State Park
- Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
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- Taylor Yard
- The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
- Tijuana Estuary
- Tolowa Dunes State Park
- Tomales Bay State Park
- Topanga State Park
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- Van Damme State Park
- Verdugo Mountains
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- Ward Creek
- Washoe Meadows State Park
- Wilder Ranch State Park
- Wildwood Canyon
State historic parks
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- El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park
- Empire Mine State Historic Park
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- Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
- Fort Humboldt State Historic Park
- Fort Ross State Historic Park
- Fort Tejon State Historic Park
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- Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
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- Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
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- Jack London State Historic Park
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- La Purísima Mission State Historic Park
- Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
- Los Encinos State Historic Park
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- Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park
- Pío Pico State Historic Park
- Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park
- Point Sur State Historic Park
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- Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
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- San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park
- San Juan Bautista State Historic Park
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
- Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
- Shasta State Historic Park
- Sonoma State Historic Park
- Sutter's Fort State Historic Park
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- Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park
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State beaches
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- Cardiff State Beach
- Carlsbad State Beach
- Carmel River State Beach
- Carpinteria State Beach
- Caspar Headlands State Beach
- Corona del Mar State Beach
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- Dockweiler State Beach
- Doheny State Beach
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- Gray Whale Cove State Beach
- Greenwood State Beach
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- Half Moon Bay State Beach
- Huntington State Beach
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- Leucadia State Beach
- Lighthouse Field State Beach
- Little River State Beach
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- Malibu Lagoon State Beach
- Mandalay State Beach
- Manresa State Beach
- Marina State Beach
- McGrath State Beach
- Montara State Beach
- Monterey State Beach
- Moonlight State Beach
- Morro Strand State Beach
- Moss Landing State Beach
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- Natural Bridges State Beach
- New Brighton State Beach
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- Pacifica State Beach
- Pelican State Beach
- Pescadero State Beach
- Pismo State Beach
- Point Dume State Beach
- Point Sal State Beach
- Pomponio State Beach
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- Refugio State Beach
- Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach
- Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach
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- Salinas River State Beach
- San Buenaventura State Beach
- San Clemente State Beach
- San Elijo State Beach
- San Gregorio State Beach
- San Onofre State Beach
- Santa Monica State Beach
- Schooner Gulch State Beach
- Seacliff State Beach
- Silver Strand State Beach
- Sonoma Coast State Beach
- South Carlsbad State Beach
- Sunset State Beach
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- Thornton State Beach
- Torrey Pines State Beach
- Trinidad State Beach
- Twin Lakes State Beach
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- Westport-Union Landing State Beach
- Will Rogers State Beach
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach
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State reserves
State reserves are enviornmentally senstive areas of special interest. Access is usually restricted to day use, and there are often no concession facilites.
State Recreation Areas
State vehicular recreation areas
- Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Providence Mountains State Recreation Area
Other protected areas
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