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Humboldt Redwoods State Park and Big Basin Redwoods State Park are California state Redwood parks which are part of the Northern California coastal forests, but are not a part of the Redwood National and State Parks complex. [87] In 1850, old-growth redwood forest covered more than 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km 2) of the California coast.
The U.S. National Park System controls a large and diverse group of California parks, monuments, recreation areas and other units which in total exceed 6,240,000 acres (25,300 km 2). [2] The best known is Yosemite National Park , noted for several iconic natural features including Yosemite Falls , El Capitan and Half Dome , which is displayed ...
3 national parks in Oregon that never happened - OregonLive, 2016 Mount Hood National Park Campaign: Mount Shasta National Park California 1888, 1912 John Muir first proposed a Mount Shasta National Park in 1888, saying ""The Shasta region may be reserved as a national park, with special reference to the preservation of its fine forests and ...
U.S. National Parks located in California. See also: List of areas in the United States National Park System , Category:United States National Park Service areas in California Subcategories
The tract adjoins the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve on Somerville Road in Antioch, California. EBRPD plans to use the property to create a northern entrance to the preserve. The price agreed upon is $305,000. Funding is expected to come from the California Wildlife Protection Act and East Bay Regional Parks Measure WW funds. [27]
California State Parks is the state park system for the U.S. state of California. The system is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, a department under the California Natural Resources Agency. The California State Parks system is the largest state park system in the United States. [5]
Santa Rosa Island (Spanish: Isla de Santa Rosa; Cruzeño Chumash: Wi'ma) [1] is the second largest of the Channel Islands of California at 53,195 acres (215.27 km 2 or 83.118 sq mi). Santa Rosa is located about 26 miles (42 km) off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in Santa Barbara County and is part of Channel Islands National Park. [2]
Redwood National Park is directly managed by the NPS from its office in Crescent City, California. [76] The three state parks are overseen by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. [77] The park management coordinates with tribal leaders, as the parks contain land and village sites belonging to groups including the Yurok and Tolowa.