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Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a state-protected reserve of California, United States, harboring the most consistent blooms of California poppies, the state flower. The reserve is located in the rural west side of Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County , 15 miles (24 km) west of Lancaster .
California State Parks' first state marine park. Candlestick Point State Recreation Area: State recreation area San Francisco: 204 83 1972 Constitutes California's first urban state recreation area, on the west shore of San Francisco Bay. [41] Cardiff State Beach: State beach San Diego: 507 205 1949 Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside ...
The following is a list of mountain passes and gaps in California.California is geographically diverse with numerous roads and railways traversing within its borders. In the middle of the U.S. state lies the California Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Cascade Range in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south.
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]
As California faces a staggering budget deficit, library card holders may soon lose the ability to check out free passes to more than 200 state parks, including popular destinations near Los Angeles.
The largest is Anza-Borrego State Park at 600,000 acres (2,400 km 2), making it one of the largest state parks in the country. The smallest, Watts Towers, owned by the State Park system but managed by the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, [12] is a mere 0.1-acre (400 m 2). Sunset at Bolsa Chica State Beach
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park; Empire Mine State Historic Park; Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park; Fort Humboldt State Historic Park; Fort Ross State Historic Park; Fort Tejon State Historic Park; Governor's Mansion State Historic Park; Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument; Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
The park is in the midst of the state’s largest floodplain restoration project. [9] California governor Gavin Newsom signed a budget allocating $15 million to the project in 2022, making Dos Rios the 281th California state park. [10] A general plan will be developed that includes the preparation of a programmatic Environmental Impact Report. [11]