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The Barona Reservation) is a federal Indian reservation located in San Diego County, California, near Lakeside [1] and the Cleveland National Forest It takes its name from the Mexican land grant Cañada de San Vicente y Mesa del Padre Barona , named in turn after Padre José Barona, a friar at Mission San Diego de Alcalá from 1798 until he ...
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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 ...
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]
This Category includes contemporary Indian Reservations, Indian Colonies, and Rancherias within the U.S. state of California. For historical Native American settlements see: Category: Former Native American populated places in California
In 1931, the state flooded the heart of the reservation, creating the El Capitan Reservoir. [3] Many Kumeyaay families had homes in the flood zone, and they petitioned Congress to prevent the loss of their land; however, Congress gave San Diego the right to buy the land without the local Kumeyaays' knowledge or consent. [ 4 ]
The region consists predominantly of Anza Borrego Desert State Park, the largest state park in California. and occupies all of San Diego County east of the Peninsular Ranges with the exception of the Mountain Empire. Central, or Central San Diego, includes most of the city of San Diego, often together with Coronado, excluding South San Diego ...
San Onofre State Beach (San Onofre, Spanish for "St. Onuphrius") is a 3,000-acre (1,214 ha) state park in San Diego County, California. [1] The beach is 3 miles (5 km) south of San Clemente on Interstate 5 at Basilone Road. The state park is leased to the state of California by the United States Marine Corps.