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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 ...
The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.) is the park management agency for most of the parks in the city of Hayward, California. It was created in 1944 [1] and is an independent special district under California law. [2] H.A.R.D. is the largest recreation district in California. [3]
"The Yard", north of Rosecrans Avenue, has three softball fields and a trail. This portion is often closed, and is within Fullerton city limits. There are three more softball fields in the main park. Parking in this section is free, while parking in the main section of the park has a charge per vehicle with no free re-entry.
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 parks in the East Bay Regional Park District were badly affected by the various lightning complex fires plaguing the Bay Area in August 2020. The fires enveloped the Bay Area in a layer of smoke and forced the closures of many national parks within the Bay Area including all parks in the East Bay Regional Parks District. [9]
Municipal parks are under the administration of the City of Lancaster Department of Parks, Arts, Recreation and Community Services. There are over 450 acres of city parks. [ 4 ] [ 3 ]
The Parks and Recreation Department was founded in 1956. [2] A major expansion with numerous additional parks became possible in the 1970s with the availability of state funds and voter-approved tax setasides. [1] A Master Plan was adopted in 1972 which called for major regional parks throughout the area as well as recreational corridors along ...
Studies by the California Department of Parks and Recreation system show that, of all California residents, nearly a quarter do not live within a half-mile of a park of any kind, and only 38% of all California residents live in an area that has 3 or more acres of land per 1000 residents. [31]