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It is home to the 4th-tallest measured living redwood, the Stratosphere Giant, which was measured at 112.94 metres (370.5 ft) in 2004. Stratosphere Giant was the tallest known living redwood until the discovery of three taller trees in Redwood National Park ; the tallest, Hyperion , measuring 115.55 metres (379.1 ft) in September 2006.
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]
Marsh Creek State Park is a State Historic Park in east Contra Costa County, California, United States. [2] about 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south of downtown Brentwood.The park, named for the creek flowing through the property, contains the historic stone John Marsh house, ranching buildings, and numerous pre-historic archaeological sites.
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 ...
List of California State Historic Parks — a division of the California Department of Parks and Recreation, for historic sites in California. ... Mobile view; Search.
Pages in category "Regional parks in California" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total. ... Mobile view ...
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.
FivePoint Communities was also given approval for 4,606 more homes near the park in exchange for $200 million to develop 688 acres (known locally as the "Not So Great Park") of the park which will include golf courses, a sports park, and nature trails. [4] The remaining 3,994 acres or 85% went to developers and additional city infrastructure.