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Mission San Rafael Arcángel was founded as the 20th Spanish mission in the colonial province of Alta California by three priests—Father Narciso Durán from Mission San José, Father Abella from Mission San Francisco de Asís, Father Luis Gíl y Taboada from La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles—on December 14, 1817, four years before Mexico gained independence from Spain.
April 26, 1979. China Camp State Park is a state park in Marin County, California, surrounding a historic Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and a salt marsh. The park is located in San Rafael, California, on the shore of San Pablo Bay. It is known for its hiking and mountain biking trails, scenic views, and open spaces.
The San Rafael Wilderness is a wilderness area in the mountains of north central Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is north of the city of Santa Barbara and east of Santa Maria within the Los Padres National Forest. Formed in 1968, it was the first wilderness area to be created from a previously designated Primitive Area after ...
Provides access to the Castle Crags Wilderness, with its 6,000-foot-tall (1,800 m) rock crags. [49] Castle Rock State Park. State park. Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo. 5,242. 2,121. 1968. Encompasses a wild forest with rock climbing opportunities along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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.
Geography. The Marin Islands are located offshore from the city of San Rafael, in the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The islands comprise the Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1992. The surrounding submerged tidelands are also included in the refuge.
San Pablo Bay is the northern bay section of the larger San Francisco Bay, in the North Bay region. San Rafael Bay is located along the Marin County coast, adjacent to the City of San Rafael. [2] The Marin Islands are within bay. The river mouth and estuary of San Rafael Creek is located at its shoreline. [2]
Photo date August 30, 2012. 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 ...