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Obtaining an accurate total of all protected land in California and elsewhere is a complex task. Many parcels have inholdings, private lands within the protected areas, which may or may not be accounted for when calculating total area. Also, occasionally one parcel of land is included in two or more inventories.
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]
Area parks include Morro Bay State Park, Morro Strand State Beach and Montana de Oro State Park which provide hiking trails and campgrounds. Morro Bay State Park includes a Museum of Natural History. California's marine protected areas encourage recreational and educational uses of the ocean. [4]
State recreation area Riverside: 6,675 2,701 1974 Contains the southernmost reservoir in the 701-mile (1,128 km) California State Water Project and the Ya'i Heki' Regional Indian Museum. [119] Lake Valley State Recreation Area: State recreation area El Dorado: 155 63 1985 Offers an 18-hole golf course in the High Sierras. [120]
El Capitán State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California. The most easterly of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast , it is located about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Santa Barbara , in Santa Barbara County .
Clear Lake State Park is a state park of California, United States, on Clear Lake. The park is popular for water recreation. The park is popular for water recreation. Amenities include 149 developed campsites spread across four campground areas, two group campsites, a swimming beach with showers, a boat launch, and a marina.
California has now conserved 25.2% of its lands and 16.2% of its coastal waters with a little more than five years left to conserve 30% of each, officials say.
Although no camping is available in the redwood grove, there is a campground at Austin Creek State Recreation Area, which is adjacent to the park. Austin Creek is accessed through the same entrance as Armstrong Redwoods and its rolling hills, open grasslands , conifers , and oaks are a contrast to the dense canopy of the redwood grove.