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[3] [4] Lobo responded by sending $12.50 to President Lyndon B. Johnson for 25 acres of Cleveland National Forest (at 50 cents per acre), and set up a camp at the site (the Upper San Juan Campground). [3] [4] Cleveland National Forest was the site of the 2003 Cedar Fire, the largest wildland fire in California history. Started when a lost ...
Los Padres National Forest is a United States national forest in southern and central California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, Los Padres includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,847 feet (2,697 m). [2]
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 Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area in northern California. [2] The recreation area was authorized in 1965 by the United States Congress. Recreational activities available include swimming, fishing, boating, camping, and hiking.
The coast redwood is the tallest tree species on Earth Map of the Channel Islands of California Torrey pine grove on Santa Rosa island Santa Barbara Island Death Valley National Park Death Valley, California A Joshua tree The upper part of Kings Canyon, seen from Zumwalt Meadow General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park Rock formations at ...
The area is bisected by U.S. Route 199 which is designated the Smith River Scenic Byway. [1] Passing through the community of Hiouchi, Gasquet and Patrick Creek Lodge on the western side of the summit, the National Forest Scenic Byway is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System [3] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System. [4]
The forest has 366 miles (589 km) of wild and scenic rivers, six distinct botanical areas, and public-use areas for camping, hiking, and fishing. The northernmost section of the forest is known as the Smith River National Recreation Area. Forest headquarters are located in Eureka, California.
The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are a complex of one United States national park and three California state parks located along the coast of northern California. The combined RNSP contain Redwood National Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park , Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park , and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park .