California State Beaches
Many State Parks are classified as State Beach Area.
Montana State Park - Morro Bay
- Prominent Landmark on the coast / one of the larger state parks.
California State Beaches
Many State Parks are classified as State Beach Area.
Montana State Park - Morro Bay
- Prominent Landmark on the coast / one of the larger state parks.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park - Arnold CA
Giant Sierra Redwood Groves
This grove includes Discovery Tree, the first giant sierra redwood noted in California.
The Park also houses two main campgrounds, picnic areas and hundreds of miles of established trails.
Popular activities include cross-country skiing, hiking, mountain biking and bird-watching.
Los Osos Oaks SNR
State Nature Reserve
This Reserve features ancient sand dunes covered with centuries-old coast live oak trees. Some fine hiking trails traverse this reserve and
allow visitors to observe native american settlements and local wildlife.
Tour Joshua Tree National Park
Nature preserve covering over 793,000 acres of the Mojave Desert country in Eastern California.
The rugged terrain is famous for the many unusual plants found here including Joshua trees, cactus,
ocotillo, smoke treess, palo verdes, pinon pins, yucca plants. The best
time to visit is early spring when a big array of desert wildflowers
reach full bloom.
Redwood National Park
The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) features an impressive diversity of nature.
Considered as one of the most unique ecosystems on our planet where there is a serene balance
between ancient coast redwood groves, gray whales, black bears, banana slugs and much more.
Includes Del Norte, Jedediah Smith and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks.
Visit the world famous Redwood groves containing the largest redwoods.
San Simeon State Park
Location: Two miles north of Cambria along Coast Highway (SR-1);
One of the oldest units of the California State Park System famed for the coastal bluffs and promontories
of the scenic park offer unobstructed views of the ocean and rocky shore.
A 3.3 mile trail runs through parts of the San Simeon Natural Preserve and the Washburn Campground.
Includes coastal wetlands, butterfly habitats, and native American archealogical sites.
Tolowa Dunes State Park
California State Park is open from sunrise to sunset year round.
This park takes in some of the finest wetlands habitat on California’s northern coast.
An ancient sand dune complex that has evolved into several distinct ecological communities,
Tolowa Dunes encompasses ocean beach, river, open and vegetated sand dunes, wooded ridges,
and wetlands. A diverse assortment of birds, animals and plant life thrive here.