Bird Watching
Bird Watching in California
Discover 54 state parks offering bird watching in California
54
State Parks
California State Parks with Bird Watching

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
+1
Bird Watching

Albany State Marine Reserve
+3
Photography
Bird Watching
Kayaking

Anderson Marsh State Historic Park
+4
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Kayaking
Canoeing

Ano Nuevo State Park

Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park

Austin Creek State Recreation Area

Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

Benbow State Recreation Area

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
+1
Biking

Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park

Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park
+9
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Disc Golf
Geocaching
Golfing
Kayaking
Paddling
Biking

Black Miners Bar at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
+8
Rock Climbing
Wildlife Watching
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking
Burleigh H. Murray Ranch

Calaveras Big Trees State Park
+3
Bird Watching
Snowshoeing
Scenic Overlooks

Caswell Memorial State Park
+4
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Kayaking
Canoeing

China Camp State Park
+7
Wildlife Watching
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking

Dos Rios State Park

Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
+7
Wildlife Watching
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking

Emma Wood State Beach
+1
Biking
George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area
+2
Bird Watching
Kayaking
Hatton Canyon

Humboldt Lagoons State Park
+7
Wildlife Watching
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking

Indio Hills Palms
Ishxenta State Park

Kings Beach State Recreation Area
+2
Golfing
Kayaking

Lake Valley State Recreation Area
+1
Disc Golf

Lighthouse Field State Beach

Mandalay State Beach
Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
+7
Wildlife Watching
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking

McLaughlin Eastshore State Park
+7
Wildlife Watching
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking
Mendocino Woodlands State Park

Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
+4
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Stargazing
Kayaking

Montana de Oro State Park
+5
Bird Watching
Beachcombing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking

Morro Bay State Park
+10
Photography
Bird Watching
Paddleboarding
Scenic Overlooks
Golfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Paddling
RV
Biking

Moss Landing State Beach
+1
Kayaking

Natural Bridges State Beach

Pescadero State Beach

Placerita Canyon State Park
+3
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching

Point Cabrillo Light Station SHP
+7
Wildlife Watching
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
+4
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Scuba Diving
Whale Watching
Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach

Russian Gulch State Park
+7
Wildlife Watching
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking

Salinas River State Beach

Salton Sea State Recreation Area

San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area
+7
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Sailing
Water Skiing
Windsurfing
Kayaking
RV

San Timoteo Canyon

Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area
+5
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Water Skiing
Kayaking
Biking

Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
+7
Wildlife Watching
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Surfing
Whale Watching
Kayaking
Biking

Sutter Buttes State Park

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
+5
Bird Watching
Snorkeling
Scenic Overlooks
Golfing
Whale Watching

Turlock Lake State Recreation Area
+2
Water Skiing
Kayaking

Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area
+1
Canoeing

Zmudowski State Beach
Other Places with Bird Watching in California (Not State Parks)
These places are run by a county, city, federal agency, another state agency, a tribe or a private owner, not by California’s state park system. State park passes, rules and reservations may not apply, so check with the operator before you go.


