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Boating in California

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189 State Parks

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California State Parks with Boating

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11 State Parks You Can Surf At

Massive old-growth Coast Redwoods towering over the calm South Fork Eel River in Mendocino County, California

Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area

A lake at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park

gravel road through the trees at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park

Anderson Marsh State Historic Park

aerial photograph of Andrew Molera State Park

Andrew Molera State Park

Aerial view of Angel Island State Park with Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco skyline

Angel Island State Park

Annadel State Park

aerial photograph of Ano Nuevo State Park

Ano Nuevo State Park

Antelope Valley Indian Museum view from southeast

Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park

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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve

Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park on a clear day

Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park

Asilomar State Beach

Auburn SRA

the waterwheel at Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

The capitol building at Benicia Capitol State Historic Park

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park

Berkeley Marina

Bidwell Mansion in 2021

Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park

Bidwell–Sacramento River State Park entrance sign

Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park

sunlight shining through the trees at Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Bodie State Historic Park

Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve

Border Field State Park

Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

Brannan Island State Recreation Area

Burton Creek State Park

Butano State Park

a person walking through a walkway under a tree at Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Calaveras Big Trees State Park

California Citrus State Historic Park

Carmel River State Beach

Carpinteria State Beach

Castle Crags State Park

scenic viewpoint at Castle Rock State Park overlooking trees

Castle Rock State Park (California)

Baranof Castle State Historic Site Alaska

Castle State Park

Castro Adobe State Historic Park

Caswell Memorial State Park

China Camp State Park

a picture of Chino Hills State Park with mountains in the background

Chino Hills State Park

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park

Clear Lake State Park

Dorn Bay, Clear Lake, CA as viewed from Clear Lake State Park

Clear Lake State Park (California)

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

Columbia State Historic Park

Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area

View of Crystal Cove State Park from the cliffs above

Crystal Cove State Park

Cuyamaca Rancho State Park

D.L. Bliss State Park

Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park

Doheny State Beach

Donner Memorial State Park

Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park

El Capitan State Beach

El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP

Sparring Bull Elk in Elk State Park

Elk State Park

Aerial view of Emerald Bay with Fannette Island and turquoise waters at Lake Tahoe California

Emerald Bay State Park

Empire Mine State Historic Park

Estero Bluffs State Park

Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park

Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

Fort Humboldt State Historic Park

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

Fort Ross State Historic Park

Fort Tejon State Historic Park

Fremont Peak State Park

Gaviota State Park

Great Valley Grasslands State Park

Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park

Grover Hot Springs State Park

Half Moon State Park

Harmony Headlands State Park

Hearst San Simeon State Park

Hendy Woods State Park

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park from the top of a hill

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Henry W. Coe State Park

Humboldt Lagoons State Park

Ancient old-growth coast redwood trees with sun rays and fern-covered forest floor

Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Huntington State Park

Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park

Jack London State Historic Park

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park ancient towering redwoods with Smith River and morning mist

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Jug Handle State Reserve

Jughandle State Natural Reserve

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

La Purisima Mission State Historic Park

Lake Greenwood State Park

Lake Oroville SRA

Lake Perris State Recreation Area

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park

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Leo Carrillo State Park

Limekiln State Park

Waterbury Reservoir at Little River State Park

Little River State Park

Los Angeles State Historic Park

Los Encinos State Historic Park

MacKerricher State Park

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

aerial photograph of Malibu Creek State Park

Malibu Creek State Park

Malibu Lagoon State Beach

Manchester State Park

Manresa State Beach

Marsh Creek Lake at Marsh Creek State Park, looking towards the West Launch Area.

Marsh Creek State Park

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

McArthur-Burney Falls SP

Rustic Mill Adjacent to Rushing Stream in Peak Autumn Season in McConnells Mill State Park

McConnells Mill State Park

McGrath State Beach

Mendocino Headlands State Park

Millerton Lake State Recreation Area

Montana de Oro State Park

Monterey State Historic Park

Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve

Kayakers paddling in Morro Bay estuary with Morro Rock volcanic peak at golden hour sunset

Morro Bay State Park

Morro Strand State Beach

Mount Diablo State Park

Mount San Jacinto State Park

Mount Tamalpais summit panoramic view with fog below ridgeline and San Francisco Bay in distance

Mount Tamalpais State Park

Natural Bridges State Beach

Navarro River Redwoods State Park

New Brighton State Beach

Oceano Dunes SVRA

Old Sacramento State Historic Park

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Olompali State Historic Park

Oso Flaco Lake State Park

Pacheco State Park

Palomar Mountain State Park

Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park

creek running through Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

Yellow wildflowers and saguaro cacti with Picacho Peak volcanic spire Arizona

Picacho Peak State Park

Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park

Pio Pico State Historic Park

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Placerita Canyon State Park

Plumas-Eureka State Park

Point Cabrillo Light Station SHP

Wind-twisted Monterey cypress trees on granite cliffs with turquoise cove at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

Point Mugu State Park

Point Sal State Beach

aerial photograph of Point State Park

Point State Park

Point Sur State Historic Park

Portola Redwoods State Park

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Prairie State Park

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park

the red canyons at Red Rock Canyon State Park

Red Rock Canyon State Park

Redwood State Park

Refugio State Beach

Rhododendron State Park

Richardson Grove State Park

Robert Louis Stevenson State Park

Russian Gulch State Park

Saddleback Butte State Park

Salt Point State Park

Samuel P. Taylor State Park

San Bruno Mountain State Park

San Clemente State Beach

San Elijo State Beach

San Juan Bautista State Historic Park

San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area

San Onofre State Beach

San Simeon State Park

Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park

Shasta State Historic Park

Silver Strand State Beach

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

Sonoma Coast State Park

Sonoma State Historic Park

South Carlsbad State Beach

South Yuba River State Park

Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area

Sue Meg State Park

Sugar Pine Point State Park

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

Sunset State Beach

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

Tolowa Dunes State Park

Tomales Bay State Park

Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park

Topanga State Park

Eroded sandstone cliffs with wind-sculpted Torrey pine trees overlooking the Pacific Ocean at sunset

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

Trinidad State Park

Trione-Annadel State Park

Fog on Goodwin Lake at Twin Lakes State Park

Twin Lakes State Park

Van Damme State Park

Washoe Meadows State Park

Wassama Round House State Historic Park

Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity NRA

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Wilder Ranch State Park

Wildwood Canyon State Park

Will Rogers State Historic Park