Picnicking
Picnicking in California
Discover 165 state parks offering picnicking in California
165
State Parks
California State Parks with Picnicking

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
+10
Photography
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Cross Country Skiing
Kayaking
Paddling
canoeing
Cabins
Biking
Historic Sites

Anderson Marsh State Historic Park
+11
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Kayaking
Paddling
canoeing
Cabins
Beach
Biking
Historic Sites

Andrew Molera State Park
+6
Photography
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

Angel Island State Park
+12
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Scenic Overlooks
Kayaking
Paddling
Museum
Lighthouse
Biking
Historic Sites

Annadel State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Ano Nuevo State Park
+7
Photography
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Beach
Biking
Historic Sites

Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park
+7
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Stargazing
Cabins
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
+8
Photography
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Stargazing
Backpacking
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park
+4
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Biking
Historic Sites

Ash Hollow State Historical Park
+9
Photography
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Cross Country Skiing
Playground
RV
Cabins
Museum
Cave Tours

Asilomar State Beach
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Auburn SRA
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Azalea State Natural Reserve
+1
Historic Sites

Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park
+7
Photography
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Yurt
Cabins
Biking
Historic Sites

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
+10
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Cross Country Skiing
Beach
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

Berkeley Marina
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Paddling
Biking
Historic Sites

Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park
+7
Photography
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Golfing
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park
+12
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Sledding
Golfing
Kayaking
Paddling
Biking
Historic Sites

Bodie State Historic Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Biking
Historic Sites

Border Field State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Brannan Island State Recreation Area
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Butano State Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Calaveras Big Trees State Park
+9
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Scenic Overlooks
Cabins
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

California Citrus State Historic Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area

Carpinteria State Beach
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Castle Crags State Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Castle Rock State Park (California)
+10
Photography
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Cross Country Skiing
Waterfall Viewing
Cave Tours
Biking
Historic Sites

Castle State Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Caswell Memorial State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

China Camp State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Chino Hills State Park
+5
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Clear Lake State Park (California)
+10
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Paddleboarding
Kayaking
Paddling
canoeing
Cabins
Biking
Historic Sites

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
+2
Biking
Historic Sites

Columbia State Historic Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area
+6
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Paddling
Biking
Historic Sites

Crystal Cove State Park
+13
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Surfing
Kayaking
Cabins
Beach
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
+8
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Waterfall Viewing
Cabins
Biking
Historic Sites

D. L. Bliss State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

D.L. Bliss State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Doheny State Beach
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Donner Memorial State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

El Capitan State Beach
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Elk State Park
+18
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Cross Country Skiing
Ice Fishing
Scuba Diving
Scenic Overlooks
Hunting
Kayaking
Paddling
canoeing
Playground
RV
Yurt
Cabins
Winter Sports
Biking

Emerald Bay State Park
+11
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Snowshoeing
Scuba Diving
Kayaking
Paddling
canoeing
Waterfall Viewing
Biking
Historic Sites

Empire Mine State Historic Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
+2
Biking
Historic Sites

Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Fort Ross State Historic Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Fort Tejon State Historic Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Fremont Peak State Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Gaviota State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Paddling
Biking
Historic Sites

Grover Hot Springs State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Half Moon State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Harmony Headlands State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Hearst San Simeon State Park
+2
Biking
Historic Sites

Hendy Woods State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
+10
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Scenic Overlooks
Waterfall Viewing
RV
Biking
Historic Sites

Henry W. Coe State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Humboldt Lagoons State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Humboldt Redwoods State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Huntington State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Jack London State Historic Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
+7
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Kayaking
RV
Cabins
Biking
Historic Sites

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
+7
Photography
Picnicking
Scuba Diving
Scenic Overlooks
Waterfall Viewing
Biking
Historic Sites

Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

La Purisima Mission State Historic Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Lake Greenwood State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Lake Oroville SRA
+6
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Paddling
Biking
Historic Sites

Lake Perris State Recreation Area
+6
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Paddling
Biking
Historic Sites

Leo Carrillo State Park
+8
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Surfing
RV
Cave Tours
Biking
Historic Sites

Little River State Park
+18
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Cross Country Skiing
Snowshoeing
Kayaking
Paddling
canoeing
Waterfall Viewing
Playground
RV
Cabins
Beach
Biking
Historic Sites

Los Angeles State Historic Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Los Encinos State Historic Park
+1
Historic Sites

MacKerricher State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Malibu Creek State Park
+12
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Cross Country Skiing
Scenic Overlooks
Waterfall Viewing
RV
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

Malibu Lagoon State Beach
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Manresa State Beach
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Marsh Creek State Park
+15
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Cross Country Skiing
Sledding
Scuba Diving
Hunting
Sailing
Archery
Paddling
Winter Sports
Biking

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

McArthur-Burney Falls SP
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

McConnells Mill State Park
+11
Rock Climbing
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Scuba Diving
Hunting
Kayaking
Paddling
Winter Sports
Biking
Historic Sites

Mendocino Headlands State Park
+7
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Beach
Cave Tours
Biking
Historic Sites

Millerton Lake State Recreation Area
+5
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Paddling
Biking
Historic Sites

Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Montana de Oro State Park
+6
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Cave Tours
Biking
Historic Sites

Monterey State Historic Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve
+3
Bird Watching
Biking
Historic Sites

Mormon Station State Park
+5
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Playground
RV
Museum

Morro Bay State Park
+16
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Bird Watching
Paddleboarding
Scenic Overlooks
Surfing
Cycling
Golfing
Kayaking
Paddling
canoeing
RV
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

Morro Strand State Beach
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Mount Diablo State Park
+5
Mountain Biking
Horseback Riding
Cave Tours
Biking
Historic Sites

Mount San Jacinto State Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Mount Tamalpais State Park
+10
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Scenic Overlooks
Waterfall Viewing
Playground
Cabins
Beach
Biking
Historic Sites

Natural Bridges State Beach
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Navarro River Redwoods State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Ocotillo Wells SVRA
+2
Horseback Riding
Biking

Old Sacramento State Historic Park
+1
Historic Sites

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
+2
Historic Sites
Nature

Olompali State Historic Park
+2
Biking
Historic Sites

Pacheco State Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Palomar Mountain State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park
+1
Historic Sites

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
+12
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Waterfall Viewing
RV
Cabins
Beach
Lodge
Biking
Historic Sites

Picacho Peak State Park
+12
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Bird Watching
Cross Country Skiing
Scenic Overlooks
RV
Museum
Cave Tours
Biking
Historic Sites

Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Lighthouse
Biking
Historic Sites

Pio Pico State Historic Park
+2
Biking
Historic Sites

Placerita Canyon State Park
+3
Cabins
Biking
Historic Sites

Plumas-Eureka State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
+7
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Cabins
Museum
Biking
Historic Sites

Point Sal State Beach
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Paddling
Biking
Historic Sites

Portola Redwoods State Park
+6
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Backpacking
Waterfall Viewing
Biking
Historic Sites

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
+7
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Nature Watching
Beach
Biking
Historic Sites

Prairie State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
+2
Biking
Historic Sites

Red Rock Canyon State Park
+8
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Stargazing
Cross Country Skiing
Biking
Historic Sites

Redwood State Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Refugio State Beach
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Rhododendron State Park
+2
Biking
Historic Sites

Richardson Grove State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Russian Gulch State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Saddleback Butte State Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Salt Point State Park
+6
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Diving
Biking
Historic Sites

Samuel P. Taylor State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

San Bruno Mountain State Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

San Clemente State Beach
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

San Elijo State Beach
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

San Juan Bautista State Historic Park
+1
Historic Sites

San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area
+13
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Bird Watching
Windsurfing
Kayaking
Paddling
canoeing
Playground
RV
Biking
Historic Sites

San Onofre State Beach
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

San Simeon State Park
+2
Biking
Historic Sites

Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Shasta State Historic Park
+2
Historic Sites
Nature

Silver Strand State Beach
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Sonoma Coast State Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Sonoma State Historic Park
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

South Yuba River State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Sue Meg State Park
+6
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Cabins
Tidepooling
Biking
Historic Sites

Sugar Pine Point State Park
+6
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Cross Country Skiing
Beach
Biking
Historic Sites

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
+4
Horseback Riding
Stargazing
Biking
Historic Sites

Sunset State Beach
+5
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Tomales Bay State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Topanga State Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
+7
Wildlife Watching
Photography
Picnicking
Scenic Overlooks
Beach
Biking
Historic Sites

Trinidad State Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Trione-Annadel State Park
+4
Picnicking
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Van Damme State Park
+8
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Diving
Kayaking
Paddling
Cave Tours
Biking
Historic Sites

Washoe Meadows State Park
+4
Wildlife Watching
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites

Wassama Round House State Historic Park
+1
Historic Sites

Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity NRA
+2
Biking
Historic Sites

Wilder Ranch State Park
+7
Picnicking
Mountain Biking
Horseback Riding
Beach
Cave Tours
Biking
Historic Sites

Wildwood Canyon State Park
+3
Horseback Riding
Biking
Historic Sites

Will Rogers State Historic Park
+3
Picnicking
Biking
Historic Sites
