State Parks in California

More than 270 state park units are efficiently managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. These parks encompass the best and most diverse collection of natural, cultural, and recreational resources to be found within California.

Top 10 State Parks in California

The largest and most diverse natural and cultural heritage holdings of any state agency in the nation are held in California State Parks. State park units comprise of underwater preserves, reserves, and parks; redwood, rhododendron, and wildlife reserves; state beaches, recreation areas having sport avenues for baseball, basketball, football and golf for student communities of Californian schools and colleges, wilderness areas, and reservoirs; state historic parks, historic homes, Spanish era adobe buildings, including museums, visitor centers, cultural reserves, and preserves; as well as lighthouses, ghost towns, waterslides, conference centers and many more!