The California State Parks Foundation’s Best Parks of 2025. 1 Morro Bay State Park, San Luis Obispo County (camping) 2 Mount Tamalpais State Park, Marin County (hiking) ...

California State Parks, which manages more than 340 miles of California’s coastline, is asking the public not to collect any sea glass, agates or other rocks found at state beaches.

How a California library card can grant you free access to over 200 state parks. This includes Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, Empire Mine State Historic Park, Folsom Lake State Recreation ...

The California State Parks Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the state’s park system through lobbying, fundraising, volunteering, and programming, says that the program has loaned 38,000 ...

California lawmakers have restored funding for a popular program that allows library card holders to check out thousands of state park passes for free.. The program’s $6.7 million annual budget ...

California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed AB 150 (Olsen) in 2013, authorizing California State Parks to offer veterans, active duty and reserve military personnel from the United States Armed ...

Celebrate California State Parks Week with these free Sacramento-area activities by: Jacque Porter. Posted: Jun 11, 2025 / 08:36 AM PDT. Updated: Jun 11, 2025 / 10:15 AM PDT.

June 19 will be one of just seven free entrance days in California national parks and forests. See where to go for the ... 10 truly magnificent hikes in California’s state parks. July 17, 2024.

Ranking California state parks: What’s best for your preferences? A new report ranks the 10 best parks in 2025 for camping, hiking, wildflowers, kid friendliness and more.