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  2. California State Parks - Wikipedia

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    The California Department of Parks and Recreation, more commonly known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system. The system administers 279 separate park units on 1.4 million acres (570,000 ha), with over 280 miles (450 km) of coastline; 625 miles (1,006 km) of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and 3,000 miles (4,800 km) of hiking, biking, and ...

  3. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - Wikipedia

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    1974. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park ( ˈænzəbəˈreɪɡoʊ, AN-zə bə-RAY-goh) is a California State Park located within the Colorado Desert of southern California, United States. The park takes its name from 18th century Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and borrego, a Spanish word for sheep. [1] With 585,930 acres (237,120 ha) that ...

  4. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park - Wikipedia

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    Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park, located in Humboldt County, California, near the town of Orick and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka. The 14,000 acres (57 km 2) park is a coastal sanctuary for old-growth Coast Redwood trees. The park is jointly managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation and the National Park ...

  5. List of California state parks - Wikipedia

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    Provides access to the Castle Crags Wilderness, with its 6,000-foot-tall (1,800 m) rock crags. [49] Castle Rock State Park. State park. Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo. 5,242. 2,121. 1968. Encompasses a wild forest with rock climbing opportunities along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

  6. A ranch, rewilded: The successful transformation of ... - AOL

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    California's Central Valley doesn't get much rain, but the 400-mile-long region is naturally shaped by water. Before human intervention, rivers fluctuated with flow from the towering Sierra Nevada ...

  7. Climate change threatens California’s beloved state parks ...

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    To do so, California State Parks needs adequate, sustained funding to address wildfires, sea level rise and other climate impacts; a diverse team of climate experts working across relevant state ...

  8. MacKerricher State Park - Wikipedia

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    MacKerricher State Park. /  39.49333°N 123.79361°W  / 39.49333; -123.79361. MacKerricher State Park is a state park in California in the United States. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Fort Bragg in Mendocino County. It covers 9 miles (14 km) of coastline and contains several types of coastal habitat, including beaches, dunes ...

  9. Yosemite unveils $32M in upgrades and renovations as it gears ...

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    SEE ALSO: Dos Rios State Park to open in California's San Joaquin Valley in June As part of the project, work crews also constructed new wider trails to make the approach to the falls easier to ...