California State Parks

The parking lots of 27 California state parks have partially reopened weeks after the 280 state parks and beaches closed their parking lots to discourage non-local visitors.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed Friday after tens of thousands of people flocked to the seashore last weekend during a heat wave despite his stay-at-home order, according to a memo sent Wednesday evening to police chiefs around the state. Ian Cull reports.

With cases of coronavirus surging and the death toll surpassing 100, lawmakers are pleading with cooped-up Californians to spend a second weekend at home to slow the spread of infection. Christie Smith reports.

The California State Parks announced Wednesday they are temporarily closing all campgrounds to support California’s efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. However, non-campground outdoor areas of parks, including trails and beaches will remain open to the public. “Visitors are reminded to practice social distancing and maintain at least six feet between other visitors and anyone who is...

A pristine, 80-square-mile ranch within an hour’s drive of San Francisco is up for sale for the first time in 85 years and California wants to acquire the property to create one of the largest state parks in decades.

California State Parks released a list of park units that will be affected by the shutoffs and red flag warnings.

Castle Rock State Park opened a new 33-acre entrance Thursday that is environmentally sensitive, accessible and features many new amenities, according to the Sempervirens Fund, a nonprofit that buys, protects and restores forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The A’s dangled in that odd state of limbo Sunday, trying to see the good of taking three of four on the road, but processing a defeat that never should have happened.

An Orange County Beach was evacuated Sunday afternoon after an old military device washed ashore on the beach, officials said.

Visitors wishing to enjoy the natural beauty of San Francisco’s Angel Island State Park this weekend will have to postpone their plans as the island will be closed to the public due to a waste water system overflow in the park, a California State Parks spokeswoman announced today.