California State Parks

The first annual California State Parks Week is beginning Tuesday and will bring events to the public across the state for the next week.

California will acquire a sprawling former farm property in the San Joaquin Valley and create a new state park for the first time in 13 years. The park is planned for Dos Rios Ranch, where the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers meet southwest of Modesto. The property will become California’s 280th state park and the first new one since Fort...

Calling all outdoor lovers on this National Park Week! To celebrate, California state library card holders can use their resources and receive free, one-day parking passes for state parks.

Starting this week, California State Parks will distribute a free day-use pass to all public libraries across the state that will be available for check out.

A small fire has destroyed an ancient coastal redwood trees at a Northern California park.

A small fire has destroyed an ancient coastal redwood trees at a Northern California park

After decades sitting abandoned to decay and a near date with the wrecking ball, the Angel Island Immigration Station historic hospital has opened as a museum to the public for the first time — following a $12 million, 14-year restoration.

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.

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.