Explore the best California state parks for hiking, camping, beaches, redwoods, and outdoor adventures across the Golden State.

California's state parks welcome millions and millions of visitors every year, but some of its designated Historic State ...

Ghost your park reservation three times and you’ll be banned for a year.

California will offer a free pass to state historic parks in celebration of Juneteenth and America's 250th anniversary.

Three new properties, including two along major rivers in the Central Valley and the former migrant farmworker camp near Bakersfield that was the inspiration for John Steinbeck’s classic novel “The ...

California will add three new state parks to its roster and increase the footprint of existing parks, marking what officials called the largest expansion of its state parks system in decades. With the ...

Visitors looking to learn about California history on a budget will be given free admission to more than 30 state historical parks through the rest of this year, including Sutter’s Mill, where the ...

The new parks in underserved areas of the Golden State are part of a larger initiative to preserve 30 percent of the state’s land and water by 2030. Feather River Park (pictured), located about 56 ...

It’s no secret that Crystal Cove is the best state beach in California to the roughly 2 million people who visit it each year, and an open survey published Wednesday by the California State Parks ...

California state parks are so popular there's a reservation system to manage attendance. But some people book a spot and then ...