From L.A. to San Francisco Bay, from the Gold Country to the Wine Country, the California state parks system showcases a fabulous array of nature’s handiwork.

A ndrew Wallace’s elegant pair of maps about wilderness parks in Orange County, California, showcase the fusion of thoughtful cartography and local insights.In this Back to the Map, Wallace, a ...

California State Parks Foundation released the results of the “Best of California’s State Parks,” a new poll highlighting popular places for hiking, camping, spectacular views, wildflowers ...

Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks were named some of the top national parks in the United States by travel guide publisher Lonely Planet. These California sites, alongside ...

Latest map of California's Park Fire shows a monstrous wildfire By Amy Graff , Senior News Editor Updated July 28, 2024 7:03 a.m. Map of the Park Fire as of Saturday, July 27, 2024.

By Ashley Harrell, National Parks Bureau Chief March 17, 2025 For the lucky people who had a chance to visit Channel Islands National Park on March 9, it seemed like a perfect day.

The map is based on data from the social networking site iNaturalist and charts where the wildflowers were sighted by common superbloom flower types: California poppy, lupines, fiddlenecks, blue ...

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks in Central California are known for their iconic ancient trees, including two of the largest in the world: The Sherman Tree in the Giant Forest in Sequoia ...

There are so many epic National Parks near Los Angeles, California! From epic National Parks to interesting historic sites ...

California State Parks says that golden mussels “pose a significant threat to the ecological health of all waters of the state, its water conveyance systems, infrastructure, and water quality ...

Veterans Day is Monday.. It’s also a free entrance day across America’s national parks, the last such day this year, including Yosemite and all either other national parks in California.Also ...

Location: California Established: 1968 Size: 139,000 acres (including three state parks) Annual visitors: 410,000 (2023) Visitor centers: Thomas H. Kuchel, Prairie ...