State Officials Quietly Reopen 145 Parking Lots to California State Parks
State officials quietly reopened the parking lots to 145 California State Parks this week following a more than 2-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This means that 253 of the 280 state parks in California are now open to the public, with parking lots accommodating 50 percent of their usual traffic.
There was no Gavin Newsom press conference or social media announcement, but visitors to the parks were greeted with parking space this week as part of California’s relaxing of quarantine rules. Many of the park’s still don’t have open campgrounds or visitors centers, and visitors are encouraged to visit parks.ca.gov to see exactly what’s open at each park.

“We are still telling people to stay close to home,†said Gloria Sandoval, deputy director of California’s state parks department. “It’s important for everybody to do their part to help mitigate the spread of the virus.â€
Here is a complete list of California State Parks open in the state:
Santa Clara County
Henry W Coe SP
San Benito County
Hollister Hills SVRA
Santa Cruz County
Big Basin Redwoods SP
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
The Forest of Nisene Marks SP
Wilder Ranch SP
Castle Rock SP
Sonoma County
Armstrong Redwoods SNR
Austin Creek SRA
Jack London SHP
Sugarloaf Ridge SP
Trione-Annadel SP
Sonoma SHP
Marin County
Olompali SHP
China Camp SP
Monterey County
Fremont Peak SP
Andrew Molera SP
Limekiln SP
Asilomar SB
Carmel River SB
Garrapata SP
Marina SB
Monterey SB
Salinas River SB
Moss Landing SB
Fort Ord Dunes SP
San Mateo County
Burleigh Murray Ranch SP
Ano Nuevo SP
Bean Hollow SB
Pescadero SB
San Gregorio SB
Half Moon Bay SB
Montara SB
Contra Costa County
Mount Diablo SP
Solano County
Benicia SRA
Fresno County
Millerton Lake SRA
Butte County
Lake Oroville SRA
Bidwell Sacramento River SP
Clay Pit SVRA
Shasta County
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial SP
Ahjumawi Lava Springs SP
El Dorado County
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point SP
Emerald Bay SP
Lake Valley SRA
Washoe Meadows SP
Folsom Lake SRA
Plumas Eureka SP
DL Bliss SP
Marshall Gold Discover SHP
Nevada County
Donner Memorial SP
Empire Mine SHP
Malakoff Diggins SHP
South Yuba River SP
Placer County
Auburn SRA
Kings Beach SRA
Kern County
Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch SVRA
Red Rock Canyon SP
Saddleback Butte SP
Tule Elk SNR
Orange County
Bolsa Chica SB
Doheny SB
Huntington SB
San Clemente SB
Crystal Cove SB
Riverside County
Lake Perris SRA
Mount San Jacinto SP
California Citrus SHP
Tuolumne County
Columbia SHP
Railtown 1897 SHP
Mendocino County
Caspar Headlands SR
Caspar SB
Greenwood SB
Hendy Woods SP
Jughandle SB
MacKerricher SP
Maillaird Redwoods SR
Manchester SP
Mendocino Headlands SP
Mendocino Woodlands SP
Montgomery Woods SNR
Navarro River Redwoods SP
Point Cabrillo SHP
Russian Gulch SP
Schooner Gulch SB
Van Damme SP
Westport Union Landing SB
Reynolds WC
Smithe Redwoods SNR
Sinkyone Wilderness SP
Standish-Hickey SRA
Admiral Williams Standely SRA
Tulare County
Colonel Allensworth SHP
Lake County
Anderson Marsh SHP
Clear Lake SP
Del Norte County
Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP
Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP
Pelican SB
Tolowa Dunes SP
Humboldt County
Azalea SNR
Benbow SRA
Fort Humboldt SHP
Harry A. Merlo SRA
Humboldt Redwoods SP
Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP
Humboldt Lagoons SP
John B. Dwitt Redwoods
Little River SB
Patrick’s Point SP
Prairie Creek Redwoods SP
Richardson Grove SP
Trinidad SB
San Diego County
Cuyamaca Rancho SP
Palomar Mountain SP
Old Town San Diego SHP
San Bernardino County
Chino Hills SP
Wildwood Canyon
Silverwood Lake SRA
Providence Mountains SRA
Los Angeles County
Hungry Valley SVRA
Leo Carrillo SP
Los Angeles SHP
Robert H. Meyer SB
Topanga SP
Will Rogers SB
Colusa County
Colusa Sacramento River SRA
San Joaquin County
Carnegie SVRA
Merced County
Caswell SRA
Great Valley Grasslands SP
McConnell SRA
San Luis Reservoir SRA
George J. Hatfield SRA
Mono County
Mono Lake Tufa SNR
Bodie SHP
Sacramento County
Prairie City SVRA
Brannan Island SRA
Ventura County
Point Mugu SP
Emma Wood SB
San Buena Ventura SB
Santa Barbara County
El Capitan SB
Gaviota SB
La Purisima SHP
Refugio SB
Calaveras County
Calaveras Big Trees SP
Madera County
Wassama Round House SHP
Amador County
Indian Grinding Rock SHP
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