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California State Fair in July 2013. The California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo) is an independent state agency established by law in the California Food and Agriculture codes. Cal Expo is governed by an appointed 11-member Board of Directors and daily operations are managed by the chief executive officer (selected by the Board).
Seaside Park (commonly known as the Ventura County Fairgrounds) is an event venue in Ventura, California, United States. The 62-acre site (25 ha) is the home of the Ventura County Fair. [1] Trade shows, concerts, and other events are held throughout the year at the fairgrounds.
California State Parks is the state park system for the U.S. state of California. The system is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, a department under the California Natural Resources Agency. The California State Parks system is the largest state park system in the United States. [5]
California State Parks' first state marine park. Candlestick Point State Recreation Area: State recreation area San Francisco: 204 83 1972 Constitutes California's first urban state recreation area, on the west shore of San Francisco Bay. [41] Cardiff State Beach: State beach San Diego: 507 205 1949 Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside ...
Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park is a state historic park located in Tehachapi, Kern County, California. [1] Designated as a state park in 1993 by California, with the agreement of elderly members of the native tribe, the land encompassing Tomo-Kahni was a settlement established by the Kawaiisu people . [ 2 ]
Fort Ross State Historic Park is a historical state park in Sonoma County, California, including the former Russian fur trading outpost of Fort Ross plus the adjacent coastline and native coast redwood forests extending inland. It is located on the northern California coast about 12 miles north of the town of Jenner and 22 miles north of Bodega ...
Folsom Lake is the ninth largest reservoir in California and a major recreational asset for the Sacramento area. [3] It consists of two reservoirs: Folsom and Natoma. About 2 million people visit the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area every year. Generally, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area experiences hot summers and mild winters.
Situated along an ancient trade and travel route known as the Siskiyou Trail, Castle Crags has witnessed dramatic events.Strained relationships between 1850s California Gold Rush miners and the local native Indian populations resulted in the 1855 Battle of Castle Crags, in which the poet Joaquin Miller was wounded, and which he later described in an essay of the same name.