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The California State Parks system alone has 270 units and covers 1.3 million acres (5,300 km 2), with over 280 miles (450 km) of coastline, 625 miles (1,006 km) of lake and river frontage, nearly 18,000 campsites, and 3,000 miles (5,000 km) of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails.
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The California State Parks system is the largest state park system in the United States. [ 5 ] California State Parks administers 279 separate park units on 1.4 million acres (5,700 km 2 ), with over 280 miles (450 km) of California coastline ; 625 miles (1,006 km) of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and 3,000 miles (4,800 km ...
Humboldt Redwoods State Park and Big Basin Redwoods State Park are California state Redwood parks which are part of the Northern California coastal forests, but are not a part of the Redwood National and State Parks complex. [87] In 1850, old-growth redwood forest covered more than 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km 2) of the California coast.
The state with the most national parks is California with nine, followed by Alaska with eight, Utah with five, and Colorado with four. The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2 ), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states .
The National Parks Conservation Association has listed the most polluted U.S. national parks. Five California national parks made the top 10 including Sequoia, Yosemite and Joshua Tree, according ...
Entrance sign to Mojave National Preserve. There are 21 protected areas of the United States designated as national preserves.They were established by an act of Congress to protect areas that have resources often associated with national parks but where certain natural resource-extractive activities such as hunting and mining may be permitted, provided their natural values are preserved.
U.S. National Parks located in California. See also: List of areas in the United States National Park System , Category:United States National Park Service areas in California Subcategories