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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.
Los Angeles State Historic Park: State historic park Los Angeles: 32 13 2001 Provides urban open space on the site of an 1875 train station where many travelers first arrived in Los Angeles. [127] Los Encinos State Historic Park: State historic park Los Angeles: 4.7 1.9 1949 Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: State natural reserve San Luis ...
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
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 ...
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 .
After sustaining a governor's veto in 1925, [45] the league broadened its efforts to include the whole state, mounted a publicity campaign, and gained the support of the Los Angeles Times. [47] A new governor signed the parks bill into law in 1927, a bond issue was approved in the 1928 election. [47] A map of Redwood National and State Parks (2020)
The largest is Anza-Borrego State Park at 600,000 acres (2,400 km 2), making it one of the largest state parks in the country. The smallest, Watts Towers, owned by the State Park system but managed by the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, [12] is a mere 0.1-acre (400 m 2). Sunset at Bolsa Chica State Beach
The Angeles National Forest (ANF) of the United States Forest Service is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and Sierra Pelona Mountains, primarily within Los Angeles County in southern California. The ANF manages a majority of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument .