Back California Department of Parks and Recreation French California Department of Parks and Recreation Italian Departamento de Parques e Recreação da Califórnia Portuguese
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1864 (First State Park) 1927 (Bureaucratic Forming) [1] |
| Headquarters | 715 P St, Sacramento, California |
| Employees | 1,451 permanent staff, 1,416 seasonal (2016-17)[2] |
| Annual budget | $1.039 billion (2023)[3] |
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| Parent agency | California Natural Resources Agency |
| Website | parks.ca.gov |
The 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 administers 279 separate park units on 1.4 million acres (5,700 km2), with over 280 miles (450 km) of Californian coastline; 625 miles (1,006 km) of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and 3,000 miles (4,800 km) of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails. Headquartered in Sacramento, park administration is divided into 21 districts.
- ^ "State Parks Celebrating 150 Years. State of California". State Parks Celebrating 150 Years. State of California. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "State Park System Statistical Report". CA.gov. State of California. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ California State Parks - 2023 Governor’s Budget
- ^ California State Parks - Director Armando Quintero
- ^ "Contact Us." California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved on May 18, 2013.