California's State Parks system contains close to 300 parks with beaches, forests, mountains and deserts included in the inventory, as well as over one million artifacts in a collection of items. To say that state parks operations are huge would be an understatement at best. The system divides parks into regions and types of park attractions--off road vehicles, beaches, parks, camping, etc.

Brannan Island (State Recreation Area) Sacramento County
Caswell Memorial (State Park) San Joaquin County
Colonel Allensworth (State Historic Park) Tulare County
Colusa-Sacramento River (State Recreation Area) Colusa County
Fort Tejon (State Historic Park) Kern County
Franks Tract (State Recreation Area) Contra Costa County
George J. Hatfield (State Recreation Area) Merced County
Great Valley Grasslands (State Park) Merced County
McConnell (State Recreation Area) Merced County
Millerton Lake (State Recreation Area) Fresno County
San Luis Reservoir (State Recreation Area) Merced County
Sutter Buttes (State Park) Sutter County
Tomo-Kahni (State Historic Park) Kern County
Tule Elk (State Natural Reserve) Kern County
Turlock Lake (State Recreation Area) Stanislaus County
Woodland Opera House (State Historic Park) Yolo County

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