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.

Bodie (State Historic Park) Mono County
Burton Creek (State Park) Placer County
Calaveras Big Trees (State Park) Calaveras County
D. L. Bliss (State Park) El Dorado County
Donner Memorial (State Park) Nevada County
Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point (State Park) El Dorado County
Emerald Bay (State Park) El Dorado County
Grover Hot Springs (State Park) Alpine County
Kings Beach (State Recreation Area) Placer County
Lake Valley (State Recreation Area) El Dorado County
Mono Lake Tufa (State Natural Reserve) Mono County
Tahoe (State Recreation Area) Placer County
Ward Creek (Park Property) Placer County
Washoe Meadows (State Park) El Dorado County
Wassama Round House (State Historic Park) Madera County