California State Parks Proposed Closure / Partial Closure List 2011

UPDATE: Many of these parks have been re-opened. Check with parks.ca.gov for current status.

There are 58 counties in California that contain over 270 state parks, state beaches, state recreation areas, state historic parks, places and museums. This list was released as a proposed partial closure-to full closure list to help California meet its budget. An initiative by a non-profit "friends" group of the state parks system proposes to allow sponsors and volunteers to participate in programs to help keep these list closures open for business wherever local support makes it possible. Pictured is Limekiln State Park, located on the Big Sur Coast in Monterey County.

California State Parks currently has relationships with more than 80 associations authorized pursuant to Public Resources Code 513. These non-profit charitable organizations enhance the educational and interpretive programs in California State Parks. Associations are related to, but independent of the state parks they serve. (See list below closure list.)

Anderson Marsh SHP
Annadel SP
Antelope Valley Indian Museum
Austin Creek SRA
Bale Grist Mill SHP
Benbow Lake SRA
Benicia Capitol SHP
Benicia SRA
Bidwell Mansion SHP
Bothe-Napa Valley SP
Brannan Island SRA
California State Mining & Mineral Museum
Candlestick Point SRA
Castle Crags SP
Castle Rock SP
China Camp SP
Colusa-Sacramento River SRA
Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP
Fort Humboldt SHP
Fort Tejon SHP
Garrapata SP
George J. Hatfield SRA
Governor's Mansion SHP
Gray Whale Cove SB
Greenwood SB
Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP
Hendy Woods SP
Henry W. Coe SP
Jack London SHP
Jug Handle SNR
Leland Stanford Mansion SHP
Limekiln SP
Los Encinos SHP
Malakoff Diggins SHP
Manchester SP
McConnell SRA
McGrath SB
Mono Lake Tufa SNR
Morro Strand SB
Moss Landing SB
Olompali SHP
Palomar Mountain SP
Petaluma Adobe SHP
Picacho SRA
Pio Pico SHP
Plumas-Eureka SP
Point Cabrillo Light Station
Portola Redwoods SP
Providence Mountains SRA
Railtown SHP
Russian Gulch SP
Saddleback Butte SP
Salton Sea SRA
Samuel P. Taylor SP
San Pasqual Battlefield SHP
Santa Cruz Mission SHP
Santa Susana Pass SHP
Shasta SHP
South Yuba River SP
Standish-Hickey SRA
Sugarloaf Ridge SP
Tomales Bay SP
Tule Elk SNR
Turlock Lake SRA
Twin Lakes SB
Weaverville Joss House SHP
Westport-Union Landing SB
William B. Ide Adobe SHP
Woodson Bridge SRA
Zmudowski SB

Associations Relating to State Parks as of 2011

Bold on list relate to State Parks on Closure List

Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association
Angel Island Association
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Anza Borrego Foundation
Benicia State Parks Association
Bidwell Bar Association
Bidwell Mansion Association
Big Sur Natural History Association
Bodie Foundation
Boosters of Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
Calaveras Big Trees Association
California State Capitol Museum Volunteer Association
California State Mining and Museum Volunteer Association
California State Railroad Museum Foundation
Castle Crags Interpretive Association
Central Coast Natural History Association
Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers
Chaw se Indian Grinding Rock Association
Chino Hills State Park Interpretive Association
Clear Lake Interpretive Association
Crystal Cove Alliance
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Interpretive Association
Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association
Empire Mine Park Association
Fort Ross Interpretive Association
Fort Tejon History Association
Four Rivers Association
Friends of Allensworth
Friends of Cardiff and Carlsbad State Beaches
Friends of Channel Coast State Parks
Friends of Columbia State Parks
Friends of Folsom Powerhouse
Friends of Hearst Castle
Friends of Lakes Folsom and Natoma
Friends of Ocotillo Wells
Friends of Pio Pico
Friends of San Diego Wildlife Refuge Inc.
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Friends of the Antelope Valley Indian Museum
Gold Discovery Park Association
Hollister Hills Off-Road Association
Humboldt Redwoods Interpretive Association
Ide Adobe Interpretive Association
Lake Perris Interpretive Association
Los Angeles Audubon Society, Inc
Los Encinos Docent Association
Malakoff Diggins Park Association
Malibu Creek Docents
Marin State Park Association
McArthur-Burney Falls Interpretive Association
Mendocino Area Parks Association
Mojave River Natural History Association
Monterey State Historic Park Association
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association
Mount San Jacinto Natural History Association
Mount Tamalpais Interpretive Association
Mountain Parks Foundation
Napa Valley State Parks Association
North Coast Redwood Interpretive Association
Pine Ridge Association
Plaza History Association
Plumas Eureka State Park Association
Point Lobos Association
Poppy Reserve/Mojave Desert Interpretive Association
Portola and Castle Rock Foundation
Prelado de los Tesoros de la Purisima
Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association
Richardson Grove Interpretive Association
San Mateo Coast Natural History Association
San Pasqual Battlefield State Park Volunteer Association
Santa Monica Mountains Natural History Association
Sea & Desert Interpretive Association
Sierra State Parks Foundation
Sonoma/Petaluma State Historic Parks Association
South Yuba River Park Association
Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
The San Onofre Foundation
Torrey Pines Docent Society
Town of Shasta Interpretive Association
Waddell Creek Association
Weaverville Joss House Interpretive Association
Will Rogers Ranch Foundation

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