District Projects

General Plan For Alameda-Tesla Property

The Alameda-Tesla Property includes 3,100 acres next to Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area. California State Parks is working on incorporating the property into the park system. This process is expected to take three to five years to complete. Learn more about the process and get updates on the Alameda-Tesla Plan website.

Benicia Capitol Roof

The district is working on repairing the roof of the historic Benicia Capitol building

Waterways Connections Initiative

State Parks has received Waterway Connections Initiative funding to invest in new and improved facilities at Bethany Reservoir SRA, including replacing the boat dock, adding restroom facilities, picnic tables and shade ramadas, EV charging station and an ADA fishing dock. Come visit us to see how these projects are progressing!

Facilities Improvements

Our partner, the Department of Water Resources is also investing money at Bethany to modernize the security and facilities at the park including installing security cameras, crash rated gates, as well as electric and communication lines.

Brannan Island Facilities

State Parks has received Waterway Connections Initiative funding to invest in new and improved facilities at Brannan Island SRA, including restoring the parking lots, installing new fencing, removing invasive vegetation, upgrading the restroom facilities, and improving non-motorized water access. These projects, and more, are being implemented throughout the next three years. Come visit us to see how these projects are progressing!

Carnegie General Plan

The purpose of Carnegie SVRA is to provide effectively managed, responsible off-highway vehicle and related recreational opportunities while protecting and interpreting the SVRA’s valued cultural and natural resources. The purpose of a park’s general plan is to direct the long-range development and management of the park.

Visit the Carnegie SVRA Preliminary General Plan Update webpage for updates.

You can also sign up for email announcements.

Franciscan Loop Trail

The Franciscan Loop Trail has been closed since 2015 due to fire damage. After restoration efforts, the area and complete loop were recently reopened.

Road Project

In May 2025, a little over 8 miles of roads in the hills will be reconstructed or rehabilitated. Work will include grading and reshaping to allow for proper drainage control and cross slopes, road realignment and non-paved surfacing. The project will be completed in three phases. Based on the phased approach, trails will be closed during the week and opened on weekends.

Delta Meadows Repairs

State Parks has received Waterway Connections Initiative funding to invest in basic health, safety, and maintenance repairs at our Delta Meadows property, including restoring the gravel parking lot, installing fencing and gates, managing invasive vegetation, installing a chemical toilet, providing regular trash pick-up services, and putting out new picnic tables and benches. These updates will take place over the next few years, aligning with the launch of the classification and general plan process for this unit. We look forward to partnering with the Delta community, stakeholders, and the general public in creating a vision for the long-term use and management of this property through the classification and general plan. Check back in Summer 2024 for a project webpage and more ways to get involved.

Delta Meadows General Plan

California State Parks is in the process of classifying and preparing a General Plan for the Delta Meadows property, which includes the Locke Boarding House. This process will determine the park unit’s uses and create a plan for its management, development, and operation. Learn more about this process on the Delta Meadows General Plan Website.

Fremont Peak Safety Upgrades

Fremont Peak is undergoing several projects to reduce fuel loads for wildfire safety and bring back natural prescribed fire to the landscape. The park maintenance shop is also undergoing a roof replacement.

Fremont Peak Accessibility Upgrades

Fremont Peak State Park is receiving several accessibility upgrades to bring restroom facilities, parking spaces, and walkways into compliance with current ADA regulations. Construction is planned for summer of 2025.

Dowdy Entrance Re-Open

In the spring of 2024, the Dowdy Entrance was re-opened after being closed since Covid. The Dowdy Ranch Visitor Center, accessed by the Bell's Station Gate off Pacheco Pass Highway, provides seasonal day use access to the south-east section of the Park. It is located approximately 7 miles North of Bell Station entrance.

Coe Headquarters Upgrades

The historic cattle chute has been full replaced by a skillful group of staff and volunteers. The Ranch house is also being renovated so that its safe and usable as a bunkhouse and a flexible multi-use building.

Henry Coe Prescribe Fire Burn Plots

California State Parks will conduct a prescribed burn on 10 treatment plots, totaling approximately 100 acres at Henry W. Coe State Park.

These treatments will focus on preserving and promoting diversity in vegetation species and physical vegetation structure, promoting the germination and vigor of native plants that benefit from fire, and fostering collaborative relationships with other organizations, such as our local indigenous tribes.

The vegetation types present within the burn plot consist of hardwoods, conifers, shrubland, and grassland. The objective is to introduce fire with some moderate intensity to reduce fuels and alleviate competition for the sunlight of Ponderosa Pines and Black Oaks.

Electric Dirt Bike Charger

Hollister Hills has installed an electric dirt bike charger that is available for visitors to use free of charge for those early adopters.

John Marsh Home

A major project for this park is the restoration of the historic John Marsh Home, which recently had its roof repaired. Learn more about it from the John Marsh Historic Fund. 

Marsh Creek Restoration

In Fall 2022, State Parks completed the Marsh Creek Restoration and Dam Improvement Project. This project included cutting and removing four large sections of a concrete dam and reshaping eroded banks to focus stream flow back toward the centerline of the stream channel and through the newly cut dam sections. Recently, State Parks partnered with Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District to address creek and streambed erosion and improve riparian vegetation along 0.5 miles of marsh creek including both State Park and County-owned lands. A Notice of Preparation was issued in September 2024 and Environmental Impact Report anticipated in 2025.

Bike Turnouts

Another phase of the Mount Diablo Bicycle Turnout Project has been completed, brining the total number of turnouts in the park up to 67. These turnouts save lives by allowing motorists to safely pass bicyclists around blind curves.

See the plans for the project on the Exisiting and Future Bicycle Turnout Map.

Mitchell Canyon Education Center

We are working with our Mount Diablo partners to raise funds and build an education center at Mitchell Canyon. Learn more about the project and how you can support it on the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association's website.

Prescribed Fire at Mount Diablo

In 2024 California State Parks brought prescribed fire back to Mount Diablo SP with successful implementation of grassland burns in spring and fall 2024. These burn treatments are carefully planned and aim to help enhance grassland habitats by managing invasive species, reducing wildfire risk, reducing encroaching woody vegetation, promoting native plant diversity, and improving wildlife habitat while minimizing smoke impacts. Pile burning is planned along Knobcone Point Road in Winter 2025.

SJB Interpretive Management Plan

Our department is working to develop an Interpretive Plan and Sign Plan for interpretive signage throughout San Juan Bautista SHP. Under the plan, we are designing and fabricating signs for both the exterior and interior of the park.

New Ramada

San Juan Bautista is working on a project to expand its outdoor interpretive space by clearing out space from on old dead tree and concrete so that a new Ramada space can be designed and constructed.