Mount Diablo Centennial Celebration October 16, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Peak Experience – Celebrating 100 Years
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Mount Diablo State Park Turns 100
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This year Mount Diablo State Park celebrates its 100th birthday! The mountain’s unique natural features have long inspired a special place in the hearts of the community and led to it becoming a park in 1921.
California State Parks and California State Parks Foundation Cut the Ribbon on Park Improvements at Yosemite Slough
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. —California State Parks and California State Parks Foundation will celebrate new improvements at Yosemite Slough in Candlestick Point State Recreation Area with a ribbon-cutting on Friday, Sept.17, 2021. Improvements include the core infrastructure needed to maintain and operate the park’s north Yosemite Slough shoreline area, along with planting thousands of native trees, shrubs and plants.
California State Parks Seeks Public Input to Change Patrick’s Point State Park’s Name to Sue-meg State Park
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks is seeking public feedback on a proposal to change the name of Patrick’s Point State Park in Humboldt County to Sue-meg State Park to honor the original place name for this area used by the Yurok people since time immemorial. The park was acquired by State Parks in 1930 with the place name of Patrick’s Point already in use, dating back to the mid-1800s in reference to a homesteader, Patrick Beegan, who was accused of murdering numerous Native Americans.
Division of Boating and Waterways Offers $1.6 Million in Grants to Enhance Recreational Boating Safety Education
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is now accepting grant applications from organizations that teach on-the-water boating safety education to the public. A total of $1.6 million in grants is available to local public agencies, nonprofit organizations and colleges/universities operating within California for Aquatic Center Education Program grants. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, at noon.
Returning Evacuees, Visitors Urged to Secure Properties, Resist Providing Food and Water to Bears
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Keep Tahoe Bears Wild!
Division of Boating and Waterways Provides Tips for Safe Boating During Low Water Conditions and Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- With this year’s drought conditions impacting waterways throughout the state and the busy Labor Day weekend ahead, the California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways wants to remind recreational boaters that drought conditions may reduce water levels, but not the dangers.
Boat Registration and Quagga/Zebra Mussel Fee Stickers Now Offered Separately
Sacramento – Mussel sticker available to purchase online.
San Onofre State Beach Lease Extension
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., - The Department of the Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and California State Parks have come to an agreement to extend the San Onofre State Beach Lease in an effort to continue serving San Onofre State Beach visitors.
State Park Peace Officers Uncover Illegal Cannabis Grow at Sonoma Coast State Park
BODEGA BAY, Calif.— California State Park Peace Officers uncovered an illegal cannabis grow site within Sonoma Coast State Park on Tuesday, August 17.