State Recreation Areas in California
37 verified parks.
California has 243 more parks of other kinds.
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Auburn State Recreation Area 33,338 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Austin Creek State Recreation Area 5,689 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Benbow State Recreation Area 1,138 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Benicia State Recreation Area 487 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation - Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area 608 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation
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Brannan Island State Recreation Area 331 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area 161 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area 4,985 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation - Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area 220 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation
- Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area 351 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation
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Folsom Lake State Recreation Area 19,156 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation - George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area 62 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation
- Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area 341 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation
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Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area 6,505 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area 19,151 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area 399 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Kings Beach State Recreation Area 11 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area 3,732 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area 28,903 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Lake Perris State Recreation Area 8,899 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Lake Valley State Recreation Area 173 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
McConnell State Recreation Area 73 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
![Millerton Lake is an artificial lake near the town of Friant about 15 mi (24 km) north of downtown Fresno. The reservoir was created by the construction of Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River which with the lake serves as much of the county line between Fresno County to the south and Madera County to the north. Part of the Central Valley Project, the dam was built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and was completed in 1942. The lake stores water for irrigation, which is distributed by the Madera and Friant-Kern Canals to the San Joaquin Valley. It has a capacity of 520,528 acre·ft (0.642062 km3). Secondary uses include flood control and recreation, including swimming, fishing, water skiing and camping. A 25 MW hydroelectric plant operated by the Friant Power Authority produces electricity from large releases and two smaller plants use water released for a fish hatchery and to maintain minimum-flow in the river. Prior to the construction of Friant Dam, the current lake bed was the site of the town of Millerton, the first county seat of Fresno County. By diverting most of the San Joaquin River for irrigation, the Friant Dam has caused about 60 miles (97 km) of the river to run dry except in high water years when floodwaters are spilled from the dam. The desiccation of the river has caused the degradation of large stretches of riverside habitat and marshes, and has nearly eliminated the historic chinook salmon run that once reached about 15,000 fish each year. Reduction in flows has also increased the concentration of pesticide and fertilizer runoff in the river contributing to pollution that has further impacted aquatic species. On September 13, 2006, after eighteen years of litigation, environmental groups, fisherman and the USBR reached an agreement on releasing part of the water currently diverted into the irrigation canals into the San Joaquin River in order to help restore the river and its native fish and wildlife. The first water was released on October 2, 2009 at a rate of 185 cubic feet per second (5.2 m3/s).[2] By 2014, these "restoration flows" will be increased to 302,000 acre feet (373,000 dam3) per year, or 417 cubic feet per second (11.8 m3/s), on top of the 117,000 acre feet (144,000 dam3) that is currently released for agricultural purposes. However, the river restoration project will cause a 12–20% reduction in irrigation water delivered from Friant Dam. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millerton_Lake en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_...](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Millerton_Lake%2C_Friant%2C_California_%2821582117291%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original)
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area 10,116 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area 3,459 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area 72,084 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation - Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area 25,119 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation
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Picacho State Recreation Area 7,514 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area 2,795 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area 5,890 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Rio de Los Angeles State Park State Recreation Area 55 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Salton Sea State Recreation Area 4,632 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area 26,406 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area 3,138 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area 1,011 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Tahoe State Recreation Area 65 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Turlock Lake State Recreation Area 3,470 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation -
Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area 348 acres · California Department of Parks and Recreation