JannHuizenga/Getty Images Wildflowers in Anza-Borrego State Park. Over 600,000 acres of desert are protected by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California’s largest state park.

How a California library card can grant you free access to over 200 state parks This includes Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, Empire Mine State Historic Park, Folsom Lake State Recreation ...

Summer in the Bay Area is almost here. And if you’re itching to explore our state, and you have a library card, you can check out a free pass to over 200 state parks around California.

The California State Parks Foundation’s Best Parks of 2025 1 Morro Bay State Park, San Luis Obispo County (camping) 2 Mount Tamalpais State Park, Marin County (hiking) ...