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| Park Name | Area By County | Notes | Admission ** |
| Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area | Mendocino | Redwoods; salmon and steelhead fishing on Eel River | |
| Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park | Shasta | Freshwater springs; lava flows | |
| Anderson Marsh State Historic Park | Lake | Tule marsh; ancient archaeological sites of the Pomo people | $4 per vehicle |
| Andrew Molera State Park | Monterey | Primitive walk-in campground on Big Sur Coast | |
| Angel Island State Park | Marin San Francisco | Island history includes Coast Miwok prehistory, ranching, the 1910–1940 Angel Island Immigration Station, and military use | $3ad $2ch Museum / Park Entry |
| Año Nuevo State Park | San Mateo | Año Nuevo Island and Año Nuevo Point, with world’s largest mainland rookery for northern elephant seals | $10 per vehicle; $7pp tour |
| Annadel State Park | $7 per vehicle | ||
| Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve | Los Angeles | California Poppy blooms in Mojave Desert | $8 per vehicle |
| Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park | Los Angeles | Native American cultures of Great Basin and surrounding regions (NRHP) | $3pp Museum / Park Entry |
| Anza-Borrego Desert State Park | San Diego Imperial Riverside | Colorado Desert in California’s largest state park | $10 per vehicle |
| Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve | Sonoma | Coastal Redwoods | $8 per vehicle |
| Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park | Los Angeles | Joshua Trees and Junipers in Antelope Valley | |
| Asilomar State Beach | Monterey | Protects Rocky Coast and Dune Habitat. 1913 Asilomar Conference Grounds are NHL | |
| Auburn State Recreation Area | El Dorado Placer | Recreation along North and Middle Forks of American River | $10 per vehicle |
| Austin Creek State Recreation Area | Sonoma | Rugged wilderness on Austin Creek, bordering Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve | $8 per vehicle |
| Azalea State Natural Reserve | Humboldt | Western Azaleas | |
| Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park | Napa | 1846 water-powered grist mill in Napa Valley on the NRHP | $3ad $2ch Museum / Park Entry |
| Bean Hollow State Beach | San Mateo | Fishing, beachcombing, tidepools | |
| Benbow Lake State Recreation Area | Humboldt | Reservoir on the South Fork Eel River | $8 per vehicle |
| Benicia Capitol State Historic Park | Solano | Third and oldest-surviving California capitol, used 1853–54; on NRHP | $3ad $2ch Museum / Park Entry |
| Benicia State Recreation Area | Solano | Tidal wetland on the Carquinez Strait | $6 per vehicle |
| Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area | Alameda | Water recreation on Bethany Reservoir | $10 per vehicle; $7 boat launch |
| Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park | Butte | 1868 Victorian mansion of influential settlers John and Annie Bidwell; NRHP | $6ad $3ch Guided Tour / Walk |
| Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park | Butte Glenn | Riparian habitat on Sacramento River and tributary Big Chico Creek | $6 per vehicle; $5 boat launch |
| Big Basin Redwoods State Park | Santa Cruz | California’s first state park, preserving coast redwoods on Waddell Creek | $10 per vehicle |
| Bodie State Historic Park | Mono | Gold-Mining Ghost Town of Bodie; NHL | $8ad $5ch Museum Entry |
| Bolsa Chica State Beach | Orange | Surf Fishing and catching grunion by hand | $15 per vehicle |
| Border Field State Park | San Diego | Southwesternmost point of the contiguous US, on the Mex – US border; part of Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve | $5 per vehicle |
| Bothe-Napa Valley State Park | Napa Sonoma | Contains the farthest inland coast redwoods in California State Park | $8 per vehicle; $5ad $2ch Pool Use |
| Brannan Island State Recreation Area | Sacramento | Water recreation in Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta | $10 per vehicle; $7 boat launch |
| Burleigh H. Murray Ranch | San Mateo | Historic ranch established 1857 | |
| Burton Creek State Park | Placer | Hiking; cross-country skiing | |
| Butano State Park | San Mateo | Redwood valley | $10 per vehicle |
| Calaveras Big Trees State Park | Calaveras Tuolumne | Giant Sequoias | $10 per vehicle |
| California Citrus State Historic Park | Riverside | California Citrus Industry | $5 per vehicle |
| California State Capitol Museum | Sacramento | Offers exhibits and tours of California State Capitol and grounds | |
| California State Mining and Mineral Museum | Mariposa | Official state mineral collection and mining heritage | $4ad $4ch Museum / Park Entry |
| Cambria State Marine Park | San Luis Obispo | California’s first State Marine Park | |
| Candlestick Point State Recreation Area | San Francisco | California’s first urban State Recreation Area, on western shore of San Francisco Bay | |
| Cardiff State Beach | San Diego | Beach | $15 per vehicle |
| Carlsbad State Beach | San Diego | Beach and coastal bluffs | $10 per vehicle |
| Carmel River State Beach | Monterey | Beach and lagoon at mouth of Carmel River; migratory bird habitat | |
| Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area | Alameda San Joaquin | Off-road Recreation in Diablo Range; former townsite of Carnegie | $5 per vehicle |
| Carpinteria State Beach | Santa Barbar Ventura | Beach | $10 per vehicle |
| Caspar Headlands State Beach | Mendocino | ||
| Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve | Mendocino | Coastline | |
| Castaic Lake State Recreation Area | Los Angeles | Shoreline on Castaic Lake | |
| Castle Crags State Park | Shasta | Castle Crags Wilderness, 6,000-foot-tall rock crags | $8 per vehicle |
| Castle Rock State Park | Santa Clara Santa Cruz San Mateo | Wild forest with rock climbing along crest of Santa Cruz Mountains | $8 per vehicle |
| Caswell Memorial State Park | San Joaquin | Riparian forest along Stanislaus River | $10 per vehicle |
| Cayucos State Beach | San Luis Obispo | Swimming and surfing beach | |
| China Camp State Park | Marin | 1880s Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and salt marshes of San Pablo Bay | $5 per vehicle |
| Chino Hills State Park | Orange Riverside San Bernardino | Preserves a large tract of Chino Hills | $5 per vehicle |
| Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park | Santa Barbara | Sandstone cave bearing rock art of Chumash people | |
| Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area | Butte | Off-road recreation in the shallow clay pit excavated for material to build Oroville Dam | |
| Clear Lake State Park | Lake | Recreational Activities at Clear Lake, the largest freshwater lake within California’s borders | $10 per vehicle; $5 boat launch |
| Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park | Tulare | The town of Allensworth, founded in 1908 by Colonel Allen Allensworth, as a haven for African Americans; NRHP | $6 per vehicle |
| Columbia State Historic Park | Tuolumne | Columbia’s Gold Rush-era downtown; NHL District | FREE |
| Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area | Colusa | Sacramento River area known for fishing | $6 per vehicle; $5 boat launch |
| Corona del Mar State Beach | Orange | Swimming beach adjacent to Newport Beach harbor jetty | |
| Crystal Cove State Park | Orange | Cliffbound coastline, inland chaparral canyons, and the NRHP-listed Crystal Cove Historic District of 1920s and 30s beach cottages | $15 per vehicle |
| Cuyamaca Rancho State Park | San Diego | Forests and Meadows above 5,000 feet; Laguna Mountains, on the former Rancho Cuyamaca | $10 per vehicle |
| D. L. Bliss State Park | El Dorado | Balancing rock and Rubicon Point Light on shore of Lake Tahoe | $10 per vehicle |
| Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park | Del Norte | Old-growth coast redwood | $8 per vehicle |
| Dockweiler State Beach | Los Angeles | Beach and hang gliding training site, next to Los Angeles International Airport | |
| Doheny State Beach | Orange | Surfing and beach-front camping in Dana Point | $15 per vehicle |
| Donner Memorial State Park | Nevada Placer | Site where Donner Party was trapped by weather in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846–1847; NHL | $10 per vehicle |
| Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park | El Dorado | Lake Tahoe estate and 1903 summer home of banker Isaias W. Hellman | $10 per vehicle; $5ad $3ch Museum Entry |
| El Capitán State Beach | Santa Barbara | Beach and coastal bluffs where monarch butterflies congregate in autumn | $10 per vehicle |
| El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park | Santa Barbara | 1782 Spanish presidio; NRHP | |
| Emerald Bay State Park | El Dorado | Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay; Fannette Island; 1929 Vikingsholm mansion; NRHP | $10 per vehicle; $5ad $3ch Museum Entry |
| Emma Wood State Beach | Ventura | Surfing beach and estuary at mouth of Ventura River | $10 per vehicle |
| Empire Mine State Historic Park | Nevada | Underground gold mine, 1850 to 1956; NRHP | $7ad $3ch Museum / Park Entry |
| Estero Bluffs State Park | San Luis Obispo | Estero Bay coastal habitats | |
| Folsom Lake State Recreation Area | El Dorado Placer Sacramento | Folsom and Natoma Lakes, reservoirs on American River | $12 per vehicle; $10 boat launch |
| Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park | Sacramento | 1895 hydroelectricity plant, now NHL and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark | $10 per vehicle |
| The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park | Santa Cruz | Forest Preservation as donated by the family of former owner, Nisene Marks | $8 per vehicle |
| Fort Humboldt State Historic Park | Humboldt | History of relations with U.S. army (present at fort 1853–1870), Native Americans, and settlers; also includes logging museum | |
| Fort Ord Dunes State Park | Monterey | Monterey Bay coastline on former property of Fort Ord | |
| Fort Ross State Historic Park | Sonoma | Fort Ross, an 1812–1841 Russian-American Company outpost, was southernmost settlement in the Russian colonization of the Americas; NHL | $8 per vehicle |
| Fort Tejon State Historic Park | Kern | U.S. Army fort, staffed 1854–1864, to monitor Sebastian Indian Reservation; NRHP | $5 per vehicle |
| Franks Tract State Recreation Area | Contra Costa | Flooded area in Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta accessible only by water | |
| Fremont Peak State Park | Monterey San Benito | Fremont Peak and Fremont Peak Observatory | $6 per vehicle |
| Garrapata State Park | Monterey | Wild Coastline | |
| Gaviota State Park | Santa Barbara | Narrow gorge of Gaviota Creek; popular beach area | $10 per vehicle; $8 boat launch |
| George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area | Merced | Merced River | $10 per vehicle |
| Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park | Sacramento | 1877 mansion that housed 13 of California’s governors and their families 1903 to 1967 | 5/3/5under FREE Museum Entry |
| Gray Whale Cove State Beach | San Mateo | Cove, near the Devil’s Slide, where gray whales are often seen close to shore | |
| Great Valley Grasslands State Park | Merced | Native grassland preservation, once extensive in Central Valley | 0 |
| Greenwood State Beach | Mendocino | Beach; Visitor Center interpreting lumber history | |
| Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park | Humboldt | Coast redwoods along Van Duzen River | $8 per vehicle |
| Grover Hot Springs State Park | Alpine | Hot springs that feed swimming pools in alpine meadow | $8 per vehicle; $10ad $5ch Pool Use |
| Half Moon Bay State Beach | San Mateo | Four popular beaches on Half Moon Bay | $10 per vehicle |
| Harmony Headlands State Park | San Luis Obispo | Land along Pacific Coast | |
| Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area | Humboldt | Fishing on Big Lagoon; next to Humboldt Lagoons State Park | |
| Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument | San Luis Obispo | Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst’s opulent 115-room Hearst Castle | $25ad $12ch Daily Guided Tour |
| Hearst San Simeon State Park | San Luis Obispo | Rocky coasts; rare habitats like mima mounds and Monterey pine forest; 5,800-year-old Native American archaeological site | |
| Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area | Imperial | ATV riding on dunes along former course of Alamo River | $5 per vehicle |
| Hendy Woods State Park | Mendocino | Old-growth coast redwoods in Anderson Valley | $8 per vehicle |
| Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park | Santa Cruz | Redwood Grove and other old-growth forest | $10 per vehicle |
| Henry W. Coe State Park | Santa Clara Stanislaus | Ridges and canyons in Diablo Range | $8 per vehicle |
| Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area | San Benito | Off-roading tracks and events | $5 per vehicle |
| Humboldt Lagoons State Park | Humboldt | Largest lagoon system in the US, including Big Lagoon, Stone Lagoon, and Freshwater Lagoon | |
| Humboldt Redwoods State Park | Humboldt | World’s largest remaining old-growth coast redwood forest, including Stratosphere Giant, fourth-tallest known tree | $8 per vehicle |
| Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area | Los Angeles Ventura | Off-highway tracks, connecting to more routes in Los Padres National Forest | $5 per vehicle |
| Huntington State Beach | Orange | Beach | $15 per vehicle |
| Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park | Amador | Outcrop with 1,185 mortar holes where Native Americans ground acorns into flour | $8 per vehicle |
| Indio Hills Palms | Riverside | California fan palms growing along San Andreas Fault in Indio Hills; part of Coachella Valley Preserve | |
| Jack London State Historic Park | Sonoma | Ranch and grave sites of author Jack London and his wife Charmian London; NHL | $8 per vehicle |
| Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park | Del Norte | Honors explorer Jedediah Smith with tract of coast redwoods along Smith River. Part of Redwood National and State Parks | $8 per vehicle |
| John Little State Natural Reserve | Monterey | Rugged cliffs on Big Sur coast flanking mouth of creek | |
| Jug Handle State Natural Reserve | Mendocino | Marine terraces exhibiting ecological succession | |
| Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park | Monterey | From Big Sur coast up to 3,000-foot ridges; includes iconic seaside McWay Falls | $10 per vehicle |
| Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area | Los Angeles | Urban open space in Baldwin Hills of Los Angeles | $6 per vehicle |
| Kings Beach State Recreation Area | Placer | North shore Lake Tahoe Waterfront | $10 per vehicle |
| Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve | Sonoma | Spring-blooming rhododendron forest adjacent to Salt Point State Park | |
| La Purísima Mission State Historic Park | Santa Barbara | 1813 La Purisima Mission; the most completely restored Spanish mission in California | $6 per vehicle |
| Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area | Alameda | Lake Del Valle; reservoir on the Arroyo Valle | |
| Lake Oroville State Recreation Area | Butte | Lake Oroville; reservoir on Feather River | $8 per vehicle; $5 boat launch |
| Lake Perris State Recreation Area | Riverside | Southernmost reservoir in the California State Water Project; Ya’i Heki’ Regional Indian Museum | $10 per vehicle; $10 boat launch |
| Lake Valley State Recreation Area | El Dorado | 18-hole golf course in High Sierras | |
| Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park | Sacramento | Governor and tycoon Leland Stanford’s restored 1856 mansion; NHL | |
| Leo Carrillo State Park | Los Angeles Ventura | Leo Carrillo beach; part of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | $12 per vehicle |
| Leucadia State Beach | San Diego | Small rocky beach in Encinitas | |
| Lighthouse Field State Beach | Santa Cruz | Steamer Lane surf break; lighthouse containing Santa Cruz Surfing Museum | |
| Limekiln State Park | Monterey | Four lime kilns from 1887 lime-smelting operation on Big Sur Coast | $8 per vehicle |
| Little River State Beach | Humboldt | Broad open beach with dunes | |
| Los Angeles State Historic Park | Los Angeles | Urban open space on site of 1875 train station where many travelers first arrived in Los Angeles | |
| Los Encinos State Historic Park | Los Angeles | $3pp Museum / Park Entry | |
| Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve | San Luis Obispo | ||
| MacKerricher State Park | Mendocino | $8 per vehicle | |
| Mailliard Woods State Natural Reserve | Mendocino | ||
| Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park | Nevada | $8 per vehicle | |
| Malibu Creek State Park | Los Angeles | $12 per vehicle | |
| Malibu Lagoon State Beach | Los Angeles | $12 per vehicle | |
| Manchester State Park | Mendocino | ||
| Mandalay State Beach | Ventura | ||
| Manresa State Beach | Santa Cruz | $10 per vehicle | |
| Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park | Marin | ||
| Marina State Beach | Monterey | ||
| Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park | El Dorado | $8 per vehicle; $6ad Museum / Park Entry | |
| McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park | Shasta | $8 per vehicle; $8 boat launch | |
| McConnell State Recreation Area | Merced | $10 per vehicle | |
| McGrath State Beach | Ventura | $10 per vehicle | |
| McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore | Alameda Contra Costa | East Bay waterfront | |
| Mendocino Headlands State Park | Mendocino | ||
| Mendocino Woodlands State Park | Mendocino | ||
| Millerton Lake State Recreation Area | Fresno Madera | Millerton Lake Shoreline and 1867 Millerton County Courthouse | $10 per vehicle; $7 boat launch |
| Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve | Mono | $3 per vehicle | |
| Montaña de Oro State Park | San Luis Obispo | ||
| Montara State Beach | San Mateo | ||
| Monterey State Historic Park | Monterey | $5ad $0ch Museum Entry | |
| Monterey State Beach | Monterey | ||
| Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve | Mendocino | ||
| Moonlight State Beach | San Diego | ||
| Morro Bay State Park | San Luis Obispo | $8 per vehicle; $2ad $0ch Museum Entry | |
| Morro Strand State Beach | San Luis Obispo | ||
| Moss Landing State Beach | Monterey | ||
| Mount Diablo State Park | Contra Costa | $10 per vehicle | |
| Mount San Jacinto State Park | Riverside | $10 per vehicle | |
| Mount Tamalpais State Park | Marin | $8 per vehicle | |
| Natural Bridges State Beach | Santa Cruz | $10 per vehicle | |
| Navarro River Redwoods State Park | Mendocino | ||
| New Brighton State Beach | Santa Cruz | $10 per vehicle | |
| Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area | San Luis Obispo | $5 per vehicle | |
| Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area | Imperial San Diego | Off-road recreation next to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park | |
| Old Sacramento State Historic Park | Sacramento | California State Railroad Museum; history of rail transportation in California with museum displays, 21 restored locomotives, and heritage railway along Sacramento River | 10 5 0 5 and under Museum Entry |
| Old Town San Diego State Historic Park | San Diego | ||
| Olompali State Historic Park | Marin | $8 per vehicle | |
| Pacheco State Park | Merced Santa Clara | $10 per vehicle | |
| Pacifica State Beach | San Mateo | ||
| Palomar Mountain State Park | San Diego | $10 per vehicle | |
| Patrick’s Point State Park | Humboldt | ||
| Pelican State Beach | Del Norte | ||
| Pescadero State Beach | San Mateo | $8 per vehicle | |
| Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park | Sonoma | $3ad $2ch Museum Entry | |
| Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park | Monterey | $10 per vehicle | |
| Picacho State Recreation Area | Imperial | $10 per vehicle; $5 boat launch | |
| Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park | San Mateo | ||
| Pío Pico State Historic Park | Los Angeles | ||
| Pismo State Beach | San Luis Obispo | $10 per vehicle | |
| Placerita Canyon State Park | Los Angeles | ||
| Plumas-Eureka State Park | Plumas | ||
| Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park | Mendocino | ||
| Point Dume State Beach | Los Angeles | ||
| Point Lobos State Natural Reserve | Monterey | $10 per vehicle | |
| Point Mugu State Park | Los Angeles | $12 per vehicle | |
| Point Sal State Beach | Santa Barbara | ||
| Point Sur State Historic Park | Monterey | 1889 Point Sur Lighthouse and former U.S. Navy SOSUS base; NRHP | |
| Pomponio State Beach | San Mateo | $8 per vehicle | |
| Portola Redwoods State Park | San Mateo | $10 per vehicle | |
| Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area | Sacramento | Off-roading at the foot of the Sierra Nevada; go-kart track; and 4WD obstacle course | $5 per vehicle |
| Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park | Humboldt | $8 per vehicle | |
| Providence Mountains State Recreation Area | $10 per vehicle; $10ad$5ch Guided Tour | ||
| Railtown 1897 State Historic Park | Tuolumne | 5 3 0 | |
| Red Rock Canyon State Park | Kern | $6 per vehicle | |
| Refugio State Beach | Santa Barbara | $10 per vehicle | |
| Reynolds Wayside Campground | Mendocino | Old-growth redwoods and Douglas fir | |
| Richardson Grove State Park | Humboldt | $8 per vehicle | |
| Rio de Los Angeles State Park State Recreation Area | Los Angeles | ||
| Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach | Los Angeles | $10 per vehicle | |
| Robert Louis Stevenson State Park | Napa Sonoma Lake | FREE | |
| Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach | Alameda | ||
| Russian Gulch State Park | Mendocino | $8 per vehicle | |
| Saddleback Butte State Park | Los Angeles | $6 per vehicle | |
| Salinas River State Beach | Monterey Santa Cruz | ||
| Salt Point State Park | Sonoma | $8 per vehicle | |
| Salton Sea State Recreation Area | Imperial Riverside | $7 per vehicle; $5 boat launch | |
| Samuel P. Taylor State Park | Marin | $8 per vehicle | |
| San Bruno Mountain State Park | San Mateo | ||
| San Buenaventura State Beach | Ventura | $10 per vehicle | |
| San Clemente State Beach | Orange | $15 per vehicle | |
| San Elijo State Beach | San Diego | $12 per vehicle | |
| San Gregorio State Beach | San Mateo | $8 per vehicle | |
| San Juan Bautista State Historic Park | San Benito | ad 3 Museum / Park Entry | |
| San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area | Merced | $10 per vehicle; $7 boat launch | |
| San Onofre State Beach | San Diego | $15 per vehicle | |
| San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park | San Diego | ||
| San Timoteo Canyon | Riverside | ||
| Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park | Santa Cruz | ||
| Santa Monica State Beach | Los Angeles | ||
| Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park | Los Angeles | ||
| Schooner Gulch State Beach | Mendocino | ||
| Seacliff State Beach | Santa Cruz | $10 per vehicle | |
| Shasta State Historic Park | Shasta | 3 2 Museum Entry | |
| Silver Strand State Beach | San Diego | $10 per vehicle | |
| Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area | San Bernardino | $10 per vehicle | |
| Sinkyone Wilderness State Park | Mendocin Humboldt | $6 per vehicle | |
| Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve | Mendocino | ||
| Sonoma State Historic Park | Sonoma | 3 2 Museum / Park Entry | |
| Sonoma Coast State Park | Sonoma | $8 per vehicle | |
| South Carlsbad State Beach | San Diego | $15 per vehicle | |
| South Yuba River State Park | Nevada | ||
| Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area | Mendocino | $8 per vehicle | |
| State Indian Museum | Sacramento | Cultures of indigenous peoples of California | 5 3 0 Museum Entry |
| Stone Lake | Sacramento | ||
| Sugarloaf Ridge State Park | Sonoma Napa | ||
| Sunset State Beach | Santa Cruz | ||
| Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park | Sacramento | ||
| Tahoe State Recreation Area | Placer | Campground on Lake Tahoe | |
| Thornton State Beach | San Mateo | ||
| Tijuana Estuary | San Diego | ||
| Tolowa Dunes State Park | Del Norte | ||
| Tomales Bay State Park | Marin | $8 per vehicle | |
| Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park | Kern | 5 3 Park Entry | |
| Topanga State Park | Los Angeles | $10 per vehicle | |
| Torrey Pines State Beach | San Diego | $15 per vehicle | |
| Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve | San Diego | $15 per vehicle | |
| Trinidad State Beach | Humboldt | ||
| Trione-Annadel State Park | Sonoma | Day-use activities at northern end of Sonoma Valley | |
| Tule Elk State Natural Reserve | Kern | $8 per vehicle | |
| Turlock Lake State Recreation Area | Stanislaus | $12 per vehicle; $8 boat launch | |
| Twin Lakes State Beach | Santa Cruz | ||
| Van Damme State Park | Mendocino | Beach, bog, and pygmy forest on site of former redwood lumbering settlement; NHL | $8 per vehicle |
| Verdugo Mountains | Los Angeles | ||
| Ward Creek Project | Placer | ||
| Washoe Meadows State Park | El Dorado | ||
| Wassama Round House State Historic Park | Madera | ||
| Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park | Los Angeles | ||
| Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park | Trinity | 4 2 Guided Tour | |
| Westport-Union Landing State Beach | Mendocino | ||
| Wilder Ranch State Park | Santa Cruz | $10 per vehicle | |
| Will Rogers State Beach | Los Angeles | ||
| Will Rogers State Historic Park | Los Angeles | $12 per vehicle | |
| William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park | Tehama | $6 per vehicle | |
| Woodland Opera House State Historic Park | Yolo | ||
| Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area | Tehama | $8 per vehicle | |
| Zmudowski State Beach | Monterey Santa Cruz |
** Admission Rates are approximate. While we at SPGFAN do the best we can to update as often as possible, the State of California can and does change admission policies beyond our control. Also, some parks utilize Holiday Pricing Structures, so during peak usage, some parks may raise admission rates.
*** NRHP – National Register of Historic Places
*** NHL – National Historic Landmark
* ad – Adult – Admission Price per Adult
* ch – Child – Admission Price per Child
* pp – Per Person – Admission Price, Age not Specified
