Central Coast California State Parks

Central Coast California State Parks & Beach, and National Parks comprise an area from Oxnard in the south to Moss Landing in the north. Among the region's exceptional parks assets are the Channel Islands, part of the national parks , and Monterey Bay Aquarium, a National Marine Sanctuary. Central Coast state parks have the only all terrain vehicle park on the beach at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area in San Luis Obispo County.

Central Coast State Parks and Beaches include:

Andrew Molera State Park - Monterey County
Asilomar State Beach - Monterey County
Carmel River State Beach - Monterey County
Carpinteria State Beach - Santa Barbara County
Cayucos State Beach - San Luis Obispo County
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park - Santa Barbara County
El Capitan State Beach - Santa Barbara County
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park - Santa Barbara County
Emma Wood State Beach - Ventura County
Estero Bluffs State Park - San Luis Obispo County
Fort Ord Dunes State Park - Monterey County
Fremont Peak State Park - Monterey County
Garrapata State Park - Monterey County
Gaviota State Park - Santa Barbara County
Harmony Headlands State Park - San Luis Obispo County
Hearst San Simeon State Park - San Luis Obispo County
Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument - San Luis Obispo County
Henry W. Coe State Park - Santa Clara County
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area - San Benito County
John Little State Natural Reserve - Monterey County
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - Monterey County
La Purisima Mission State Historic Park - Santa Barbara County
Limekiln State Park - Monterey County
Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve - San Luis Obispo County
Mandalay State Beach - Ventura County
Marina State Beach - Monterey County
McGrath State Beach - Ventura County
Montaņa de Oro State Park - San Luis Obispo County
Monterey State Historic Park - Monterey County
Monterey State Beach - Monterey County
Morro Bay State Park - San Luis Obispo County
Morro Strand State Beach - San Luis Obispo County
Moss Landing State Beach - Monterey County
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area - San Luis Obispo County
Pacheco State Park - Merced County
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - Monterey County
Pismo State Beach - San Luis Obispo County
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve - Monterey County
Point Lobos Ranch Park Property - Monterey County
Point Mugu State Park - Ventura County
Point Sal State Beach - Santa Barbara County
Point Sur State Historic Park - Monterey County
Refugio State Beach - Santa Barbara County
Salinas River State Beach - Monterey County
San Buenaventura State Beach - Ventura County
San Juan Bautista State Historic Park - San Benito County
Zmudowski State Beach - Monterey

National Parks and Forests

Anacapa Island
Santa Cruz Island
Channel Islands NP Visitor Center
Santa Rosa Island
San Miguel Island
Channel Islands National Park / National Recreation Area
Carrizo Plain National Monument
Pinnacles National Monument Reserve
Los Padres National Forest


Mountains

Santa Ynez Mountains
San Rafaeil Mountains
Santa Lucia Range
Coastal Ranges
Santa Monica Mountains

Junipero Serra Peak 5,862'
San Rafael Mtn 8,831' 6,396'