California Travel Tips
California State Parks News
Published on: October 08, 2012
The fall season is a great time to come out to play. Before you go to a California State Park, check to see if there have been any changes in schedule (parks.ca.gov). Mount San Jacinto (in photo) State Park and California Citrus State Historic Park are among those with new fall/winter schedules.
California Parks News:
- Last week we reported about the bandits that stole gems and gold from the California State Mineral and Mining Museum, part of the state parks system. The park has been closed to fix broken cases and assess damage. Call before going.
- It was reported several days ago that a park official was put on leave while an investigation takes place into document shredding in her office at Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area. Apparent unauthorized destruction of state records was discovered by a janitor. The documents may be critical to an ongoing investigation of hidden funds in the State Parks system.
- Several new partnerships with non-profit groups are helping keep Gray Whale Cove State Beach in San Mateo County and Benicia Capitol State Historic Park in Solano County open.
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park celebrated its 110th birthday recently as the oldest state park in California. Containing more than 20,000 acres of the the largest continuous stand of ancient coast redwoods south of San Francisco, approx. 1 million visitors enjoy the park each year. Happy Birthday!
- Donors who helped save Henry Coe State Park in the Bay Area want their money back, but the state says it doesn’t have to return their donations. The volunteers said they felt duped when over $50 million in hidden state park funds was uncovered by a Sacramento Bee investigative reporter just before some parks were set to close due to budget cuts.
- Santa Cruz region of the State Parks system launched Park Observation Program (POP) last week based on a similar program in Portland, Ore. Parks guests can load jpg and gif photos from their phones to a web portal to report fallen trees and other hazards within parks.
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