California State Park Closures

[S. Heisley]

With the economic recession, the Federal government and many of our states and cities are experiencing the need to cut costs. To shave losses off the California state budget, 70 of its 278 parks are slated to close by June of 2012. The following information is given so that those of you who live in California or will be in California this year will have a chance, possibly your last, to visit some of these closing parks.

For a more complete explanation, a list of the closing parks and related information about them, please look here:

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26685

[S. Heisley]

Wolfgang 92025 wrote:

Turn out there is a new wrinkle the state had forgotten about.
Some of the parks have received federal money. Part of the agreement was to have public access.
So now the state will have to evaluate some more what can and can not be done.
I'm afraid time will only tell if this is another political ploy, or if this time they mean it.
Also I have not heard exactly what closed means. No ranger, no services, maybe locked entrance gates..... Still yet to be determined.

Stay tuned as the "Golden State" tries to make it past this bad spot in the economy.

Thanks, Wolfgang.

It is possible that some of the parks may be open some of the time, on a limited basis; however, it is best to check before you make your plans. You can go here to see what’s happening with any CA State Park:

http://www.parks.ca.gov/parkindex/?tab=1

Example: If you select ‘B’ from the “Visit a Parkâ€