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Happy World Kindness Day. 💚 One of the kindest things you can do for someone? Take them to a California state park for the first time.

Share a park you love in the comments below 👇

Image by: Steven Poon

#WorldKindnessDay #CaliforniaStateParks #TakeAFriend #ParkForAll #YourVoiceForParks
November 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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California State Parks Foundation works to ensure that California’s most iconic and hidden landscapes stay funded, accessible, and preserved — for every Californian, not just those who already know where to look.

Support the work: calparks.org/donate

📸:Kerry Zallar

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November 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Lake Tahoe's most photographed spot is a state park. 📸 Emerald Bay has the only island in the lake, a 1929 Scandinavian castle, and water so clear it looks fake. Hike down to Vikingsholm.
#EmeraldBay #LakeTahoe #CaliforniaStateParks #Tahoe #Hiking #BucketList
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November 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Fort Ross State Historic Park stands in near-solitude above the Pacific ocean. Visitors and park staff have long reported a sense of being watched, and a lingering presence that feels like something unfinished. 👻🌊

Learn more at parks.ca.gov 🔗

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October 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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The most bone-chilling encounters reported at California's state parks. Read the full blog — if you dare.

#ECK #31DaysOfOctober #Ghosts #Halloween #CaliforniaStateParks #GhostStories #ForestFriday #HauntedCalifornia
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This Halloween, we are taking you inside the most bone-chilling encounters ever reported at California's state parks. Read the full blog — if you dare.

https://ow.ly/LPmG50ZYFwt

📸: Jonathan Shapiro
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October 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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This Halloween, we are taking you inside the most bone-chilling encounters ever reported at California's state parks. Read the full blog — if you dare.

https://ow.ly/LPmG50ZYFwt

📸: Jonathan Shapiro
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October 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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A donation to California State Parks Foundation this fall funds the work that keeps California's 280 state parks thriving.

Make your gift today at act.calparks.org/a/donate

Photo by: Peter Burnett
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October 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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For #silentsunday I offer the sunlight filtering through this #coastalredwood #forest. I took these picture on the Rockefeller Loop Trail a couple of days ago. This is located in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park, one of the great #californiastateparks I […]

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Light filtering through a coastal redwood forest. The ground beneath the tall reddish trees is covered in ferns and Redwood Sorrel, a low clover-like plant. A particularly tall and majestic redwood tree is centered in the photo, with its upper branches sticking up into the sun. A metal sign is seen on a rock telling the visitor that the Rockefeller Redwood Forest was dedicated on May 15, 1952.
October 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Wanna start this spooky month in California state parks? Visit our blog "Experience the paranormal side of California state parks" to get started! Link below!👻💚

https://ow.ly/5ETA50ZTGUC

#CaliforniaStateParks #SpookySeason
October 1, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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ICYMI... Here’s your September E-News Recap
This September brought a lot to California’s state parks. Read the full stories by visiting:

calparks.org/enews

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September 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Need some pointers on how to take great photos when you're outdoors?

Read photographer Matt Chesebrough's full guide to responsible park photography at calparks.org/blog and enter the contest at calparks.org/photocontest.

📸:Matt Chesebrough

#CalParksPhotoContest #CaliforniaStateParks
September 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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THE PHOTO CONTEST SUBMISSION DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED!⏳📸

The 2026 California State Parks Foundation Photo Contest closes September 30 at 11:59 p.m. Enter now at calparks.org/photocontest

#CalParksPhotoContest #CaliforniaStateParks
September 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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It's important to know where to look for information when a wildfire occurs. Read our blog to get the full list of resources.

https://ow.ly/xxWW50ZPkJz

Photo By: David Pierce

#BigSur #CaliforniaStateParks #ProtectOurPark #California
September 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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Last Saturday, seven volunteers from Gay for Good 's San Francisco chapter helped set up the fourth annual Kite Day at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area! 🪁

Find an upcoming volunteer workday at volunteer.calparks.org 🌳

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September 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Fun Fact: Ochre Sea Stars use a water vascular system instead of blood to pump nutrients through their bodies and move their hundreds of tiny tube feet, these little stars can be found in coastal parks like Año Nuevo State Park!

#BiodiversityWeek #ProtectNature #CaliforniaStateParks
September 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Happy Labor Day from California's 280 state parks. 🌲 Today we rest. Tomorrow we get back to protecting them. 💚

#LaborDay #CaliforniaStateParks #GetOutside #ThisIsWhereYouLive #YourVoiceForParks
September 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Paige King has lived in California her whole life.

Read her story and learn how your legacy can protect the places that matter most.

https://ow.ly/g6tE50ZH3VS

#MakeAWillMonth #CaliforniaStateParks #LegacyGiving

August 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Fall is here and so are our volunteer workdays! 🍂🌲
💚 Save this post or share it with a friend to help decide which workdays work for you!
Sign up at calparks.org/volunteer 🙌

#CaliforniaStateParks #Volunteer
August 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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"What an Amazing Thing to Leave Behind"

August is Make-A-Will Month and California's state parks need champions not just for today, but for generations to come. 🌲
Learn more at https://ow.ly/8oar50ZFlT4 🔗

#MakeAWillMonth #CaliforniaStateParks #LegacyGiving
August 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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California's state parks don't protect themselves. 🌿

Make your gift today and help protec and preserve the state parks you love calparks.org/donate 🔗

#CaliforniaStateParks #DonateToday
August 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Hey fourth graders, here’s your chance to squeeze in one last summer adventure at a California state park! 🌲☀️

For more information click the link below
Parks.ca.gov/AdventurePass

#CaliforniaStateParks #FREEFourthGradePass #GetOutside #ExploreCA #YourVoiceForParks
August 22, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Here is what is at stake on California's coast right now. Add your voice before the comment period closes on August 22.

Use the link below to add your voice🔗 https://ow.ly/FXT450ZBZcc

#ProtectOurCoast #CaliforniaStateParks
August 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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The Milky Way over Pigeon Point Lighthouse

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The Milky Way galaxy over Pigeon Point lighthouse on the California coast
March 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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This August marks five years since the Complex Fire, the largest recorded wildfire in California's history. It also reminds us why restoration, stewardship, and climate resilience are essential to the future of our public lands.

💚 Learn more at calparks.org

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August 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Santa Cruz has a way of making you want to stay a little longer. 🌊🌲

Read our full blog and sign up for an upcoming workday at calparks.org/blog/volunteer-santa-cruzs-state-parks

#CaliforniaStateParks #Volunteer
August 15, 2026 at 1:01 AM