Department of Water Resources scientist Brianne Sakata, center, works with California State Parks staff to collect invasive ...

California is home to five less famous national parks that saw fewer than 650,000 recreational visitors in 2023. Lassen Volcanic National Park, Redwood National Park, and Pinnacles National Park ...

Visitors flocked to California’s nine national parks last year in numbers not seen since the pandemic, new federal data show. About 12,160,000 people visited national parks in California in 2024 ...

While hundreds of parks are free to enter, others use timed entry and other reservation methods to control crowds — but that also means you may need to secure your spot well in advance.