Southern California is home to numerous parklands ranging from National Parks to County Parks. These parks cover a wide range of terrrain, from offshore rocks to high mountain peaks. Some, such as the Sand to Snow National Monument and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, were created quite recently. Others, such as Death Valley National Park, were created as early as 1933 (then as a National Monument). These pages will act as a guide to the location of these parks and how to obtain more information about them.
National Parks:
- Channel Islands
- Death Valley (Inyo)
- Joshua Tree (San Bernardino / Riverside)
National Monuments:
- Cabrillo (San Diego)
- California Coastal
- Carrizo Plain (Kern / San Luis Obispo)
- Castle Mountains (San Bernardino)
- Giant Sequoia (Tulare)
- Mojave Trails (San Bernardino)
- Sand to Snow (San Bernardino)
- San Gabriel Mountains (Los Angeles)
- Santa Rosa – San Jacinto Mountains (Riverside)
National Preserve:
- Mojave (San Bernardino)
National Recreation Areas:
- Santa Monica Mountains (Los Angeles / Ventura)
National Forests:
- Angeles National Forest
- Cleveland National Forest
- Los Padres National Forest
- San Bernardino National Forest
- Sequoia National Forest
State Parks (excluding State Beaches):
- Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve (Los Angeles)
- Anza-Borrego (San Diego)
- Border Field (San Diego)
- Chino Hills (Orange / Riverside)
- Cuyamaca Rancho (San Diego)
- Los Angeles Historic Park (Los Angeles)
- Mt. San Jacinto (Riverside)
- Palomar Mountain (San Diego)
- Placerita Canyon (Los Angeles)
- Saddleback Butte (Los Angeles)
- Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park (Los Angeles)
- Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve (San Diego)
- Will Rogers (Los Angeles)