National Parks in California

California has 24 National Park Service units. 6 are national parks; the rest are other National Park System units, run by the same agency. 8 charge an entrance fee (from $20 per vehicle); 15 are free to enter. 9 have developed campgrounds.

Every park unit here sets its own fire rules and closures. Each unit's page lists the fire restriction orders and closures on record for it, from the park's own alerts, re-checked every six hours.

California national parks map

  • National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS)
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Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Cabrillo National Monument National monument $20 per vehicle 0 Not on record Not on record
Castle Mountains National Monument National monument Free 0 Not on record No
César E. Chávez National Monument National monument Free Not on record Not on record Yes
Channel Islands National Park National park Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
Death Valley National Park National park $30 per vehicle 9 Not on record No
Devils Postpile National Monument National monument Free 0 Not on record Yes
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site National historic site Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
Fort Point National Historic Site National historic site Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
Golden Gate National Recreation Area National recreation area Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
John Muir National Historic Site National historic site Free Not on record Not on record Yes
Joshua Tree National Park National park $30 per vehicle 9 Not on record Some trails
Lassen Volcanic National Park National park $30 per vehicle 8 Not on record No
Lava Beds National Monument National monument $25 per vehicle 1 Not on record Not on record
Manzanar National Historic Site National historic site Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
Mojave National Preserve National preserve Free Not on record Not on record Yes
Muir Woods National Monument National monument Not on record 0 Not on record Not on record
Pinnacles National Park National park $30 per vehicle 1 Not on record No
Point Reyes National Seashore National seashore Free Not on record Not on record Some trails
Redwood National and State Parks Not on record Free Not on record Not on record No
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park National historical park Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area National recreation area Free 90,265 Not on record Not on record
Tule Lake National Monument National monument Free 0 Not on record Not on record
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area National recreation area $25 per vehicle 9 Not on record Yes
Yosemite National Park National park $35 per vehicle 13 Not on record No