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50th Anniversary Photo Album

In honor of our 50th anniversary, we invited park enthusiasts like you to share photos of the great adventures they’ve had in California state parks through the years. From picnics and hikes to beach days, birthdays and family celebrations, we wanted to tell the story of state parks by the people who have enjoyed them most. Together, we have a collection of cherished park memories. Maybe you’ll even see your own photo if you submitted one!

Natural Bridges State Beach in 2014
The best climbing tree! Hearst San Simeon State Park
Summer sunset in Crystal Cove State Park
Summer 1988, Carlsbad State Beach. My brothers and I enjoying the surf!
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve
Alisa and Gloria flipping burgers, 1978. Big Basin Redwoods State Park
 California scrub jay at Malibu Creek State Park
Common Buckeye at Malibu Creek State Park
Silver Falls, Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Moss Landing State Beach
Will Rogers State Historic Park, 2018
Trail work, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
Cooling off, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
Hot cocoa, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Beam of light, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Red Rock Canyon State Park
Mount Diablo State Park, spring
On the lake, Donner Memorial State Park, 1960s
Estero Bluffs State Park
Me and my traveling teddybear, Big Basin Redwoods State Park
My big brother standing on his head, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, July 1959
Steep Ravine Cabins, Mount Tamalpais State Park
Volunteering, Los Angeles State Historic Park
Huntington State Beach
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
Huntington State Beach
Our son and daughter, El Capitan State Beach, 1985 | Our son with his sons, 2017
Stone arches, Leo Carrillo State Park
Don't play with fire, Silver Strand State Beach
Angel Island State Park, 2011
Mohawk Stamp Mill, Plumas-Eureka State Park
Aerial view of Castaic Lake, Castaic Lake State Recreation Area, 1971
Desert dawn, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Big Basin Redwoods State Park,1990
The most amazing view of San Francisco on Mother's Day, Angel Island State Park
Bodie State Historic Park, winter
Salt Point State Park
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, summer 1980
The Duggan family, Carpinteria State Beach, late 1960s
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park
San Gregorio State Beach
Clergy and pilgrims after the July 4th service, Fort Ross State Historic Park, 1927
Checking out the superbloom, Chino Hills State Park, 2018
Cousin camp, Silver Strand State Beach,summer 2007
Surfing friends forever and ever, San Elijo State Beach
I can fit!, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Working, Año Nuevo State Park, 1983
Natural Bridges State Beach, April 2019
Sugar Pine Point State Park, summer
Montaña de Oro State Park, 1979
Chino Hills State Park
Huntington State Beach, 1984
Slot Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Horseback riding, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
Fort Ross State Historic Park
Orange Fringehead Blenny, Morro Bay State Park
Superbloom, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Point Mugu State Park
Dan and Nora cooling off post-hike, Wilder Ranch State Park
Stumped, Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Deer, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Keith weeded out a "bouquet" of Russian thistle, Rio de Los Angeles State Park
Leo Carrillo Grand Marshall Gold Rush Parade, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, 1948
Celebrating an engagement, Emerald Bay State Park
Sunset, Henry W. Coe State Park
Snow remains, Castle Rock State Park
Janolus Barbarensis (a colorful sea slug), Morro Bay State Park
Drawing wildflowers, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, 1998
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Leo Carrillo State Park, 2015
Latino Outdoors training and campout, Big Basin Redwoods State Park
San Clemente State Beach, summer 1966
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
Camping at Mount Tamalpais State Park, 1967
Father, Emerald Bay State Park, 1941
Mary Twight with salmon she caught, Van Damme State Park, mid-1940s
My girls and I on Lake Britton on my birthday, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
Cool morning hike to Rabbit Peak, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Camping trip with family and friends, Morro Bay State Park, 2001
Milky Way views, Plumas-Eureka State Park
Cousin fun!, Samuel P. Taylor State Park, 1991
Cousin fun!, Samuel P. Taylor State Park, 1993
Summit of Mount San Jacinto, Mount San Jacinto State Park
Loving the trees, Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Wheel and scaffold, Bodie State Historic Park

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