California State Parks

California State Parks
	Seal of California State Parks
Agency overview
Formed	1864 (First State Park) ; 1927 (Bureaucratic Forming)
Headquarters	715 P St, Sacramento, California
Employees	1,451 permanent staff, 1,416 seasonal (2016-17)
Annual budget	$589 million ($117.5 million General Fund) 2016
Parent agency	California Resources Agency
Child agencies	Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division; State Office of Historic Preservation; Boating and waterways;
Website	parks.ca.gov

The California Department of Parks and Recreation, more commonly known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system. The system administers 279 separate park units on 1.4 million acres (570,000 ha), with over 280 miles (450 km) of coastline; 625 miles (1,006 km) of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and 3,000 miles (4,800 km) of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails. Headquartered in Sacramento, park administration is divided into 21 districts. The California State Parks system is the largest state park system in the United States.

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