California State Parks budget to be cut 50%

California State Parks.California State Parks, who cater to 75 million visitors a year, will have it’s budget cut in half effective July 1, 2009. Compounding the problem the Parks over 120 partners have their own budget woes.

California State Parks has said the changes necessitated by the budget decrease will not be put into effect until September 1, 2009.

The list of closures is not public at this time but more that likely will include the parks and beaches previously marked for closure plus more.


Probably Park Closures

Del Norte Redwoods State Park

Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park

William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park

Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area

Plumas-Eureka State Park

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

Manchester State Beach

Clear Lake State Park

Anderson Marsh State Historic Park

Austin Creek State Recreation Area

Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve

Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park

Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park

Indian Museum State Historic Park

Tomales Bay State Park

Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park

Benecia Capitol State Historic Park

Benicia State Recreation Area

Candlestick Point State Recreation Area

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park

McConnell State Recreation Area

California State Mining and Mineral Museum

George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area

Wassama Round House State Historic Park

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

Limekiln State Park

William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach

San Simeon State Park

Portola Redwoods State Park

Great Valley Grasslands State Park

Henry W. Coe State Park

Fremont Peak State Historic Park

Harmony Headlands State Park

Estero Bluffs State Park

Morro Strand State Beach

Los Osos Oaks State Reserve

Montana de Oro State Park

Providence Mountains State Recreation Area

La Purisima Mission State Historic Park

Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park

Los Encinos State Historic Park

Topanga State Park

California Citrus State Historic Park

Will Rogers State Historic Park

Pio Pico State Historic Park

Mount San Jacinto State Park

Salton Sea State Park

Picacho State Recreation Area

Lifeguards may be cut at these beaches

New Brighton

Seacliff

Manresa

Natural Bridges

Sunset

Bolsa Chica

South Carlsbad

San Elijo

Cardiff

San Onofre

Carlsbad

Huntington

Doheney

San Clemente

Torrey Pines

Silver Strand

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