Campgrounds, day-use areas have been shut down since May 19 Refugio oil spill; status for busy July 4 weekend still unknown Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a ...

Head to one of California's five best beach campgrounds this winter for fewer crowds, easier reservations, whale watching, and oceanfront sites.

Refugio Beach is one of three Santa Barbara County beaches included in a State Parks general plan update now accepting public input. Credit: Daniel Green / Noozhawk file photo California State Parks ...

The calendar says winter, but the struggle to find spaces at summer campsites has already begun — especially at California state park system’s most popular campgrounds, where most booking begins six ...