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National Park Service sites in California

California has 34 National Park Service sites in the NPS data. In the Oct 28, 2026 snapshot, 21 of them had active alerts — 55 in total, including 11 closures — and together they list 97 NPS campgrounds.

Updated · NPS Data API

Sites in California
ParkDesignationActive alertsClosuresCampgroundsEntrance fee
Alcatraz IslandNational Park Service site310Free
Butterfield Overland National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail000Free
Cabrillo National MonumentNational Monument000Fee
California National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail000Free
Castle Mountains National MonumentNational Monument200Free
César E. Chávez National MonumentNational Monument000Free
Channel Islands National ParkNational Park217Free
Death Valley National ParkNational Park2112Fee
Devils Postpile National MonumentNational Monument110Free
Eugene O'Neill National Historic SiteNational Historic Site000Free
Fort Point National Historic SiteNational Historic Site100Free
Golden Gate National Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area725Free
John Muir National Historic SiteNational Historic Site100Free
Joshua Tree National ParkNational Park419Fee
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail000Free
Lassen Volcanic National ParkNational Park3010Fee
Lava Beds National MonumentNational Monument102Fee
Manzanar National Historic SiteNational Historic Site100Free
Mojave National PreserveNational Preserve623Free
Muir Woods National MonumentNational Monument400Fee
Old Spanish National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail000Free
Pinnacles National ParkNational Park201Fee
Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Seashore005Free
Pony Express National Historic TrailNational Historic Trail000Free
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National MemorialNational Memorial000Free
Presidio of San FranciscoNational Park Service site100Free
Redwood National and State ParksNational and State Parks304Free
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical ParkNational Historical Park000Free
San Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkNational Historical Park510Free
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area001Free
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksNational Parks4115Fee
Tule Lake National MonumentNational Monument000Free
Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area107Fee
Yosemite National ParkNational Park1016Fee

Planning a trip in California

24 of these sites have no entrance fee in NPS fee data. Open a park to see its fees and passes, hours, visitor centers, campgrounds and every current alert. Sites that cross state lines are listed in each state they touch.

Heading out? Check each park's alerts the morning you leave — closures for weather, fire and road work are often posted on short notice.

Other states and territories

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Want the headline parks only? See the national parks list, or browse all NPS campgrounds.

Sources

  • National Park Service Data API — parks, alerts, fees and campgrounds, snapshot of Oct 28, 2026.
  • Data: National Park Service (NPS) Data API, U.S. Department of the Interior (developer.nps.gov). This product uses the NPS Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the National Park Service. The National Park Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior do not endorse OpenParks. Photos are NPS images shown with their original credits; park descriptions are short excerpts credited to the NPS. Always confirm current conditions on nps.gov before you travel.