While county and national parks remain open, the state is restricting access at its Northern California beaches
Tag: park closures
Parks
Why Are Some Parks Closed But Others Not?
Every county, and every county park system, is different.
Parks
Parks and Health Officers Say Stay Home [Updated]
Editor’s Note: We’ll update this story as park conditions change. April 16 at 2:45 p.m.We strongly encourage anyone heading to a park to investigate and closely read up on the current restrictions as they apply to the specific park of … Read more
Parks
Pandemic Park Closures Aren’t Fairly Felt. But There’s Not an Immediate Alternative
During the statewide COVID-19 shelter-in place-order, tens of thousands of Bay Area residents have sought refuge in the region’s parks—on bike paths, trails and beaches. But that desire has, according to local officials, run afoul of public health. Last week, … Read more
Perspective
To Close Or Not to Close? That is the Question!
Parks as sanctuaries and refuges in times of crisis.
Stewardship
State Park Officials Release Closure List
In what’s become an annual crisis, the California Department of Parks and Recreation today released a list of 70 parks across the state slated to be closed. This time, though, it looks like it’s for real.
Winter Issue 2010
Ballot Measure to Save State Parks
Park advocates aim for a ballot measure in November 2010.
Stewardship
State Park Heroes: The Volunteers
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently won an award form the National Park Trust (really), apparently for not closing the parks after all. But it’s the hundreds of volunteers across the region who are helping remaining staff keep things together, while they also fight for a permanent funding solution.
Stewardship
Act Now to Save California State Parks
Now’s the time to help save our California state parks from imminent closure under Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget plan!
Spring Issue 2008
Proposed State Park Closures
In 1953, Sada Coe gave her family ranch to the public, with the stipulation that it become parkland and that it be named after her father, Henry W. Coe. Several years later, she reiterated her passion for sharing the land … Read more
