Upcoming Events

Download the petition to support SPAP here and take it with you to your favorite park this weekend.

Save Our State Parks Weekend            

Demonstrate your support for our State Parks and have some fun! Visit your favorite state park and show your support by taking a picture while you are there of you and your friends wearing a green ribbon, wearing green or holding a sign you made or downloaded below! 

Where:
Your favorite State Park. If you can go camping, great. If not, then a day visit is perfect. If you can't make it to a State Park, then have an event in your front yard, backyard, or wherever you choose.  There are organized events in the following parks.

When:
Weekend of June 20th. Celebrate the Summer Solstice (first day of Summer!) and Fathers Day in your favorite state park.*

What:

  • Download a SOS or Green Ribbon sign or create your own SOS sign (be creative, have fun!)
       
  • Wear a green ribbon!
  • Wear green! 
  • With your sign or your green on:
       Take a photo of you and your friends at your favorite State Park (or wherever you set up)
       OR
       Make a brief video you and your friends at your favorite State Park (or wherever you set up)

CSPF Supporting Our State Parks
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Photos and Videos:
Send us your photograph and we'll put together a slide show and share it with Sacramento! One image will suffice, but if you can't help yourself zip them (compress them) into a single folder before emailing to us. No attachments over 5MB, and please include the park's name in the email! 

For videos you can upload them to youtube if you have an account (free and easy to open one) then copy and paste your video url to CSPF's Facebook page. You can also upload directly to our Facebook page (if you aren't on Facebook, consider joining our 32,000 Fans—real easy to do).

 * Of course, you can have your event anytime between now and Sunday 21. Just make sure to upload your photos and videos.   

Organized Park Activities

Date Time Park Exact Location/Gathering Organizer Contact Website
6/19
6/20
5 p.m (6/19)
 6 p.m (6/20)
Anza Borrego Desert SP Visitor Center (6/19)
The Springs  (6/20)
Anza-Borrego Foundation Linda Tandle
Brianna Ross
Website
6/21 9:00 - 12:00 noon Armstrong Redwoods SNR Forest Theater Stewards of Coast & Redwoods Michele Luna Website
6/21 11:00 - 1:00 p.m. Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook Up the hill at 6300 Hetzler Rd., Off of Jefferson, Culver City California State Parks Foundation  Carolyn DeVinny  
6/21 9:30 - 1:00 p.m. Benicia Capitol SHP
Benicia SRA
Benicia State Recreation Area near the Rose Drive/Columbus Parkway entrance kiosk CNPS Gene Dougherty
Norma Deaner
Website
6/21 11:00 - 2:00 p.m. Calaveras Big Trees State Park Campfire Center Docents of Calaveras Big Trees & the Calaveras Big Trees Association Bunny Firebaugh  
6/21 11:00 - 3:00 p.m. Candlestick Point State Recreation Area   Golden Gate Audubon Society Contact/RSVP Website
6/20 10:30 a.m. Henry Coe State Park State Park Headquarters Jackie Ann Patterson More Info 
Contact/RSVP
Website
6/20 6/21 10:00 - 9:00 p.m. Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Event Info  Website
6/19 - 6/22 10:00 -5:00 p.m. Old Sacramento/CA State Railroad Museum Information Kiosk in front of museum CA State Railroad Museum Foundation Kathy Daigle
Pam Horan
Website
6/20 1 p.m. Mendocino Headlands  Ford House Museum MAPA Carolyne Cathey 707.937.4700 Website
6/21 2 p.m. Pfeffier Big Sur SP Ball Field and the nearby Picnic Area Pelican Network Jack Ellwanger  
6/20 11:00-3:00 p.m. Pio Pico State Historic Park

6003 Pioneer Blvd. Whittier, CA 90606
Park Location

Friends of Pio Pico 

Carolyn Schoff Event info

Website
6/21 11:00 -  3:00 p.m.  Railtown 1897  Railtown Depot California State Railroad Museum Foundation Kathy Daigle
Pam Horan
 
6/20 - 6/21 All Day Rio de Los Angeles State Park TBD Anahuak Youth Sports Association, Urban Semillas, and The City Project The City Project (213) 977-1035 Website
6/21 TBD San Onofre SB Trestles Beach; all points of entrance San Onofre Foundation Susan Goggins  
6/21 1:00 - 4:30pm Seacliff State Beach Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Booth Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Peg Danielson Website
6/20 10:00 - 2:00 p.m. State Indian Museum   CA State Railroad Museum Foundation  Kathy Daigle
Pam Horan
 
6/20 - 6/21 10:00 -5:00 p.m. Sutter's Fort SHP Sutter's Fort SHP CA State Railroad Museum Foundation  Kathy Daigle
Pam Horan
 
6/20 9:00 - 12:00 noon Torrey Pines NR N. Beach Parking Lot Torrey Pines Association Pat Masters Website
6/21 7:00 a.m. Will Rogers State Historic Park Will Rogers Loop Trail Runners Club, Temescal Canyon Association Trail Runners Club Website

 

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