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Why are California's State Parks Important to you? What is your favorite state park memory?
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Christine V, Vacaville, CAPrairie Creek Redwood State ParkImagine walking through a narrow canyon where the walls are completely covered by luxuriant ferns and mosses and are dripping with moisture -Read More
Susan H, Santa Rosa Grover Hot Springs State ParkEvery year since our children were young we spend a week camping at Grover Hot Springs State Park. -Read More
Tiffany A, Sherman Oaks Columbia State Historic ParkColumbia State Historic Park is where my boyfriend and I fell in love! -Read More
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