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Natural and Cultural Resources
California offers a rich natural and cultural heritage. Our state parks are more than just campgrounds and picnic areas; of the 1.5 million acres in the State Parks System, 94 percent is managed for natural and cultural heritage values. From historic buildings to vast beaches, lush forests to ghost towns, lighthouses to sand dunes, California's state parks have it all. Over 85 million people a year visit our amazing parks system and with such high visitation comes necessary maintenance, repairs, and improvements in order to protect and restore these natural and cultural resources.
Since our founding in 1969, CSPF has contributed over $135 million to protect these priceless resources and to make sure future generations can enjoy the same beauty we see today. Restoring Fort Ross Chapel, sponsoring concerts held in the Old Missions throughout Calfiornia, building a museum at Henry Coe State Park, and preserving 90 acres of oak trees (some over 600 years old) from destruction within the Los Osos Oaks State Reserve, are just a few of the worthwhile projects CSPF has engaged in over the years.
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