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California State Parks to Increase SNO-Park Permit Fees Beginning November 1

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks’ Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division today announced a fee increase for California’s SNO-Parks Permit. Effective Nov. 1, 2022, the daily permit is going to increase from $5 to $15 and the season permit from $25 to $40. The fee increase, the first since 2000, will help offset the cost increase of operating 18 SNO-Parks along the Sierra Nevada due to the need for additional maintenance, staffing, and safety needs, as well as addressing site damage due to increased visitation and recent wildfires.

October 21, 2022 Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Read the Full News Release

California State Parks and CAL FIRE Conduct Prescribed Burns at Calaveras Big Trees State Park

ARNOLD, Calif.— California State Parks and CAL FIRE today announced plans to conduct prescribed burns in Calaveras Big Trees State Park with work expected to begin tomorrow, October 20. The work is part of a series of prescription burns planned for the state park this fall. Visitors should expect Walter W. Smith Memorial Parkway and a portion of the North Grove Trail to be closed or restricted during the burns.

October 19, 2022 Read the Full News Release

California State Historical Resources Commission to Consider Eight Properties for Action

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California State Historical Resources Commission (Commission) will hold a virtual meeting next Friday, October 21 to consider seven nominations for federal historic designation and one nomination for state historic designation.

October 14, 2022 Office of Historic Preservation Read the Full News Release

Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division Encourages “Train for the Trail” During OHV Safety Awareness Week

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Parks’ Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division and partners welcome the return of the second OHV Safety Awareness Week this year from October 15–23, with the theme “Train for the Trail.” As part of the safety awareness week, the OHMVR Division and partners will hold several FREE safety training courses and events throughout California’s state vehicular recreation areas (SVRAs). New and experienced off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation enthusiasts can learn something new by taking classes while riding in all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), dirt bikes and recreational off-highway vehicles or side-by-side vehicles (ROVs).

October 13, 2022 Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Read the Full News Release

Division of Boating and Waterways Offers Grants to Help Keep California’s Waterways Clean

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is now accepting grant applications from public government agencies for the purchase and deployment of floating restrooms on California waterways with limited landside access. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the grant guidelines and submit a grant application to DBW by 5 p.m. (PST) Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

October 11, 2022 Division of Boating and Waterways Read the Full News Release

New Road Safety enhancements at Mount Diablo State Park

Mount Diablo, Calif.— The California Department of Parks and Recreation is celebrating the completion of 30 new bike turnouts at Mount Diablo State Park. These turnouts allow bicyclists, who move at slower speeds as they pedal uphill, to pull out of the main traffic lane into their own lane so that vehicles can pass safely. This priority project was funded by Senate Bill 129, spearheaded by Senator Steve Glazer (D-Orinda).

October 11, 2022 Mount Diablo SP Read the Full News Release

Yurok Tribe Signs Agreement with California State Parks for Collaborative Approach in North Coast Redwoods

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks and the Yurok Tribe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to establish a collaborative approach to the management, preservation, and interpretation of cultural and natural resources within Yurok Tribe’s ancestral lands in the North Coast Redwoods District.

September 28, 2022 Read the Full News Release

Division of Boating and Waterways Offers $1.6 Million in Grants to Enhance Recreational Boating Safety Education

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is now accepting grant applications from organizations that teach on-the-water boating safety education to the public. A total of $1.6 million in grants is available to local public agencies, nonprofit organizations and colleges/universities operating within California for Aquatic Center Education Program grants. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at noon.

September 21, 2022 Division of Boating and Waterways Read the Full News Release

California State Parks’ Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division Awards $29.4 Million in Grants for Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Parks’ Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division has announced the final awards for the 2022 Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (Grants program). One hundred local and federal agencies, districts, and nonprofit organizations were awarded funding for their off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation activities. These grants help maintain trails for OHV recreation and/or for motorized access to non-motorized recreation, educate the public on responsible OHV recreation, protect wildlife and property including natural and cultural resources, and restore/repair habitat damaged from illegal or legal OHV use.

September 20, 2022 Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Read the Full News Release

California State Parks Urges Public to Take Precautions During Heat Wave

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California State Parks urges visitors to avoid strenuous recreational activities and to plan ahead as some parks may have to shift operations to protect public safety during the heat wave. Activities such as running, walking or hiking during high temperatures can be extremely dangerous and even deadly.

September 02, 2022 Read the Full News Release

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