Groovy Adventures : National State Parks Directory : National Recreation Area : California
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- Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate National Recreation Area - Located in San Fransisco, California. Alcatraz Island ended its life as a prison due to high operating costs, and a decision of the board of prisons against keeping all its most violent and escape-prone inmates in the same prison.
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area - Located in Thousand Oaks, California. Santa Monica Mountains rise above Los Angeles, widen to meet the curve of Santa Monica Bay and reach their highest peaks facing the ocean, forming a beautiful and multi-faceted landscape. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a cooperative effort that joins federal, state and local park agencies with private preserves and landowners to protect the natural and cultural resources of this transverse mountain range and seashore.
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area - Located in Whiskeytown, California. Of the three parts of the Whiskeytown - Shasta - Trinity National Recreation Area, the Whiskeytown Unit (authorized Nov. 8, 1965 and established October 21,1972), is the only unit administered by the National Park Service. For information on the other 2 Units, please click the "Shasta & Trinity Lakes" link.