Parks in California

One of the most colorful free outdoor attractions in San Diego, this park is filled with murals and ties to history.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

When California condors were hovering on the brink of extinction, this recovery program was charged with helping the birds thrive again.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

Hidden away among the quiet streets of Beverly Hills, this small park is a haven for walkers and wildlife.

One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

The world's first disc golf course has the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a neighbor.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.