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Visitors photograph Arched Rock from the Goat Rock parking lot at Sonoma Coast State Park in Bodega Bay, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. (Photo By Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

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The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is seen in this undated file photo from the Save The Redwoods League. (Max Whittaker/Save The Redwoods League via Associated Press)

Fire destroys ancient redwood tree in NorCal park

This photo provided by California State Parks shows the Pioneer Tree one of the few remaining old-growth coastal redwoods at Samuel P. Taylor State Park on March 24, 2022, after it collapsed from a fire. (California State Parks via AP)

Popular Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Big Sur will reopen this …

The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is seen in this undated file photo from the Save The Redwoods League. (Max Whittaker/Save The Redwoods League via Associated Press)

Coast Guard searching for missing 35-year-old diver near …

Crystal Cove State Park is seen in an undated file photo. (California Department of Parks and Recreation)

Big Basin to get $540K to help precious redwood forest …

Big Basin Redwoods State Park was hit by a wildfire in August that burned roughly 97% of the park’s 18,224 acres. Gabe McKenna, a State Parks safety officer and ranger, said, “The initial assessment … showed that a large amount of trees will fall across Highway 236 in the near future if not removed.” (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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Million-dollar views, cheap rent and allegations …

Cottage 21, foreground, and Cottage 17, two doors down, at Crystal Cove State Park are seen in this undated photo. .The cottages are rented to California parks department employees at below-market rates under a program created to allow essential workers to live close to the natural treasures they protect or maintain. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

After hiker death and heat-related rescues, trails …

A file photo taken on Sept. 2, 2020 shows a helicopter above the sun. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Wildfire causes serious damage to Big Basin Redwoods …

Andrew Walsh of Ben Lomond, Calif., explores a hollow tree with son Philip, 2, in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in September 2019. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

July 4th weekend closures include state beaches in …

Point Dume State Reserve is seen in an undated photo. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Parking lots at 27 California state parks partially …

A trail is marked with social distancing signs in Joshua Tree National Park one day after the park reopened after being closed for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 18, 2020, in Joshua Tree National Park, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

‘A complete zoo’: Santa Monica closes beach parking …

This photo, posted by Instagram user @samidenicola, shows a crowd on the Malibu Pier on March 21, 2020.

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