UPDATE (December 4, 2020):

The California Department of Parks and Recreation thanks visitors for their partnership as we collectively enable responsible recreation that protects the health of visitors and the dedicated parks staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Below you will find the latest update on reservations for California's State Parks System:

On December 3, California issued a Regional Stay at Home Order to stop the surge of COVID-19 cases and prevent a strain on the health care system. This action will help protect critical care for patients.

The new order will be implemented regionally once there is less than 15 percent ICU capacity remaining in the following designated regions: Northern California, Bay Area, Greater Sacramento, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. State campground sites within these regions will be temporarily closed in accordance with the order.

Whether your specific reservation will be canceled depends on whether the selected campground is located within one of the impacted regions. If the campsite is within an impacted region, your reservation will be canceled, possibly with little advance notice, due to the critical need to stop the COVID-19 surge. Affected reservation holders will be contacted by ReserveCalifornia via email and provided with a refund. Reservation cancellations and refunds will be automatic. As such, visitors do not need to take any action. However, please note that due to the volume of visitors affected, the refund process may take some time.

While the Regional Stay at Home Order restricts certain activities, the state also recognizes that mental health is physical health. As such, day use outdoor areas of park units currently open to the public will remain open. Members of the same household are encouraged to stay local and recreate responsibly in the outdoors.

As a reminder, all guided tours at parks and museums remain suspended until further notice and the 2020 Junior Lifeguard Program has been canceled. Participants that have signed up for the program are being notified and refunds will be provided automatically.

We have flattened the COVID-19 curve before and, together, we can do it again. Learn more at www.parks.ca.gov/FlattenTheCurve. or www.covid19.ca.gov.