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Permalink Reply by Laurene on July 29, 2009 at 10:26am

I reviewed 3 California State Parks in the State Parks group. Also, there's an organization called California State Parks Foundation that organized visits to the state capital, a huge letter writing campaign and an "SOS day" in June to make our voices heard in an effort to save our state parks.

http://www.calparks.org/

Permalink Reply by Laurene on July 29, 2009 at 11:04am

Support Senate Bill 372 (Kehoe) and Senate Bill 679 (Wolk) to protect California's state parks, these bills attempt to protect our state parks from development threats.

http://www.ecovote.org/parks/

Permalink Reply by Laurene on July 29, 2009 at 9:19pm

Since the governor has proposed further cuts to the state park system which would result in an estimated 100 park closures (1/3 of our parks), the California State Park Foundation has started another petition. Please go to this site to sign the petition and help save California State Parks.

http://ga3.org/campaign/budget072909

Thank you!

Permalink Reply by Laurene on September 1, 2009 at 6:29pm

We just got back from a wonderful camping trip to Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, CA. I can't say enough wonderful things about this place. All the sites are lined up along the beach with full ocean views. The ocean is a stones throw away. Every morning we awoke to see pods of dolphins playing in the surf as well as seals. It is absolutely beautiful and has full hook-ups! There are 4 drawbacks, 1) the weather is unpredictable, so it can be foggy or clear and beautiful, it's the luck of the draw. 2) When the fishing boats come by there is a strong fish odor 3) There is no tent camping allowed and 4) It is VERY DIFFICULT to get reservations; not enough to keep my family away. I highly recommend a trip to Seacliff SB!