California State Park Closures Update
By Don Nadeau, on July 30, 2009, in Travel
As of today, July 30th, the California State Parks Foundation stated,
“This week the Governor signed the state budget. It contained an additional $6M cut to state parks, bringing the total General Fund cut for this budget year to $14.2M.
“It is expected that this will result in the closure of perhaps more than 100 state parks. There is still no closure list at this time.”
You may follow the California State Parks Foundation on Twitter.
Also see my earlier post “Say Goodbye: California State Parks,” which links to what parks were on the original closure list.
benek July 30, 2009 at 1:58 pm
This is really sad news! I’ll have to tell my brother to get to some of them before they close.
Don Nadeau July 30, 2009 at 2:34 pm
It’s really sad. Some of these parks deserve national park status. They are so incredibly beautiful.
Be sure your brother reads my earlier post “California State Parks: Say Goodbye,” where he’ll find a list of some of the ones on the Governor’s original closure list that are most worthwhile visiting. Once closed, we all will be denied legal access.
Thank you for your comment.
Tours August 3, 2009 at 5:24 am
Horrible news. Terribly sad. Thats going to mean more job losses!