Many parks are actively looking to the private sector to help them bridge funding gaps and create value added visitor programs, which have suffered as parks focus their shrinking budgets on operations.
With the California state budget facing its annual meat cleaver, California’s impressive state parks have been on the chopping block. Coca-Cola and Stater Brothers are doing what they can to keep the parks operating.
Yesterday I mentioned The Forest of Nisene Marks in Aptos. If you have some time, you cannot miss the stretch of beach between Seacliff and Manresa State Beaches. The best way to access the beach is to drive down Clubhouse Drive from the Rio Del Mar Boulevard exit off of CA-1. Turn left off [...]
Last week I was in Aptos, California, visiting my parents for Christmas. They have lived in Aptos (just east of Santa Cruz) for over 12 years, yet until last Saturday, I was completely clueless about a treasure two miles from their home: The Forest of Nisene Marks, a California State Park. For forty years, [...]