Skip to content
The COVID Project
  1. Library
  2. State agriculture, parks and wildlife agencies
  3. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-015

Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-015 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

News release, 'UPDATE: California State Parks Closes Additional Beaches and Parks' (full closures in San Diego County and elsewhere; statewide summary of closures)

UPDATE: California State Parks Closes Additional Beaches and Parks: Public Reminded to Practice Safe, Physical Distancing

California State Parks · California Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency) (State)

The COVID Project
Context, not an order

This record is guidance or an announcement kept for context. It is not counted among the orders in force.

The record

Jurisdiction
California Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency) · California
Level
State
Authority
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 5003; Executive Order N-33-20 (Ex. CA-003)
Issued
2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
Effective
2020-04-03 sunset (read as 2020-04-03)
End
Park-by-park reopening from May 2020 (not verified) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Apr. 3, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues
Addressees
  • the public
  • beach and park concessionaires
Functions reached
  • CB customer base
  • AM beaches, OHV areas, boating
  • LG campgrounds
  • EVT events
  • TV travel
Character
context
Collection
State agriculture, parks and wildlife agencies AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE

Operative words

With Governor Gavin Newsom's stay-at home order and the critical [need to reduce crowds, California State Parks] today announced additional temporary full closures of parks. Effective at sunset today in San Diego County, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve and the following state beaches are closed until [further notice]... To date, State Parks has temporarily closed some parks fully, meaning all vehicular access, trails and restrooms within these parks are closed. It also has closed vehicular access at all parks, including for off-highway vehicles and recreational boats; closed all campgrounds, museums and visitor centers; and cancelled all events.

Enforcement

Closure of State property; park-rule offenses