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California National Parks
provide stunning contrasts and colors as seen in the Fine Arts
images above from famed Photographer Timothy Wolcott. Left to right
clockwise: Yosemite National Park, Death Valley National Park and
Sequoia National Park.
California National Parks (www.nps.gov)
are entities operated under a national land management system. Their
diversity both geographically and in offerings are striking. Some
are located on the Pacific Ocean with others situated in
California's arid deserts. The National Park Service maintains a
total of 23 different units in California including nine National
Parks. National Park Service areas offer visitors a wide variety of
adventures from historical and cultural experiences to natural
wonders seen nowhere else on earth. Not to be confused with the 278
California State Parks (www.parks.ca.gov) operated by a division of
the State of California, the National Parks have their own set of
regulations for parking, camping and fee structure.
California State Parks parks.ca.gov
278 parks in the California State Park System in 23
districts, include five in the Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation
Division. With a total of 1.5 million acres of land are owned by
California State Parks (CSP), the area makes up nearly 1.5% of the
total area of California.
Over 6.7 million feet of
waterfront are owned by CSP. This includes 3.4 million feet of
lakefront, 1.6 million feet (295 miles) of ocean front, and 1.7
million feet of river front. CSP provides the public with: over
13,800 individual and group camp sites, 662 overnight facilities,
nearly 7,000 picnic sites, and 3,800 miles of non-motorized trails.
Over 77 million people visited California State Parks in
a fiscal year.
Top Ten State Parks: 1. Old Town San Diego State Historic Park 2. Huntington
State Beach 3. Sonoma Coast State Beach 4. Seacliff State Beach 5.
Bolsa Chica State Beach 6. San Onofre State Beach 7. Doheny State
Beach 8. Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area 9. New
Brighton State Beach 10. Malibu Lagoon State Beach.
Top Attendance by Unit Type: State Historic Park–Old Town San Diego;
State Beach – Huntington State Park – Morro Bay State Vehicular
Recreation Area – Oceano Dunes State Recreation Area – Lake
OrovilleState Reserve – Armstrong Redwoods; State Historic Monument
– Hearst San Simeon SHM
Ten California State Parks
were named to the Top 100 Family Campgrounds in the U.S. in a
survey conducted by Reserve America: Big Basin Redwoods State Park,
Brannan Island State Recreation Area, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State
Park, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, MacKerricher State Park,
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, Mount Diablo State Park,
Patrick’s Point State Park, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Salt
Point State Park.
A significant portion of
California’s natural and cultural resources are protected by
California State Parks: 94% of the 1.5 million acres of the
State Park System is managed for natural resource values.
California State Parks is responsible for documentation,
preservation and care of 10,000 known prehistoric and historic
archeological sites, 3,000 historic buildings, and more than 6
million museum objects, archival documents and specimens.
About the artist:
Timothy Wolcott is a fine art/landscape photographer who became one
of the youngest members of the prestigious Association of
International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) at the age of 23. The
culmination of Ansel Adams' lifelong goal to attain pigment printing
for photography was achieved by Wolcott, who helped pioneer a unique
color pigment printing system that allows photographers to produce
truly archival color photographs with the saturation and tonal
brilliance that until recently, has never been achieved. Wolcott's
ambition to push the limits has yielded significant contributions in
the fine arts field. He invented special papers and coatings
to produce the finest archival photographs in existence. Collectors
of Timothy Wolcott fine art photographs include the Guggenheim and
Smithsonian.
Wolcott's work is shown in
numerous art galleries, at Fortune 500 corporate offices and is sold
as signed collector art, perfect for your home, office or to give as
a gift. We are proud to endorse and represent Timothy Wolcott's art,
a real value for collectors. Wolcott prints are available in a
variety of sizes typically sold in these formats: 11 X 14", 14 X
18", 20 X 24", 24 X 30", 32 X 40" and 40 X 50". The cost of his
signed photographs range from $310 +shipping to around $2000.
Mention
BEACHCALIFORNIA.COM website when calling to obtain pricing on
images seen on this site. You'll receive a special gift
when placing your order. Call the Timothy Wolcott Gallery: 951-741-1674 or
909-878-9214. Visit the Gallery in Big Bear Lake, California; at
40700 Village Drive. Or send an email to:
Tim Wolcott
