Nearest city Crescent City Phone +1 707-465-7335 | Area 20.23 km² Established 1925 | |
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Location Del Norte County, California, USA Governing body California Department of Parks and Recreation Address Kellogg Rd, Crescent City, CA 95531, USA Management California Department of Parks and Recreation Similar Caspar Headlands State Bea, Pelican State Beach, Azalea State Natural R, John Little State Natural R, Burleigh H Murray Ranch | ||
Tolowa dunes state park
Tolowa Dunes State Park is a 5,000-acre (20 km2) California State Park located in Del Norte County, on the North Coast of California.
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The park encompasses Lake Earl, Lake Tolowa, and a significant portion of the relatively large coastal plain around them including Yontocket, California.
Tolowa Dunes State Park is a sanctuary for bird life. It is easily reached by US 101, and is just north of Crescent City.
The name refers to the Tolowa people, an indigenous peoples of California tribe whose homeland was in the area, and relatively undisturbed previous to American colonization in the 1850s.
Adult male porcupine tolowa dunes state park
References
Tolowa Dunes State Park Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA