State Parks Near Newark, California
51 state park units lie within 50 miles of Newark. The closest is Castle Rock State Park, about 19 mi south of town. 11 parks are within 25 miles, close enough for an evening visit.
- Closest park
- Castle Rock State Park19 mi south
- Within 25 miles
- 11of 51 within 50 mi
- With camping
- 24parks list campsites
- Dog-friendly
- 33pets allowed
State parks near Newark, nearest first
Straight-line distance from central Newark; driving distance is usually longer.
Castle Rock State Park
Popular activities here are horseback riding, historic sites, geocaching, and hiking. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
Hours, fees and rules for Castle Rock State Park →Portola Redwoods State Park
The park supports historic sites, swimming, geocaching, picnicking, and hiking. Camping is available: campsites, including RV sites, tent sites, group camping, and showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Portola Redwoods State Park →Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area
Popular activities here are surfing, horseback riding, historic sites, boating, and swimming. On the water side, there is a swimming beach, a boat ramp, and boat or kayak rentals.
Hours, fees and rules for Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area →Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area
In Santa Clara County, about 3 miles southwest of San Jose, Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area covers about 137 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area →Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park Property
Visitors come for horseback riding, historic sites, wildlife watching, geocaching, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park Property →Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach
Popular activities here are surfing, historic sites, boating, swimming, and fishing. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach →Half Moon Bay State Beach
Visitors come for surfing, horseback riding, boating, swimming, and fishing. Water access includes a swimming beach. Camping is available: campsites, including RV sites, tent sites, group camping, and showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Half Moon Bay State Beach →San Gregorio State Beach
Things to do include surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for San Gregorio State Beach →Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
Things to do include surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and geocaching. Water access includes a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Candlestick Point State Recreation Area →Mount Diablo State Park
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, ranger programs, wildlife watching, and geocaching. For overnight stays there are campsites (RV sites, tent sites, group camping, and showers).
Hours, fees and rules for Mount Diablo State Park →Pomponio State Beach
Things to do include surfing, historic sites, boating, swimming, and fishing. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Pomponio State Beach →Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Popular activities here are surfing, horseback riding, historic sites, swimming, and ranger programs.
Hours, fees and rules for Big Basin Redwoods State Park →San Bruno Mountain State Park
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, ranger programs, wildlife watching, and geocaching.
Hours, fees and rules for San Bruno Mountain State Park →Pescadero State Beach
Visitors come for surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Pescadero State Beach →Pacifica State Beach
The park supports surfing, swimming, fishing, wildlife watching, and geocaching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Pacifica State Beach →Montara State Beach
Visitors come for surfing, horseback riding, boating, swimming, and fishing. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Montara State Beach →Gray Whale Cove State Beach
Things to do include surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Gray Whale Cove State Beach →Butano State Park
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, ranger programs, geocaching, and biking. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites and tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Butano State Park →Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve
The park supports surfing, boating, fishing, wildlife watching, and biking. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve →Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area
Its trail network totals roughly 80 miles, according to the park.
Hours, fees and rules for Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area →Bean Hollow State Beach
The park supports surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Bean Hollow State Beach →Thornton State Beach
Covering about 63 acres, Thornton State Beach lies in San Mateo County, in Daly City.
Hours, fees and rules for Thornton State Beach →McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore
Popular activities here are surfing, historic sites, boating, swimming, and fishing. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore →Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area
Visitors come for surfing, boating, fishing, wildlife watching, and biking. Facilities for water recreation include a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area →Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park
The park supports surfing, historic sites, swimming, fishing, and ranger programs. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park →Año Nuevo State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, ranger programs, wildlife watching, picnicking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Año Nuevo State Park →Albany State Marine Reserve
Things to do include surfing, boating, fishing, wildlife watching, and hiking. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Albany State Marine Reserve →Marsh Creek State Park State Historic Park
The park supports historic sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Marsh Creek State Park State Historic Park →Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, fishing, ranger programs, and wildlife watching. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites and tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park →Henry W. Coe State Park
Popular activities here are horseback riding, historic sites, boating, fishing, and ranger programs. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites, tent sites, and group camping.
Hours, fees and rules for Henry W. Coe State Park →Angel Island State Park
The park supports snorkeling and diving, surfing, historic sites, boating, and swimming. Facilities for water recreation include a boat ramp. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites and group camping.
Hours, fees and rules for Angel Island State Park →Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
The park supports historic sites, ranger programs, geocaching, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park →The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
The park supports historic sites, geocaching, picnicking, and hiking. The official site lists about 30 miles of trails. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
Hours, fees and rules for The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park →New Brighton State Beach
Visitors come for surfing, fishing, geocaching, and hiking. On the water side, there is a swimming beach. For overnight stays there are campsites (RV sites, tent sites, group camping, and showers).
Hours, fees and rules for New Brighton State Beach →Seacliff State Beach
Popular activities here are surfing, fishing, geocaching, biking, and picnicking. On the water side, there is a swimming beach. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites and showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Seacliff State Beach →Twin Lakes State Beach
Popular activities here are surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and geocaching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Twin Lakes State Beach →Wilder Ranch State Park
Things to do include horseback riding, historic sites, ranger programs, wildlife watching, and geocaching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Wilder Ranch State Park →Lighthouse Field State Beach
Things to do include historic sites, fishing, wildlife watching, geocaching, and biking. Water access includes a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Lighthouse Field State Beach →Natural Bridges State Beach
The park supports surfing, historic sites, ranger programs, wildlife watching, and geocaching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Natural Bridges State Beach →Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
Popular activities here are historic sites and ranger programs.
Hours, fees and rules for Benicia Capitol State Historic Park →Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe Park Property
The park supports historic sites and ranger programs.
Hours, fees and rules for Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe Park Property →Benicia State Recreation Area
The park supports fishing, wildlife watching, geocaching, biking, and picnicking. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Benicia State Recreation Area →Manresa State Beach
Things to do include surfing, fishing, geocaching, and hiking. On the water side, there is a swimming beach. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites and showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Manresa State Beach →China Camp State Park
Visitors come for surfing, horseback riding, historic sites, boating, and swimming. On the water side, there is a swimming beach and a boat ramp. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites and showers).
Hours, fees and rules for China Camp State Park →Mount Tamalpais State Park
Things to do include snorkeling and diving, surfing, horseback riding, historic sites, and swimming. On the water side, there is a swimming beach. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites, group camping, and equestrian camping.
Hours, fees and rules for Mount Tamalpais State Park →Franks Tract State Recreation Area
Popular activities here are boating and fishing.
Hours, fees and rules for Franks Tract State Recreation Area →Sunset State Beach
The park supports surfing, fishing, geocaching, picnicking, and hiking. Water access includes a swimming beach. Camping is available: campsites, including RV sites, tent sites, group camping, and showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Sunset State Beach →Brannan Island State Recreation Area
Popular activities here are surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach and a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Brannan Island State Recreation Area →Zmudowski State Beach
Popular activities here are surfing, swimming, fishing, wildlife watching, and geocaching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Zmudowski State Beach →Caswell Memorial State Park
Popular activities here are boating, swimming, fishing, wildlife watching, and picnicking. Water access includes a swimming beach. For overnight stays there are campsites (RV sites, tent sites, group camping, and showers).
Hours, fees and rules for Caswell Memorial State Park →Moss Landing State Beach
Visitors come for surfing, horseback riding, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Moss Landing State Beach →
Best picks by activity
Camping near Newark
- Castle Rock State Park 19 mi south · Campground listed
- Portola Redwoods State Park 19 mi southwest · Campground listed
- Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area 20 mi east · Campground listed
- Half Moon Bay State Beach 23 mi west · Campground listed
- Mount Diablo State Park 25 mi north · Campground listed
+ 19 more in the list above
Dog-friendly state parks near Newark
- Portola Redwoods State Park 19 mi southwest · Pets allowed under park rules
- Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park Property 21 mi west · Pets allowed under park rules
- Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach 22 mi northwest · Pets allowed under park rules
- Half Moon Bay State Beach 23 mi west · Pets allowed under park rules
- San Gregorio State Beach 24 mi southwest · Pets allowed under park rules
+ 28 more in the list above
Swimming near Newark
- Portola Redwoods State Park 19 mi southwest · Beach, pool or swim area
- Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area 20 mi east · Beach, pool or swim area
- Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach 22 mi northwest · Beach, pool or swim area
- Half Moon Bay State Beach 23 mi west · Beach, pool or swim area
- San Gregorio State Beach 24 mi southwest · Beach, pool or swim area
+ 28 more in the list above
Hiking near Newark
- Castle Rock State Park 19 mi south · Hiking trails listed
- Portola Redwoods State Park 19 mi southwest · Hiking trails listed
- Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area 20 mi east · Hiking trails listed
- Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park Property 21 mi west · Hiking trails listed
- Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach 22 mi northwest · Hiking trails listed
+ 35 more in the list above
Fishing near Newark
- Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area 20 mi east · Fishing listed
- Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach 22 mi northwest · Fishing listed
- Half Moon Bay State Beach 23 mi west · Fishing listed
- San Gregorio State Beach 24 mi southwest · Fishing listed
- Candlestick Point State Recreation Area 24 mi northwest · Fishing listed
+ 28 more in the list above
Questions about state parks near Newark
What is the closest state park to Newark?
Castle Rock State Park is the closest, about 19 miles south of Newark in a straight line. Next are Portola Redwoods State Park and Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area.
How many state parks are near Newark?
51 state park units are within 50 miles, and 11 within 25 miles. That includes parks, recreation areas, historic sites and natural areas run by the state.
Which state parks near Newark have camping?
24 parks list camping, the nearest being Castle Rock State Park, Portola Redwoods State Park and Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area. Check each park page for site types, hookups and how to reserve.
Are dogs allowed at state parks near Newark?
Yes, at 33 parks, including Portola Redwoods State Park, Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park Property and Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach. Dogs usually must be leashed, and some areas such as beaches or buildings may be off-limits.
Are there free state parks near Newark?
None of the nearby parks list free entry; most charge a daily vehicle fee or accept an annual pass. Fees are on each park page.
State parks near other cities
- Near Fremont, CA5 mi east
- Near Menlo Park, CA7 mi west
- Near Union City, CA7 mi north
- Near Sunnyvale, CA8 mi south
- Near San Mateo, CA16 mi west
- Near Saratoga, CA16 mi south
- Near San Jose, CA19 mi southeast
- Near San Ramon, CA19 mi north
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Built from official park data and updated as parks change; this list was last rebuilt Oct 30, 2026. Features shown are those the official source lists. Filter these parks on the map.