NEWPORT BEACH, CA \u2014 Do you think Orange County has some of the best parks in the state? <\/p>\n
Californians can vote for their favorite state parks for hiking, beaches and other outdoor activities in the 2026 “Best of California’s State Parks” poll, organizers said Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Voting will continue through April 11 in the poll, which is organized by the California State Parks Foundation.<\/p>\n
In Orange County, Crystal Cove State Park is nominated in the categories for best beaches and spectacular views.<\/p>\n
“The `Best of California’s State Parks’ poll is a fun opportunity for Californians to share what they love about their state parks,” Rachel Norton, executive director of the California State Parks Foundation, said in a statement. “There are so many different types of parks to explore in California, whether you’re looking for a day at the beach, a hike among the redwoods, or a chance to learn about history.”<\/p>\n
The voting options were nominated by members of the public earlier this year. The categories include camping, hiking, beaches, birdwatching, day trips, family-friendly experiences, dog-friendly adventures and learning about history, along with new categories for water activities and hidden gem parks.<\/p>\n
The California state park system includes 280 park units statewide, with more than 5,200 miles of trails, about 340 miles of coastline and roughly 15,000 campsites, according to the foundation.<\/p>\n
The nonprofit organization launched the “Best of California’s State Parks” poll in 2025.<\/p>\n
Organizers said more than 1,300 people participated in the inaugural survey, sharing photos and personal stories about their favorite parks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWPORT BEACH, CA \u2014 Do you think Orange County has some of the best parks in the state?…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-215232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}