{"id":442185,"date":"2026-08-24T18:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/442185\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:28:09","slug":"california-state-parks-photo-contest-now-open-covering-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/442185\/","title":{"rendered":"California State Parks photo contest now open | Covering California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICO, Calif. \u2014 The California State Parks Foundation is inviting park visitors and photography enthusiasts to showcase the beauty of California\u2019s state parks through its annual photo contest.<\/p>\n<p>Submissions are open through September 21. There is no entry fee, and participants can submit up to three photos per category.<\/p>\n<p>Photos must be taken in a California state park and can be submitted in five categories:<\/p>\n<p>Scenic Landscapes \u2014 Natural beauty across all seasonsWildlife &amp; Nature \u2014 Flora, fauna and ecosystemsRecreation &amp; Activities \u2014 Hiking, surfing, camping and morePeople in Parks \u2014 Enjoying parks responsibly and sustainablyCalifornia History \u2014 Cultural and historic sites in parks<\/p>\n<p>Category winners will receive a complimentary California State Parks Foundation membership, which includes a California Explorer Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass valued at $195. Winners will also be featured in the foundation\u2019s 2028 calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Honorable mentions will be featured in an online gallery and on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Photos will be judged based on creativity and originality, technical quality, relevance to the category, emotional impact and storytelling, and aesthetic appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Photos taken at national parks or other locations outside California\u2019s state park system are not eligible.<\/p>\n<p>For contest rules, photo guidelines, and submission information,\u00a0visit<a href=\"http:\/\/calparks.org\/photocontest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a0calparks.org\/photocontest<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHICO, Calif. \u2014 The California State Parks Foundation is inviting park visitors and photography enthusiasts to showcase the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[23238,99338,143,145,144,175200,150565,175199,175197,175198],"class_list":["post-442185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-california-history","tag-california-state-parks-foundation","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-people-in-parks","tag-photo-contest","tag-recreation-and-activities","tag-scenic-landscapes","tag-wildlife-and-nature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442185","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=442185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}