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This is a list of California Department of Fish and Wildlife protected areas. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), through its seven regional divisions, manages 262 protected areas statewide. This agency was formerly known as the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG).

Types

The protected areas are broadly categorized as:

List of DFG protected areas

Site Designation DFG region
Albany Mudflats Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Alkali Sink Ecological Reserve Central
Allensworth Ecological Reserve Central
Atascadero Creek Marsh Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Bair Island Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Baldwin Lake Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve South Coast
Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve South Coast
Blue Sky Ecological Reserve South Coast
Boden Canyon Ecological Reserve South Coast
Boggs Lake Ecological Reserve North Central
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve South Coast
Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Buena Vista Lagoon Ecological Reserve South Coast
Butler Slough Ecological Reserve Northern
Butte Creek Ecological Reserve North Central
Butte Creek House Ecological Reserve North Central
Buttonwillow Ecological Reserve Central
By Day Creek Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Calhoun Cut Ecological Reserve North Central
Canebrake Ecological Reserve Central
Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve South Coast
Carmel Bay Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Carrizo Canyon Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
China Point Ecological Reserve Northern
Clover Creek Ecological Reserve Northern
Coachella Valley Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Coal Canyon Ecological Reserve South Coast
Corte Madera Marsh Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve North Central
Crestridge Ecological Reserve South Coast
Dairy Mart Ponds Ecological Reserve South Coast
Dales Lake Ecological Reserve Northern
Del Mar Landing Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Eden Landing Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve Central
Estelle Mountain Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Fall River Mills Ecological Reserve Northern
Fish Slough Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve Central
Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve South Coast
Indian Joe Spring Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve Ecological Reserve Monterey County
Kaweah Ecological Reserve Central
Kerman Ecological Reserve Central
King Clone Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Laguna Laurel Ecological Reserve South Coast
Loch Lomond Vernal Pool Ecological Reserve North Central
Lokern Ecological Reserve Central
Magnesia Spring Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Marin Islands Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Mattole River Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
McGinty Mountain Ecological Reserve South Coast
Morro Dunes Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Morro Rock Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Napa River Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve North Central
Oasis Spring Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve Central
Peytonia Slough Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Piute Creek Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Pleasant Valley Ecological Reserve Central
Point Lobos Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve South Coast
Redwood Shores Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
River Springs Lakes Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Saline Valley Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
San Dieguito Lagoon Ecological Reserve South Coast
San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve South Coast
San Felipe Creek Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
San Joaquin River Ecological Reserve Central
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Springville Ecological Reserve Central
Stone Corral Ecological Reserve Central
Sycamore Canyon Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve South Coast
Thomes Creek Ecological Reserve Northern
Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve South Coast
Watsonville Slough Ecological Reserve Bay Delta
West Mojave Desert Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts
Woodbridge Ecological Reserve North Central
Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve Central
Anacapa State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Año Nuevo * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Atascadero Beach State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Big Creek * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Cambria * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Cardiff and San Elijo State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Doheny State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Duxbury Reef State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Edward F. Ricketts * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Elkhorn Slough * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Encinitas State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Estero de Limantour State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Farallon Islands State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Farnsworth Bank State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Fort Ross State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Gerstle Cove State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Greyhound Rock * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Marine Conservation Area Marine
La Jolla State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Lovers Cove (Catalina Island) State Marine Conservation Area Marine
MacKerricher State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Manchester and Arena Rock State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Mia J. Tegner State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Morro Beach State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Painted Cave State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Piedras Blancas * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Pismo State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Pismo-Oceano Beach State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Point Buchon * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Point Cabrillo State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Point Lobos State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Point Reyes Headlands State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Point Sur * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Portuguese Ledge * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Pyramid Point State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Refugio State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Robert W. Crown State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Russian Gulch State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Salt Point State Marine Conservation Area Marine
San Diego-Scripps State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Sonoma Coast State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Soquel Canyon * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Van Damme State Marine Conservation Area Marine
White Rock (Cambria) * State Marine Conservation Area Marine
Abalone Cove State Marine Park Marine
Albany Mudflats State Marine Park Marine
Bair Island State Marine Park Marine
Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Park Marine
Bolsa Chica State Marine Park Marine
Buena Vista Lagoon State Marine Park Marine
Corte Madera Marsh State Marine Park Marine
Dana Point State Marine Park Marine
Del Mar Landing State Marine Park Marine
Doheny State Marine Park Marine
Fagan Marsh State Marine Park Marine
Goleta Slough State Marine Park Marine
Irvine Coast State Marine Park Marine
James V. Fitzgerald State Marine Park Marine
Laguna Beach State Marine Park Marine
Marin Islands State Marine Park Marine
Niguel State Marine Park Marine
Peytonia Slough State Marine Park Marine
Point Fermin State Marine Park Marine
Redwood Shores State Marine Park Marine
Robert E. Badham State Marine Park Marine
San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Park Marine
San Elijo Lagoon State Marine Park Marine
South Laguna Beach State Marine Park Marine
Tomales Bay State Marine Park Marine
Upper Newport Bay State Marine Park Marine
Morro Bay * State Marine Recreational Management Area Marine
Agua Hedionda Lagoon State Marine Reserve Marine
Anacapa State Marine Reserve Marine
Asilomar * State Marine Reserve Marine
Big Creek State Marine Reserve Marine
Big Sycamore Canyon State Marine Reserve Marine
Bodega State Marine Reserve Marine
Carmel Pinnacles * State Marine Reserve Marine
Carrington Point State Marine Reserve Marine
Catalina Marine Science Center State Marine Reserve Marine
Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve Marine
Gull Island State Marine Reserve Marine
Harris Point State Marine Reserve Marine
Heisler Park State Marine Reserve Marine
Hopkins State Marine Reserve Marine
Judith Rock State Marine Reserve Marine
Lovers Point * State Marine Reserve Marine
Moro Cojo Slough * State Marine Reserve Marine
Morro Bay * State Marine Reserve Marine
Natural Bridges * State Marine Reserve Marine
Piedras Blancas * State Marine Reserve Marine
Point Buchon * State Marine Reserve Marine
Point Lobos State Marine Reserve Marine
Point Sur * State Marine Reserve Marine
Punta Gorda State Marine Reserve Marine
Richardson Rock State Marine Reserve Marine
Santa Barbara Island State Marine Reserve Marine
Scorpion State Marine Reserve Marine
Skunk Point State Marine Reserve Marine
South Point State Marine Reserve Marine
Vandenberg State Marine Reserve Marine
Antelope Valley Wildlife Area North Central
Ash Creek Wildlife Area Northern
Bass Hill Wildlife Area Northern
Battle Creek Wildlife Area Northern
Big Lagoon Wildlife Area Northern
Big Sandy Wildlife Area Central
Biscar Wildlife Area Northern
Butte Valley Wildlife Area Northern
Buttermilk Country Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Cache Creek Wildlife Area North Central
Camp Cady Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Cantara/Ney Springs Wildlife Area Northern
Cedar Roughs Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Cinder Flats Wildlife Area Northern
Collins Eddy Wildlife Area North Central
Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area North Central
Coon Hollow Wildlife Area North Central
Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area Central
Crescent City Marsh Wildlife Area Northern
Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area North Central
Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area North Central
Decker Island Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Doyle Wildlife Area Northern
Dutch Flat Wildlife Area Northern
Eastlker River Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Eel River Wildlife Area Northern
Elk Creek Wetlands Wildlife Area Northern
Elk River Wildlife Area Northern
Fay Slough Wildlife Area Northern
Feather River Wildlife Area North Central
Fitzhugh Creek Wildlife Area Northern
Fremont Weir Wildlife Area North Central
Grass Lake Wildlife Area Northern
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area North Central
Green Creek Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Grizzly Island Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area North Central
Heenan Lake Wildlife Area North Central
Hill Slough Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area South Coast
Honey Lake Wildlife Area Northern
Hope Valley Wildlife Area North Central
Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area Northern
Imperial Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Indian Valley Wildlife Area North Central
Kelso Peak and Old Dad Mountains Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area Central
Knoxville Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Laguna Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Lake Earl Wildlife Area Northern
Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Little Panoche Reservoir Wildlife Area Central
Los Banos Wildlife Area Central
Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Mad River Slough Wildlife Area Northern
Marble Mountains Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Mendota Wildlife Area Central
Merrill's Landing Wildlife Area Northern
Miner Slough Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Monache Meadows Wildlife Area Central
Morro Bay Wildlife Area Central
Moss Landing Wildlife Area Central
Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area Northern
Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area Bay Delta
North Grasslands Wildlife Area Central
O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area Central
Oroville Wildlife Area North Central
Petaluma Marsh Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Pickel Meadow Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Pine Creek Wildlife Area Northern
Point Edith Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Putah Creek Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Rector Reservoir Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Red Lake Wildlife Area North Central
Rhode Island Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Sacramento River Wildlife Area North Central
San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area South Coast
San Jacinto Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area Central
San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area Central
San Pablo Bay Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Santa Rosa Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Shasta Valley Wildlife Area Northern
Silver Creek Wildlife Area Northern
Slinkard/Little Antelope Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
Smithneck Creek Wildlife Area North Central
South Fork Wildlife Area Central
Spenceville Wildlife Area North Central
Surprise Valley Wildlife Area Northern
Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area North Central
Tehama Wildlife Area Northern
Truckee River Wildlife Area North Central
Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area North Central
Volta Wildlife Area Central
Warner Valley Wildlife Area North Central
Waukell Creek Wildlife Area Northern
West Hilmar Wildlife Area Central
Westlker River Wildlife Area Inland Deserts
White Slough Wildlife Area Bay Delta
Willow Creek Wildlife Area Northern
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Bay Delta
* Indicates protected area status will come into effect on September 21, 2007.

See also

  • List of marine protected areas of California
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