Tolowa Dunes State Park
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Location | California, USA |
Nearest city | Crescent City |
Area | 5,000 acres |
Established | 1925 |
Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Tolowa Dunes State Park is a 5,000 acre California State Park located on California's far North Coast. Encompassing Lake Earl and Lake Tolowa and a significant portion of the relatively large coastal plain around it, this park - a sanctuary for bird life - is easily reached by US 101 just north of Crescent City, California. The name refers to the Tolowa people, a native group who occupied the area, relatively undisturbed previous to European colonization in the 1850s.