List of California Department of Fish and Wildlife protected areas

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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).

Contents

Types

The protected areas are broadly categorized as:

List of DFG protected areas

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

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