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Site 23 · Jun 15–17 (2 nights)
Oak trees, creek nearby, tent site
reservecalifornia.com/park/120085
ReserveCalifornia
No API key required. California State Parks monitoring is built in — search for CA state parks in the Watch tab and select ReserveCalifornia as the source.
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