California Federal and State Agencies
Here is a collection of California Federal and State agencies you may wish to contact for your next California adventure. Have fun!

National Park Service Main California Office
Fort Mason Building 201
San Francisco, CA 94123

• Cabrillo National Monument
• Channel Islands National Park
• Death Valley National Park
• Devils Postpile National Monument
• Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
• Fort Point National Historical Site
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• John Muir National Historic Site
• Joshua Tree National Park
• Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park
  Three Rivers, CA 93271
  (209) 565-3341
  (209) 565-3456 ext. 233
• Lassen Volcanic National Park
  P.O. Box 100
  Mineral, CA 96063
  (916) 595-4444
• Lava Beds National Monument
• Manzanar National Historic SiteI
• Mojave National Park
• Muir Woods National Monument
• Pinnacles National Monument
• Point Reyes National Seashore
• Redwood National Park
• Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
• Whikeytown Shasta Trinity National Recreation Area
• Yosemite National Park
  (209) 372-0209 (Yosemite camping information)
  (209) 252-4848 (Yosemite lodging reservations)
  (209) 372-0310 (Yosemite wilderness permit information)

• U.S. Geological Survey
  345 Middlefield Road MS-532
  Menlo Park, CA 94025
  (415) 329-4390
  (415) 329-5130 Fax
• U.S. Geological Survey
  504 Custom House
  555 Battery Street
  San Francisco, CA 94111
  (415) 705-1010

These USGS offices will mail you a free index map for California so you can select the quad maps you may need for a trip. However, mail order sale of topo maps is done only through the Denver office. Map prices vary, but are generally $5 or $6. There is a $1.00 postage and handling fee for orders less than $10.00. The Denver address is:

USGS Western Distribution Branch
P.O. Box 25286
Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225

Call: (800) USA-MAPS

• U.S. Fish And Wildlife
• RVing Women's Club: Founded in 1991, network for women interested in the out of doors and the RVing lifestyle.
• Bureau Of Land Management
  California State Office
  2800 Cottage Way, Room E-2841
  Sacramento, CA 95825
  (916) 978-4754
• USDA Forest Service
  630 Sansome Street, Room 521
  San Francisco, CA 94111
  
  There are 18 National Forests in California that include 20 million acres of land, extending from the Oregon boarder in the north to the Mexican boarder in the south. The Forest Service manages these lands, which are located mainly in the Sierra Nevadas, the Cascade Mountains and the Coast ranges. For more information on wilderness permits, and the Pacific Southwest Region National Forest Wilderness in California you need to contact each individual district.
• California Department Of Parks And Recreation
  P.O. Box 942896
  Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
  (916) 653-6995
  (800) 444-7275 (State Park Campground reservations)
• California Department Of Fish And Game
  1419 Ninth Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  (916) 653-7203
• California Department Of Boating And Waterways
  1629 "S" Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814-7291
  (916) 445-2615
  
  California is one of the few states to have a boating department. They have some good maps and information on water trails to canoe, kayak, and whitewater raft in California.
• California River Flow Numbers
  River inflows and releases are daily averages in CFS (cubic feet per second). Be sure to check the date of the recording as flows can vary every day in the spring during snow-melt months of the year (April, May are usually the high water months, and sometimes June). You can obtain a free flow report form for recording river flows on from: Department of Water Resources 1416 ninth Street Room 1615, Sacramento CA. 95814
  (916) 653-9647 Department of Water Resources recording.
  (916) 368-8682 K Flow river flow recording.
  (800) 952-5530 General water information at Department of Water Resources.
  For information on Valley River Flows or Coast River Flows hydrological report from the Department of Water Resources on several rivers look here.
  United States River Flows
  Minimum Flows To Run California Rivers
• California Tides
  (916) 653-6416 California tides and river conditions
• California Highway Conditions
  Information on construction, closures and restrictions Cal-Trans recording (800) 427-7623
• California State Department Of Tourism
  801 "K" Street, Suite 1600
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  (916) 332-2881
  (800) 862-2543
  
  They are a good resource for lodging (bed and breakfast inns) and general information about other things to do and see in California.