- Tolowa Dunes State Park
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location =California , USA
nearest_city = Crescent City
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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 byUS 101 just north ofCrescent City, California . The name refers to theTolowa people, a native group who occupied the area, relatively undisturbed previous to European colonization in the 1850s.
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