California state park closures: Even parks that remain open are in bad shape
Because of a 25 percent cut to its budget, California's Department of Parks and Recreation is planning to close one quarter of all state parks by next summer. While this has upset park advocates, the state parks system faces another serious issue: The parks that will remain open are in need of maintenance.
One of them is Malibu Creek State Park. Its beautiful red peaks, willow-lined streams and oak woodlands have appeared in scores of movies and TV shows, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and MASH.
But under the sunny spotlight of a recent 90-degree day, a close-up reveals the starlet’s beauty is fading.
Not far from Mulholland Highway, a chestnut mare is corralled next to a sagging, white, early 20th century clapboard barn. The tin roof is torn in places, and much of the wooden siding is broken
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That's so unfortunate. I live in southern California and there are plenty of parks near Malibu that I visit regularly. I haven't noticed many changes yet but I haven't been out as much as usual this year.
California state park closures: Even parks that remain open are in bad shape 
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