Henry W. Coe State Park

Henry W. Coe State Park
Aerial view of the Henry W. Coe State Park in Santa Clara County
Map showing the location of Henry W. Coe State Park
Map showing the location of Henry W. Coe State Park
Map showing the location of Henry W. Coe State Park
Map showing the location of Henry W. Coe State Park
LocationSanta Clara and Stanislaus Counties, California, United States
Nearest cityMorgan Hill, California
Coordinates37°11′18″N 121°32′42″W / 37.18833°N 121.54500°W / 37.18833; -121.54500
Area87,000 acres (350 km2)
Established1959
Visitors34,395 (in 2006)
Governing bodyCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation
Henry W. Coe State Wilderness (Orestimba Wilderness)
LocationSanta Clara and Stanislaus Counties, California, United States
Nearest cityMorgan Hill, California
Coordinates37°13′17″N 121°23′34″W / 37.22139°N 121.39278°W / 37.22139; -121.39278
Area22,000 acres (89 km2)
Established1985
Governing bodyCalifornia Department of Parks & Recreation

Henry W. Coe State Park (often known simply as Henry Coe or Coe Park) is a state park of California, United States, preserving a vast tract of the Diablo Range. The park is located closest to the city of Morgan Hill, and is located in both Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties. The park contains over 87,000 acres (35,000 ha), making it the largest state park in northern California, and the second-largest in the state (after Anza-Borrego Desert State Park). Managed within its boundaries is a designated wilderness area of about 22,000 acres (8,900 ha). This is officially known as the Henry W. Coe State Wilderness, but locally as the Orestimba Wilderness. The 89,164-acre (36,083 ha) park was established in 1959.[2]

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  2. ^ "California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10" (PDF). California State Parks: 24. Retrieved March 27, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)