Reserve
Campus
Area (ha )
Area (Acre )
Coordinates
Web
Notes
Angelo Coast Range Reserve
Berkeley
3,166
7,915
39°43′45″N 123°38′40″W / 39.72917°N 123.64444°W / 39.72917; -123.64444 (Angelo Coast Range Reserve )
[4]
On the South Fork of the Eel River . Protected by The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
Año Nuevo Island Reserve
Santa Cruz
10
25
37°6′30″N 122°20′10″W / 37.10833°N 122.33611°W / 37.10833; -122.33611 (Año Nuevo Island Reserve )
[5]
On California State Parks
.
Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
Berkeley
1,319
3,260
37°22′53″N 121°44′14″W / 37.38139°N 121.73722°W / 37.38139; -121.73722 (Blue Oak Ranch Reserve )
[6]
In the Diablo Range , northwest of Mount Hamilton .
Bodega Marine Reserve
Davis
176
436
38°18′25″N 123°3′54″W / 38.30694°N 123.06500°W / 38.30694; -123.06500 (Bodega Marine Reserve )
[7]
On Bodega Bay .
Box Springs Reserve
Riverside
65
160
33°59′31″N 117°17′43″W / 33.99194°N 117.29528°W / 33.99194; -117.29528 (Box Springs Reserve )
[8]
Adjacent to the Riverside campus.
Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center
Riverside
6,749
16,873
33°35′N 116°20′W / 33.583°N 116.333°W / 33.583; -116.333 (Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center )
[9]
In the Santa Rosa Mountains , near Palm Desert .
Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve
Irvine
124
306
34°8′20″N 116°27′10″W / 34.13889°N 116.45278°W / 34.13889; -116.45278 (Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve )
[10]
In the Mojave Desert , near Joshua Tree National Park .
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve
Santa Barbara
93
230
34°24′N 119°31′W / 34.400°N 119.517°W / 34.400; -119.517 (Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve )
[11]
In Carpinteria .
Chickering American River Reserve
Berkeley
695
1,720
39°14′48″N 120°19′31″W / 39.24667°N 120.32528°W / 39.24667; -120.32528 (Chickering American River Reserve )
[12]
In the headwaters basin of the North Fork of the Sierra Nevada
.
Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve
Santa Barbara
68
170
34°25′N 119°52′W / 34.417°N 119.867°W / 34.417; -119.867 (Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve )
[13]
Adjacent to the Santa Barbara campus. Coal Oil Point seep field is offshore.
Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve
San Diego
93
230
33°8′30″N 117°15′20″W / 33.14167°N 117.25556°W / 33.14167; -117.25556 (Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve )
[14]
In the northwestern Laguna Mountains .
Elliott Chaparral Reserve
San Diego
43
107
32°52′6″N 117°8′33″W / 32.86833°N 117.14250°W / 32.86833; -117.14250 (Elliott Chaparral Reserve )
[15]
At former Camp Kearny , on the Kearny Mesa.
Emerson Oaks Reserve
Riverside
102
255
33°28′N 117°2′W / 33.467°N 117.033°W / 33.467; -117.033 (Emerson Oaks Reserve )
[16]
In the Temecula Valley, southern Riverside County. Protected by TNC.
Fort Ord Natural Reserve
Santa Cruz
242
606
36°40′N 121°46′W / 36.667°N 121.767°W / 36.667; -121.767 (Fort Ord Natural Reserve )
[17]
At the former Fort Ord , near Monterey Bay.
Hans Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve
Berkeley
28
70
39°17′N 123°45′W / 39.283°N 123.750°W / 39.283; -123.750 (Hans Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve )
[18]
Above the coast in Mendocino County . Protected by TNC.
Hastings Natural History Reservation
Berkeley
932
2,392
36°12′30″N 121°33′30″W / 36.20833°N 121.55833°W / 36.20833; -121.55833 (Hastings Natural History Reservation )
[19]
In the Santa Lucia Mountains
, upper Carmel Valley.
James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve
Riverside
12
29
33°48′30″N 116°46′40″W / 33.80833°N 116.77778°W / 33.80833; -116.77778 (James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve )
[20]
In the San Jacinto Mountains . Satellite site Oasis de los Osos (west end of the Coachella Valley ) protected by TNC.
Jepson Prairie Reserve
Davis
634
1,566
38°16′N 121°49′W / 38.267°N 121.817°W / 38.267; -121.817 (Jepson Prairie Reserve )
[21]
In the Central Valley
. Protected by TNC and the Solano Land Trust.
Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve
San Diego
7
16
32°47′N 117°13′W / 32.783°N 117.217°W / 32.783; -117.217 (Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve )
[22]
On Mission Bay .
Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve
Santa Barbara
200
500
35°31′41″N 121°4′35″W / 35.52806°N 121.07639°W / 35.52806; -121.07639 (Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve )
[23]
In the Santa Lucia Mountains, near
Cambria .
Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve
Santa Cruz
1,584
3,911
36°4′N 121°35′W / 36.067°N 121.583°W / 36.067; -121.583 (Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve )
[24]
In the Santa Lucia Mountains, along the
Big Sur coast. TNC involved in the protection of this site.
McLaughlin Natural Reserve
Davis
2,800
7,050
38°52′N 122°24′W / 38.867°N 122.400°W / 38.867; -122.400 (McLaughlin Natural Reserve )
[25]
Within the Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area .
Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve
Merced
2601
6,428
37°22′31″N 120°24′47″W / 37.3753°N 120.413°W / 37.3753; -120.413 (Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve )
[26]
Next to the UC Merced campus
Motte Rimrock Reserve
Riverside
289
715
33°48′45″N 117°15′30″W / 33.81250°N 117.25833°W / 33.81250; -117.25833 (Motte Rimrock Reserve )
[27]
In western Perris Valley , Peninsular Ranges .
Quail Ridge Reserve
Davis
784
1,937
38°28′59″N 122°8′58″W / 38.48306°N 122.14944°W / 38.48306; -122.14944 (Quail Ridge Reserve )
[28]
Near the Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area . QuRiNet deployed here.
Sagehen Creek Field Station
Berkeley
183
452
39°25′57″N 120°14′13″W / 39.43250°N 120.23694°W / 39.43250; -120.23694 (Sagehen Creek Field Station )
[29]
In the Northern . Operated by the University of California under a long-term special-use permit from the U.S. Forest Service.
San Joaquin Marsh Reserve
Irvine
82
202
33°39′30″N 117°51′30″W / 33.65833°N 117.85833°W / 33.65833; -117.85833 (San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve )
[30]
Upper Newport Bay .
Santa Cruz Island Reserve
Santa Barbara
18,624
46,020
34°0′N 119°44′W / 34.000°N 119.733°W / 34.000; -119.733 (Santa Cruz Island Reserve )
[31]
Santa Cruz Island . Protected, owned, and managed by TNC.
Scripps Coastal Reserve
San Diego
342
844
32°52′30″N 117°15′15″W / 32.87500°N 117.25417°W / 32.87500; -117.25417 (Scripps Coastal Reserve )
[32]
Adjacent to the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography .
Sedgwick Reserve
Santa Barbara
2,358
5,896
34°42′N 120°1′W / 34.700°N 120.017°W / 34.700; -120.017 (Sedgwick Reserve )
[33]
In the Santa Ynez Valley and the foothills of the San Rafael Mountains .
Sierra Nevada Research Station—Yosemite Field Station
Merced
37°32′23″N 119°39′29″W / 37.53972°N 119.65806°W / 37.53972; -119.65806 (Sierra Nevada Research Institute--Yosemite Field Station )
[34]
Sierra Nevada
.
Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve
Davis
233
583
38°30′32″N 122°5′50″W / 38.50889°N 122.09722°W / 38.50889; -122.09722 (Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve )
[35]
Within the Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area .
Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
Irvine
248,882
615,000
33°14′N 116°23′W / 33.233°N 116.383°W / 33.233; -116.383 (Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center )
[36]
An agreement with Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the Anza-Borrego Foundation makes the park, which is managed by California State Parks, available to field station users.
Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve
Los Angeles
126
310
34°6′N 118°39′W / 34.100°N 118.650°W / 34.100; -118.650 (Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve )
[37]
In Los Angeles County, within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area .
Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center
Riverside
3,600
9,000
34°48′20″N 115°39′50″W / 34.80556°N 115.66389°W / 34.80556; -115.66389 (Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center )
[38]
In the Granite Mountains , within the Mojave National Preserve .
Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve
Santa Barbara
87
205
37°37′30″N 118°59′30″W / 37.62500°N 118.99167°W / 37.62500; -118.99167 (Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve )
[39]
In the high . Includes Valentine Camp and the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL).
White Mountain Research Center
Los Angeles
18
45
37°21′41″N 118°19′36″W / 37.36139°N 118.32667°W / 37.36139; -118.32667 (White Mountain Research Center )
[40]
Five research facilities ranging from the Owens Valley to the highest point of the White-Inyo Mountains east of the town of Bishop.
Younger Lagoon Reserve
Santa Cruz
10
26
36°57′3″N 122°3′57″W / 36.95083°N 122.06583°W / 36.95083; -122.06583 (Younger Lagoon Reserve )
[41]
The northwest edge of Monterey Bay on the west side of the city of Santa Cruz .