More Than 25,000 Marijuana Plants Seized in California State Parks This Year

The parks’ special enforcement team removed tens of thousands of cannabis plants, 18 firearms, and thousands of pounds of trash.

Illegal cannabis growing at Anza Borrego Desert State Park. California State Parks

The California State Parks system has removed tens of thousands of illegal cannabis plants and dismantled dozens of cultivation sites in state parks this year.

Staff members have helped to remove 25,558 cannabis plants, 4,820 pounds of processed cannabis, as well as 18 firearms from state parks property in 2024. The investigations also led to seven arrests.