The Carpinteria Tar Pits at Carpinteria State Beach are located in a designated area called Tar Pits Park. The Carpinteria Tar Pits are one of five natural asphalt lake areas in the world, 2nd in size to and older than the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. These tar pits date back to the Pleistocene Age (Ice Epoch), 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Before Europeans arrived here, Mishopshnow was the name of a large coastal village of hunting people and Canalino/Chumash. Tar from this area was used

161K views · 812 reactions | Our State Park Police officers are always willing to assist anyone or anything.. This "visitor" was transported from the beach and safely released in Barnegat Bay.. A special thanks to Officer Hoover. | Island Beach State Park | Facebook

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130K views · 4.4K reactions | The falls are flowing nicely at Pedernales Falls State Park near Austin with little patches of blue sky peeking through. | Texas Parks and Wildlife | Facebook