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September 14, 1971
Acquired entire 525 acres of property for Jacks Peak Park. Fifty-five original acres were donated to the County by the Sierra Club many years earlier.

September 17, 1971
Toro Park officially opened to the public.

April 22, 1974
Acquired 559 acres property for Laguna Seca from the U.S. Army under President Nixon’s “Legacy of Parks” program.

A rifle range, archery range and bicycle motocross track was constructed to go along with the automobile racetrack which had been operated by SCRAMP for many years.

December 20, 1974
Acquired San Lorenzo park property (then called Salinas River Park).