Create a lasting tribute with an engraved redwood picnic table in a local state park or beach
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Friends) today announced its Tribute Tables program has more than 200 new, redwood picnic tables available to be placed in local state parks and beaches in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties.
The Tribute Tables program, a collaborative project between Friends and California State Parks, enables park supporters to honor a loved one, celebrate a milestone or demonstrate community support by having a message engraved into the cross-timber of the table.
Since the program launched in 2019, 100 new picnic tables have been ordered or installed at numerous state parks and beaches in Santa Cruz and coastal San Mateo counties. Currently, Tribute Tables are available to dedicate in day-use areas and campgrounds at 19 state parks and beaches such as Castle Rock State Park, The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Half Moon Bay State Beach and many more.
“Tribute Tables are a meaningful way to show appreciation for a loved one or special milestone in your life while supporting our beloved state parks and beaches,” Friends Executive Director Bonny Hawley said. “A gift of a Tribute Table also will give park visitors a place to pause and reflect, or to take a break to celebrate.”
For Alex Conway, it was a lovely surprise for her partner Gilbert for his birthday. The couple regularly walks together with their dogs at Manresa Uplands State Beach. Alex thought a Tribute Table there would be a wonderful way to celebrate him and their relationship.
“Since we came to this beach a lot, I thought this could be kind of a fun surprise for Gilbert,” she said. “He’s a terrific person and he’s a great gift giver. He’s very thoughtful, and I just thought, ‘Oh he will not be expecting this’ so I was trying to one up him.”
The minimum donation for a Tribute Table is $2,500 and proceeds from the Tribute Table program support local state parks and beaches. To learn more about Tribute Tables, please visit www.thatsmypark.org/tribute-tables or contact Jo Kenny at Jo@thatsmypark.org or (831) 429-1840, ext. 312.
Tribute Tables can be placed in the following state parks and beaches:
Burleigh Murray State Park
Castle Rock State Park
Castro Adobe State Historic Park
Half Moon Bay State Beach
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Manresa Uplands State Beach
Montara State Beach
Natural Bridges State Beach
New Brighton State Beach
Pomponio State Beach
Portola Redwoods State Park
Rancho del Oso Unit of Big Basin State Park
San Gregorio State Beach
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
Seacliff State Beach
Sunset State Beach
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Wilder Ranch State Park
