List of California state symbols
This is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of California. Most such designations are found in sections 420-429.8 of the California Government Code.
State symbols
- Motto: Eureka, Adopted: 1963
- Nicknames: Golden State, Adopted: 1968
- Song: I Love You, California, Adopted: 1988
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
| Amphibian | California red-legged frog Rana draytonii | 2014 | |
| Animal | California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus | 1958 | |
| Bird | California quail Callipepla californica | 1931 | |
| Colors | Blue, which represents the sky, and gold, which represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. | 1951 | |
| Dance | West Coast Swing | 1988 | |
| Dinosaur | Augustynolophus | 2017 | |
| Fabric | Denim | 2016 | |
| Fife and Drum Band | California Consolidated Drum Band | 1997 | |
| Freshwater Fish | Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita | 1947 | |
| Flower | California poppy Eschscholzia californica | 1903 | |
| Folk Dance | Square dance | 1988 | |
| Fossil | Saber-toothed cat Smilodon californicus | 1973 | |
| Fruit | Avocado Persea americana | 2013 | |
| Gemstone | Benitoite | 1985 | |
| Gold Rush Ghost Town | Bodie | 2002 | |
| Grain | Rice | 2013 | |
| Grass | Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra | 2004 | |
| Historical Society | California Historical Society | 1979 | |
| Insects | California dogface butterfly Colias eurydice | 1972 | |
| Marine Fish | Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus | 2002 | |
| Lichen | Lace lichen Ramalina menziesii | 2015 | |
| Marine Mammal | Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus | 1975 | |
| Marine Reptile | Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea | 2012 | |
| Military Museum | California State Military Museum | 2004 | |
| Mineral | Gold | 1965 | |
| Nuts | Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan | 2017 | |
| Outdoor Play | The Ramona Pageant | 1993 | |
| Prehistoric Artifact | Chipped Stone Bear | 1991 | |
| Reptile | Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizi | 1972 | |
| Rock | Serpentine | 1965 | |
| Silver Rush Ghost Town | Calico | 2005 | |
| Soil | San Joaquin | 1997 | |
| Sport | Surfing | 2018 | ' |
| Tall ship | Californian | 2003 | ' |
| Tartan | California state tartan | 2001 | |
| Theater | Pasadena Playhouse | 1937 | |
| Tree | Coast redwood & giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum & Sequoia sempervirens | 1937 | |
| Vegetable | Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | 2013 | |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | California Vietnam Veterans Memorial | 2014 |