More than a dozen California state parks that have been a source of filming for movies such as “High Noon” and “Return of the Jedi” are in danger of going dark.

In this photo taken Thursday, Bridalveil Falls is seen in Yosemite National park.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Water, water everywhere — and it’s a spectacular sight.

Because of a 25 percent cut to its budget, California’s Department of Parks and Recreation is planning to close one quarter of all state parks by next summer. While this has upset park advocates, the state parks system faces another serious issue: The parks that will remain open are in bad shape.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Water, water everywhere – and it’s a spectacular sight. Record Sierra snowfall over the winter now means record snow melt as temperatures rise, swelling Yosemite National Park’s iconic waterfalls, streams and rivers to their most turbulent level in years.