Limekiln State Park on the Big Sur coast combines shoreline, redwood forest, Limekiln Falls, and the ruins of a brief lime-making operation. From 1887 to 1890, the Rockland Lime and Lumber Company used four kilns here to burn local limestone into lime for construction, shipping the product from Rockland Cove. The industry ended after limestone and kiln fuel were largely exhausted, but the kilns, stone walls, and bridge abutments remain. After later threats from planned logging, fire damage, and proposed state park closures, the area was preserved as public land. Established in 1994 and opened in September 1995, it remains valued for both its industrial history and natural setting.