. ▁ ▁Other ▁amen ities ▁include ▁flush ▁to ile ts ▁and ▁show ers . ▁Sea ▁l ions ▁can ▁sometimes ▁be ▁heard ▁b ark ing ▁from ▁off sh ore . ▁ ▁History ▁Dor an ▁Regional ▁Park ▁was ▁once ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ran ch ▁owned ▁by ▁William ▁( B illy ) ▁Dor an , ▁who ▁lived ▁on ▁a ▁low ▁hill ▁just ▁above ▁the ▁outer ▁bay ▁and ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁park . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁government ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁bay ▁portion ▁of ▁Dor an ▁R anch ▁through ▁em inent ▁domain ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁safe ▁har bor ▁for ▁rescue ▁operations ▁and ▁constructed ▁the ▁j ett ies ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁har bor ▁with ▁locally ▁quar ried ▁rock . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁land ▁eventually ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁County ▁and ▁the ▁beach ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁formal ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Station ▁B ode ga ▁Bay ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁Marine ▁Prote cted ▁Are as ▁B ode ga ▁Head ▁State ▁Marine ▁Reserve ▁& ▁B ode ga ▁Head ▁State ▁Marine ▁Conserv ation ▁Area ▁and ▁Est ero ▁Amer icano ▁State ▁Marine ▁Rec re ational ▁Management ▁Area ▁protect ▁area ▁waters . ▁ ▁Like ▁under water ▁par ks , ▁these ▁marine ▁protected ▁areas ▁help ▁con serve ▁ocean ▁wild life ▁and ▁marine ▁e cos ystem s . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Son oma ▁County ▁Regional ▁Park s ▁facilities ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁be aches ▁in ▁Son oma ▁County ,