Daraxa Lee Mattice, by and Through Her Guardians Ad Litem, Gregory G. Mattice and June Mattice v. United States of America, Department of the Interior

SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

Daraxa Mattice, by and through her guardians ad litem, appeals from summary judgment, 752 F.Supp. 905, and dismissal of her action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) (1988). She seeks damages for personal injuries sustained when she drove off a national park road and dropped 350 feet to the beach below. We *820hold that summary judgment was' proper because the United States was protected by California’s recreational use statute.

BACKGROUND

On December 13, 1987, 14 year old Mat-tice was congregating with friends at the Crescent…