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Joshua Tree National Park
Twentynine Palms, California 92277Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback
For a first-time visitor the desert may appear bleak and drab. Viewed from the road, the desert only hints at its vitality. Closer examination reveals a fascinating variety of plants and animals. A ri ...
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California Desert Conservation Area
Riverside, California 92507Filed Under: Camping, Hiking, Hunting
The California Desert Conservation Area is a 25-million acre expanse of land in southern California designated by Congress in 1976 through the Federal Land Po ...
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Channel Islands National Park
Ventura, California 93001Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Paddling
Comprised of five in a chain of eight southern California islands near Los Angeles, Channel Islands National Park is home to a wide variety of nationally and internationally significant natural and cu ...
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Muir Woods National Monument
Mill Valley, California 94941Filed Under: Hiking
"This is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world," declared conservationist John Muir when describing the majestic coast redwoods of Muir W ...
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mineral, California 96063Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling, Skiing
Beneath Lassen Volcanic's peaceful forests and gem-like lakes lies evidence of a turbulent and fiery past. 600,000 years ago, the collision and warping of continental plates led to violent eruptions ...
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Death Valley National Park
Death Valley, California 92328Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback
Hottest, Driest, Lowest: Death Valley is a land of extremes. It is one of the hottest places on the surface of the Earth with summer temperatures averaging well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It encompa ...
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Mojave National Preserve
Barstow, California 92311Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting
Rose-colored sand dunes, volcanic cinder cones, Joshua tree forests, and mile-high mountains are all part of the scene at Mojave National Preserve. Located in the heart of the Mojave Desert, this new ...
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Oakland, California 94607Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback
The national trail commemorates the route followed by a Spanish commander, Juan Bautista de Anza, in 1775-76 when he led a contingent of 30 soldiers and their families to found a presidio and mission ...
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Redwood National and State Parks
Crescent City, California 95531Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling
Redwood National and State Parks are home to some of the world's tallest trees: old-growth coast redwoods. They can live to be 2000 years old and grow to over 300 feet tall. Spruce, hemlock, Douglas-f ...
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Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes, California 94956Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback
Point Reyes National Seashore contains unique elements of biological and historical interest in a spectacularly scenic panorama of thunderous ocean breakers, open grasslands, bushy hillsides and fores ...
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