Sugar Pine Reservoir
Nevada City, California 95959Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling
Recreation at Sugar Pine Reservoir is managed by Tahoe National Forest under an agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation. Sugar Pine Reservoir was created by Sugar Pine Dam across Shirttail Creek. T ...
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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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Pine Forest Recreation Management Area
Winnemucca, Nevada 89445Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
There are three popular recreation sites within the Pine Forest Recreation Area: the Blue Lakes, Onion Reservoir and Knott Creek Reservoir. All three have superb scenery. The Blue Lakes are glacial in ...
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Pine Ridge National Recreation Area
Chadron, Nebraska 69337Filed Under: Climbing, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting
6600 acres of Ponderosa pine mountains, providing primitive and semi-primitive recreation. Non-motorized, but many miles of popular mountain biking and horseback riding in an undiscovered part of Nebr ...
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Owens Peak Wilderness Area (Short Canyon)
Ridgecrest, California 93555Filed Under: Camping, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting
The majority of this wilderness is composed of the rugged eastern faces of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Owens Peak, the high point of the southern Sierra Nevadas, rises to more than 8,400 feet. The mo ...
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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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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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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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