| Miscellaneous Locations |
| Algodones Dunes - vast sandy expanse in the far southeast |
| Andrew Molera State Park - Big Sur beaches and coastal bluffs |
| Big Pine Lakes - mountain lakes high in the Sierra Nevada, beneath Palisade Glacier |
| Box Canyon - twisting, eroded ravine, part of the San Andreas Fault |
| Calico Ghost Town Regional Park - partially restored silver mining town northeast of Barstow |
| Castle Crags State Park - sculptured granite cliffs in far north California |
| Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park - redwood groves alongside the Pacific Ocean |
| Donner Memorial State Park - historic location with a relaxing setting |
| Emerald Bay State Park - scenic inlet on the west side of Lake Tahoe, containing Fannette Island |
| Garrapata State Park - beautiful section of the Big Sur coastline |
| Giant Sequoia National Monument - many groves of giant sequoia trees, in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains |
| Griffith Park - hilly city park overlooking Hollywood and Los Angeles |
| Hat Creek Volcanic Area - lava flows, craters, cinder cones and lava caves, near Lassen Volcanic NP |
| Hot Creek Geological Area - hot springs and fumaroles close to Mammoth Lakes, part of the Long Valley Caldera |
| Humboldt Lagoons State Park - forested lagoons beside the northern Pacific coast |
| Jacumba Outstanding Natural Area - desert and mountains near the Mexican border |
| Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park - giant redwoods in the far northwest |
| Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - a coastal waterfall, beaches, cliffs and wooded hills, along Big Sur |
| Lost Coast - the wildest and least developed stretch of California's Pacific coast |
| MacKerricher State Park - sand dunes, beaches and tidepools, on the Pacific coast north of Fort Bragg |
| Mammoth Lakes - ski resort town at the edge of the Sierra Nevada |
| McArthur Burney Falls Memorial State Park - beautiful waterfall and a wooded lake |
| Mono Lake - unusual lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada foothills |
| Mount Shasta - snow-capped volcano in the Cascade range |
| Pinnacles National Natural Landmark - strange spires in the desert south of Trona |
| Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park - coastal redwoods near Crescent City |
| Point Arena - unusual rocks and a historic lighthouse, along the Pacific coast |
| Rainbow Basin National Natural Landmark - weathered desert canyons and badlands |
| Red Rock Canyon State Park - exposed, eroded, colorful strata |
| Route 66 - long section of the old highway through the Mojave Desert |
| Saddleback Butte State Park - isolated peak in Antelope Valley, in the southern Mojave Desert |
| Salt Point State Park - undeveloped section of the north California coastline, with unusual sandstone formations |
| Salton Sea - large, shallow, salty inland lake bordering Imperial Valley |
| San Bernardino Mountains - steep-sided range northeast of San Bernardino, including Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake |
| San Gabriel Mountains - hilly area providing a refuge from Los Angeles |
| Sonoma Coast State Park - 15 miles of beaches, cliffs and coastal grasslands, in Sonoma County, north California |
| Tomales Bay State Park - sheltered inlet at the edge of Point Reyes |
| Torrey Pines State Reserve - dunes and sandstone cliffs north of San Diego |
| Trinidad State Beach - beautiful section of the north California coastline |
| Vasquez Rocks County Park - exposed, angular strata north of Los Angeles |
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