Home | Categories | National Parks | Hotels | Site Map | Photographs | QTVR | Whats New? | More... CALIFORNIA Index | Introduction | Photographs | QTVR | Driving Distances | Map | Weather | Hotels California California Photographs California Map Site Search Enter your search terms this site all the web Submit search form Select a location from the lists below, California map or try the general introduction page. NPS Units CABRILLO National Monument - rocky peninsula near San Diego DEATH VALLEY National Park - starkly beautiful desert wilderness DEVILS POSTPILE National Monument - unusual volcanic basalt formations in the eastern Sierra Nevada - NEW GOLDEN GATE National Recreation Area - beaches, coastal bluffs, historic buildings and military sites around San Francisco JOSHUA TREE National Park - desert, large rocks and curious plants KINGS CANYON National Park - large wilderness area with deep canyons, lakes, sequoia trees and waterfalls LASSEN VOLCANIC National Park - amazing volcanic and geothermal phenomena LAVA BEDS National Monument - cinder cones, craters and lava caves in the far north MOJAVE National Preserve - excellent desert scenery MUIR WOODS National Monument - small but accessible redwood forest north of San Francisco on the Marin Peninsula PINNACLES National Monument - isolated mountains composed of eroded, volcanic rock POINT REYES National Seashore - isolated hilly peninsula bordered by miles of wind-swept beaches and cliffs REDWOOD National and State Parks - dense coastal redwood forests SEQUOIA National Park - huge trees, cliffs and mountains YOSEMITE National Park - glaciated peaks and valleys of great beauty Joshua Tree National Park Desert bell in a dry wash Other Major Scenic Places ANZA BORREGO DESERT State Park - large, varied area of canyons, mountains, desert and badlands BIG SUR - the Pacific Coast of central California, south of Carmel BIG BASIN REDWOODS - thick coastal redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains, south of San Jose BODIE State Historical Park - exceptionally intact, well preserved and authentic California ghost town CALIFORNIA MISSIONS - a series of historic Spanish churches dating from 1769 HUMBOLDT REDWOODS State Park - ancient redwood forest in north California LAKE TAHOE - major center for recreation, enclosed by high mountains PALM SPRINGS - exclusive town surrounded by deserts and mountains POINT LOBOS State Reserve - beautiful, rocky peninsula with abundant wildlife, near Carmel and Big Sur Anza Borrego Desert State Park The Borrego Badlands 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 - NEW Box Canyon - twisting, eroded ravine, part of the San Andreas Fault Calico Ghost Town Regional Park - partially restored silver mining town northeast of Barstow Donner Memorial State Park - historic location with a relaxing setting Garrapata State Park - beautiful section of the Big Sur coastline Hot Creek Geological Area - hot springs and fumaroles close to Mammoth Lakes, part of the Long Valley Caldera Jacumba Outstanding Natural Area - desert and mountains near the Mexican border Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - a coastal waterfall, beaches, cliffs and wooded hills, along Big Sur Mammoth Lakes - ski resort town at the edge of the Sierra Nevada - NEW Mono Lake - unusual lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada foothills Mount Shasta - snow-capped dormant 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 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 Salton Sea - large, shallow, salty inland lake bordering Imperial Valley San Gabriel Mountains - hilly area providing a refuge from Los Angeles Torrey Pines State Reserve - dunes and sandstone cliffs north of San Diego Trinidad State Beach - beautiful section of the north California coastline Mount Shasta The summit Details of the three new national monuments in California. Back to Top Arizona | California | Colorado | Nevada | New Mexico | Texas | Utah | Wyoming | Slot Canyons | Travelogue | SOUTHWEST

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