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Featured California locations are listed below, and shown on the California map (south, north). Alternatively, see the full listings of all national parks, monuments, recreation areas and historic sites, state parks and state natural reserves in California.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS National Recreation Area - canyons, grassy hills and Pacific Ocean beaches, northwest of Los Angeles |
| SEQUOIA National Park - huge trees, cliffs and mountains |
| YOSEMITE National Park - glaciated peaks and valleys of great beauty | |
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| 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 |
| Donner Memorial State Park - historic location with a relaxing setting |
| 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 |
| 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 - NEW |
| Jacumba Outstanding Natural Area - desert and mountains near the Mexican border |
| Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park - giant redwoods in the far northwest - NEW |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 - NEW |
| Salton Sea - large, shallow, salty inland lake bordering Imperial Valley |
| San Gabriel Mountains - hilly area providing a refuge from Los Angeles |
| Tomales Bay State Park - sheltered inlet at the edge of Point Reyes - NEW |
| 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 - NEW |
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Details of the three new national monuments in California.
New places added early 2010 include Big Bear Lake, Castle Crags State Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Point Arena, the Lost Coast, McArthur Burney Falls State Park and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, plus updates to many existing sections.
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