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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.

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
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


Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Gate Bridge



Yosemite National Park
Upper Gaylor Lake


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
CALAVERAS BIG TREES State Park - giant sequoia in the northern Sierra Nevada
CALIFORNIA MISSIONS - 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 city surrounded by deserts and mountains
POINT LOBOS State Reserve - beautiful, rocky peninsula with abundant wildlife, near Carmel and Big Sur

Point Lobos State Reserve
Weston Beach


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
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park - redwood groves alongside the Pacific Ocean - NEW
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
McArthur Burney Falls Memorial State Park - beautiful waterfall and a wooded lake - 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
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 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 - NEW
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

Mono Lake
Tufa spires



Garrapata State Park
Garrapata Beach
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