Briones Regional Park Hiking Guide
In 1829, a rancher named Felipe Briones built a home near what is now the Bear Creek entrance and let…
Hedge Creek & McCloud Falls Hiking Guide
There is a waterfall in Dunsmuir that you can practically see from the freeway exit, and most drivers still roll…
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park Hiking Guide
Redwood Road climbs out of Highway 13, crosses Skyline Boulevard, and slides past horse stables, and then the light changes….
Castle Crags State Park Hiking Guide
Drive north on Interstate 5 above Shasta Lake and the landscape changes its mind. The Sacramento River squeezes into a…
Mission Peak Hiking Guide
From the parking lot at the end of Stanford Avenue, Mission Peak looks like a triangle of golden grass sitting…
Pinnacles National Park Day Trip & Itinerary Guide
A Pinnacles National Park itinerary starts with a decision most park guides never make you face: which side. There is…
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park Hiking Guide
From 1883 to 1923, this canyon belonged to saws, ox teams and steam locomotives. Loggers cleared almost every redwood in…
Channel Islands National Park: How to Get There & Hike
Working out how to get to Channel Islands National Park starts with one fact: there is no road, bridge, or…
Portola Redwoods State Park Hiking & Camping Guide
The road makes you earn it. From Highway 35, Alpine Road drops west for three miles, then Portola State Park…
Montaña de Oro State Park Hiking Guide
Montaña de Oro State Park is a stretch of San Luis Obispo County coast where Pecho Valley Road ends, and…
