The 5 Best Hiking Trails Near Clear Lake, From a Dormant Volcano to a 10,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site
Clear Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake entirely within California’s borders, Lake Tahoe is bigger, but it’s shared with…
Best Hiking Trails in Lake County, California
Lake County holds California’s largest natural freshwater lake entirely within the state, a dormant volcano rising straight from its shore,…
Hiking Trails in Alpine County, California: Complete Trail Guide
Alpine County has no traffic lights, no incorporated towns, and about 1,200 year-round residents, making it California’s least populous county…
The 5 Best Family-Friendly Trails in Kings County, From a Historic Chinatown Alley to a Riverside Levee
I’ll be straightforward about this guide from the start: Kings County is flat Central Valley farmland, and it doesn’t have…
The 5 Best Waterfall Hiking Trails in Tulare County, From a 1,200-Foot Glacial Cascade to a Foothill Hidden Gem
This is a dedicated waterfall-specific companion to my Sequoia National Park Giant Forest guide, a deliberately different focus spanning the…
The 5 Best Hiking Trails in Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest, From the Largest Tree on Earth to a 400-Step Granite Staircase
This is the flagship guide for Tulare County, and it covers Giant Forest, the heart of Sequoia National Park, while…
The 5 Best Hiking Trails Near Kings Canyon’s Cedar Grove, From a Canyon Deeper Than the Grand Canyon to a Marble Cave
Kings Canyon National Park isn’t in Kings County; it sits roughly 60 miles away in the Sierra Nevada foothills, split…
Hiking Trails in Kings County, California
Kings County itself isn’t a hiking destination, and there’s no honest way to write this guide pretending otherwise: it’s flat…
Best Hiking Trails in Tulare County, California
Tulare County holds the parts of Sequoia National Park most visitors actually picture when they think of the place: Giant…
The 5 Best Alpine Lake Hiking Trails in Siskiyou County, From a Drive-Up Swim to Views Toward Mount Shasta
This guide is a deliberately different focus from my Klamath Mountains wilderness guide, these five lakes sit along the Trinity…
