The 5 Best Hiking Trails in Mount Diablo, From One of the World’s Widest Views to Wind-Carved Sandstone Caves
Mount Diablo is a dedicated single-mountain destination, and it earns that focus. This one peak alone holds an incredible network…
Hiking Trails in Contra Costa County, California
Mount Diablo dominates Contra Costa County’s hiking reputation for good reason (its summit view is one of the most expansive…
Best Hiking Trails in San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County occupies the entire width of the Peninsula, which means its hiking runs from dramatic Pacific bluffs on…
5 Best Desert Hiking Trails in Kern County, From a Hollywood Filming Backdrop to a Volunteer-Built Hot Spring
Kern County’s desert side is a genuinely different landscape than the Southern Sierra trails covered elsewhere in the county, colorful…
5 Best Coastal Hiking Trails in Ventura County, From a Boat-Access-Only Island to a Shaded Sycamore Canyon
The coastal hiking trails in Ventura range from a sprawling state park with 70 miles of paths to a national…
5 Best Hiking Trails in Ojai, From a Summit View of the Whole Valley to One of the State’s Hottest Hot Springs
The network of hiking trails in Ojai climbs straight out of town toward Nordhoff Ridge from three different directions, plus…
5 Best Hiking Trails in the Southern Sierra, Kern County, From a Nationally Known Rafting River to a Summit with Mount Whitney in View
Kern County’s Southern Sierra centers on Kernville and the Kern River corridor, the southernmost reach of Sequoia National Forest, a…
Hiking Trails in Kern County, California
Kern County is the largest county in Southern California by area, and it holds the highest concentration of wilderness anywhere…
Hiking Trails in Ventura County, California
The hiking trails in Ventura County stretch from Ojai’s meditation-and-hiking culture beneath the Topa Topa Bluffs to Point Mugu’s coastal…
The 5 Best Waterfall Hiking Trails in Mariposa County
If my Yosemite South Entrance guide covered the quieter Wawona corridor, this is the main event: Yosemite Valley’s five most…
