Malibu Canyon Hiking Guide: Escondido Falls, Solstice & Zuma
Pacific Coast Highway runs along Malibu like a ribbon laid between mansions and surf, and almost everyone who drives it…
Trans-Catalina Trail & Catalina Island Backpacking Guide
You step off the ferry in Avalon with a full pack, a town of golf carts and harbor cafés at…
Hollywood Sign Hiking Guide: Trails, Rules & Parking
From half the city, you can see nine white letters stacked against a brown hillside. Every visitor who sees them…
Lake Isabella Hiking & Outdoor Guide: Trails, Swimming & Camping
Before the water came, the Kern River Valley held a town called Isabella and another called Kernville. In 1953, the…
Runyon Canyon Hiking Guide: Trails, Trailhead Gates & Parking
Fuller Avenue climbs out of Hollywood’s street grid, past bungalows and tightly parked cars, and then it stops at a…
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…
