and vast forests. Known as the “Golden State”, California’s rich economy has created an influx of residents and visitors seeking to leave their mark. There are twenty-eight National Park Service units, nine of them as National Parks. From the creation of the Yosemite Grant Act in 1864 t...
California has a wealth of stunning landscape in her national parks and monuments. Throughout the state, you’ll find fantastic natural wonders to inspire and explore around the many scenic landscapes. Following are the some of the favorite and inspiring places to visit the best national parks in...
If you’re lucky enough to visit them all, California’s national parks are also different and varied that you can’t possibly get bored. But if you have to narrow it down, I hope this list helped you picked the best national park for your California visit, straight from a born and br...
California has more national parks than any other state clocking in at a whopping nine! What’s amazing is that after decades of photography in the parks, and a couple years of staying close to home because of the pandemic, you would think that I would’ve gotten to all of them many ti...
From crown jewels of the whole system like Yosemite to remote marine ecosystems like Channel Islands National Park, California's national parks certainly pack a punch. In addition to these officially designated jewels, the National Park Service runs a bevy of other protected places, including nationa...
Ways to Play in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks Ways to Play in Los Angeles Ways to Play in San Francisco Ways to Play in Joshua Tree National Park Ways to Play in Newport Beach Ways to Play in San Diego Ways to Play in Temecula Valley Ways to Play in Palm Springs ...
Kings Canyon is situated between Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks and offers a unique blend of elevations, giant Sequoias, granite ridges and more. Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park is a scenic drive in California.
Noreen Wredberg and her husband Michael are traveling to American national parks. While in Hot Springs, Noreen noticed that she was near the Crater of Diamonds State Park, a place she had long wanted to visit. Noreen and her husband started the day in the park looking for diamonds near ...
Novelist, historian, and activist David Treuer writes, “America’s national parks comprise only a small fraction of the land stolen from Native Americans, but they loom large in the broader story of our dispossession.” His pithy conclusion—”the American West began with war but concluded ...