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California: Outdoor
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Explore California's Outdoor Playgrounds
Discover the North Coast
Hugging California’s north-western edge, a spectacular network of parks protecting nearly half of the world’s coast redwoods, the world’s tallest living things, which grow...
Discover the High Sierra
Famous for its plunging waterfalls and massive granite faces, this unparalleled parkland, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984, attracts 4 million...
Discover the Deserts
The largest national park outside Alaska, Death Valley is an almost unfathomable place. The park’s 3.3 million acres encompass mountain-size sand dunes, below-sea-level...
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The mountains are calling and I must go.
Spotlight: Channel Islands National Park
Just off the Central Coast, there’s a remarkable, record-holding natural cavern that almost no one sees. This enormous sea cave—the longest in North America and one of the...
Spotlight: Santa Cruz
A wide beach and splash able waves are always inviting; add a colourful boardwalk with rides, games, and music—well, how can you say no? Not many people do—this...
Spotlight: Fresno
Fresno’s Woodward Park is a classic, great city park, providing Fresno...