California

State Park

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

CA

Old-growth redwoods line the banks of the Smith River right off Highway 199. You can drive through dense groves of massi…

State Park

John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve

CA

Dense old-growth redwood groves and the South Fork Eel River define this stretch of Humboldt County. You can hike throug…

John Muir National Historic Site

CA

You can walk through the 14-room Italianate Victorian mansion where John Muir lived and wander the nearby 325 acres of n…

National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

CA

You will find a mix of Mojave and Colorado desert landscapes defined by massive granite boulders and twisted Joshua tree…

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

CA

This 1,200-mile trail stretches from Sonora, Mexico, up to San Francisco, following the original path of a 1775 Spanish …

State Park

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

CA

McWay Falls drops eighty feet directly onto the beach where the cliffs meet the Pacific. You can walk through groves of …

State Park

Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

CA

A 401-acre urban park in the Baldwin Hills Mountains of Los Angeles, sometimes called L.A.'s Central Park. Built in 1984…

State Park

Kings Beach State Recreation Area

CA

Kings Beach State Recreation Area is a state park in California.

National Park

Kings Canyon National Park

CA

Deep glacier-carved canyons and massive giant sequoia groves define this stretch of the southern Sierra Nevada. You can …

Trailhead

Kings Creek Falls Trail

CA

Top hike in Lassen Volcanic National Park, recommended by Sabrina Jurisich, Redding, California hiker. Walk along Lower …

Campground

Kings River RV Resort

CA

State Park

Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve

CA

A redwood and Douglas fir forest in Sonoma County where pink rhododendrons bloom against the evergreen understory from m…

City / Town

La Jolla

CA

State Park

La Purísima Mission State Historic Park

CA

Mission La Purísima in Lompoc, California was founded in 1787 and rebuilt after an 1812 earthquake destroyed the origina…

City / Town

Laguna Beach

CA

Laguna Beach is defined by its series of small ocean coves and steep coastal cliffs. You can spend your days scouting th…

National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park

CA

Lassen is all about active volcanic features like steaming fumaroles and bubbling hot springs set against high mountain …

Lava Beds National Monument

CA

You can spend your days crawling through over 800 volcanic caves or tracking old battlefields across the high desert. Th…

City / Town

Leggett

CA

State Park

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park

CA

A historic mansion in Sacramento that serves as the official reception center and workplace for California's governor, t…

State Park

Leo Carrillo State Park

CA

Stretching 1.5 miles along the Malibu coast with 2,513 acres of parkland extending into the Santa Monica Mountains, this…

State Park

Leucadia State Beach

CA

A 10.6-acre beach in Encinitas, California, also known as Beacon's Beach, popular for swimming, surfing, and fishing sin…

State Park

Lighthouse Field State Beach

CA

Located at the north end of Monterey Bay near the famous Steamer Lane surfing break, this 38-acre beach park houses the …

State Park

Limekiln State Park

CA

Located on the Big Sur coast 2 miles south of Lucia, this 711-acre park features four historic lime kilns, a redwood for…

State Park

Little River State Beach

CA

Little River State Beach occupies 152 acres at the mouth of the Little River in Humboldt County, 13 miles north of Eurek…