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Joshua Tree National Park
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Joshua Tree National Park

California

Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park. A fas…

1,242 sq mi82trails14camps
Sequoia National Park
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Sequoia National Park

California

Home to the General Sherman Tree, the world's largest tree by volume, Sequoia National Park also features the …

631 sq mi78trails22camps
Death Valley National Park
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Death Valley National Park

California

In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet…

5,326 sq mi54trails23camps
Lassen Volcanic National Park
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Lassen Volcanic National Park

California

Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain…

167 sq mi40trails17camps
Kings Canyon National Park
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Kings Canyon National Park

California

This dramatic landscape testifies to nature's size, power, and time. The immense granite canyon of the Kings R…

722 sq mi22trails9camps
Pinnacles National Park
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Pinnacles National Park

California

Some 23 million years ago multiple volcanoes erupted, flowed, and slid to form what would become Pinnacles Nat…

42 sq mi20trails1camps
Redwood National and State Parks
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Redwood National and State Parks

California

Most people know Redwood as home to the tallest trees on Earth. But the parks also protect vast prairies, oak …

217 sq mi15trails11camps
Channel Islands National Park
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Channel Islands National Park

California

Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands and their ocean environment, preserving and …

390 sq mi14trails10camps
Yosemite National Park
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Yosemite National Park

California

Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can fin…

1,190 sq mi13trails45camps
Presidio of San Francisco
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Presidio of San Francisco

California

For 218 years, the Presidio served as an army post for three nations. World and local events, from military ca…

5trails1camps
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park

California

Big Basin was Californias first state park, established in 1902. Features ancient coast redwoods, including th…

28 sq mi2trails
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
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Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

California

Julia Pfeiffer Burns features McWay Falls, an 80-foot waterfall that drops onto a pristine beach. Located on t…

6 sq mi1trails1camps
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

California

The Santa Monica Mountains offer easy access to surprisingly wild places. Experience the famous beaches of Mal…

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Agua Tibia Wilderness
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Agua Tibia Wilderness

California

The Agua Tibia Wilderness now contains a total of 17,979 acres and is managed by the BLM's Palm Springs-South …

Alabama Hills
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Alabama Hills

California

NOTICE: Per the Alabama Hills Approved Resource Management Plan, all drone operators are required to obtain a …

Alcatraz Island
Nat'l Recreation Area
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Alcatraz Island

California

Alcatraz reveals stories of American incarceration, justice, and our common humanity. This small island was on…

Alcatraz Island
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Alcatraz Island

California

Alcatraz reveals stories of American incarceration, justice, and our common humanity. This small island was on…

American River North Middle South Forks
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American River North Middle South Forks

California

The BLM, Mother Lode Field Office administers river recreation on the North and South Forks of the American Ri…

Angeles National Forest
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Angeles National Forest

California

Providing a mountainous backdrop to the Los Angeles metropolitan area, Angeles National Forest spans 700,000 a…

1,094 sq mi44camps
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
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Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge

California

Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge is the only national wildlife refuge in the country established to prot…

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

California

Anza-Borrego is the largest state park in California, covering 600,000 acres of Colorado Desert wilderness. Fa…

938 sq mi
Argus Range Wilderness
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Argus Range Wilderness

California

Nestling in the Argus Range, a thin and narrow north-south mountain chain, this Wilderness stretches for 28 mi…

Atwell Recreation Area
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Atwell Recreation Area

California

Atwell Island Restoration Project (AIP) is located in the historic Ton Tache Wetland basin and the Sand Ridge …

Bakersfield Field Office
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Bakersfield Field Office

California

The Bakersfield Field Office manages approximately 1.2 million acres of federal mineral estate, which includes…