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Cabrillo National Monument
Memorializes Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer. Old Point Loma Lighthouse, has been guiding mariners into the harbor of San Diego since 1855.

Channel Islands National Park
The Channel Islands Park consists of five islands, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara Island. Being isolation for thousands of years has created unique animals, plants, and archeological resources found nowhere else on Earth. Channel Island webcam: Eagle Cam

Death Valley National Park
Three million acres of stone wilderness. Badwater Basin, is the lowest place in North America, 282 feet below sea level. Rainfall in Death Valley averages less than 2 inches a year. Scotty's Castle a fantasy house built by characters.

Devils Postpile National Monument
Features basalt columns 40 to 60 feet high resembling a giant pipe organ.

Fort Point National Historic Site
Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prevent entrance of a hostile fleet into San Francisco Bay, CA.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Large urban park and Alcatraz Island.

John Muir National Monument
Preserves the mansion of noted author. Muir Woods National Monument is a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, one of the largest urban national parks in the world.

Joshua Tree National Park
Features a representative stand of Joshua-trees.

Kings Canyon National Park
Features a rugged canyon and powerful river, waterfalls, and backcountry.

Lassen Volcanic National Park
Established as a national park due to active volcanism.

Lava Beds National Monument
Volcanic activity, created a rugged landscape. Cinder cones, lava flows, spatter cones, pit craters, and lava tube caves, there are hundreds to explore.

Mojave National Preserve
Protects the desert tortoise, features a geologic phenomenon, and historic sites

Muir Woods National Monument
Includes a stand of coastal redwoods

Pinnacles National Monument
Features spirelike rock formations 500 to 1,200 feet high, with caves and a variety of volcanic features.

Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes Seashore is noted for its long beaches, and sea lion colonies.

Redwood National and State Parks
Features old growth coastal redwood forests and miles of scenic coastline.

Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park
Preserves and interprets the stories and places of our nation's home front response to World War II. You can tour the last remaining Victory Ship made in the Richmond Kaiser Shipyards.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
A fleet of historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier, including maritime museum, maritime museum library, boatbuilding and woodworking workshops. The park holds collections of books, oral histories, sea chanteys, photographs, logbooks, maps, and maritime tools.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Features more than 580 miles of hiking trails and scenic drive.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
WorldÂ’s largest trees! Sequoia and Kings Canyon is home to groves of giant sequoias, Mineral King Valley, and Mount Whitney.

Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
Features are Whiskeytown Lake, Shasta Bally, and numerous waterfalls.

Yosemite National Park
Features groves of Ancient Giant Sequoias, glacially-carved Yosemite Valley and Alpines.

 

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List of National Parks in the United States:

Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - District of Columbia - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming

 
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