Aug 28 2026
Pinnacles National Park packs an unusual amount of adventure into a relatively small corner of central California. Trails climb through volcanic spires, squeeze beneath house-sized boulders in dark talus caves, cross oak woodland and chaparral, and rise onto narrow ridges where California condors may soar almost at eye level. The park has more than 30 …
Sep 28 2024
Balconies Cave is one of the most unusual hiking destinations in Pinnacles National Park. Instead of entering a conventional limestone cavern filled with stalactites and stalagmites, visitors scramble beneath enormous volcanic boulders that tumbled into a narrow canyon and became wedged overhead, creating a twisting network of dark passages below. The result is part cave, …
Jul 08 2024
Pinnacles National Park protects one of California’s strangest and most dramatic landscapes, where jagged volcanic spires rise from chaparral-covered hills, enormous boulders form dark talus caves, and California condors circle on warm air currents above the High Peaks. Located in the Gabilan Mountains of central California, the park covers roughly 26,000 acres between the Salinas …
