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Pinnacles National Park

Located in the Salinas Valley of Central California, Pinnacles National Park preserves the remains of a twenty-million-year-old volcano. Due to its location on the San Andreas Fault, this volcanic field was split in two as the Pacific plate crawled its way northward.

Now, Pinnacles National Park encompasses two-thirds of this ancient volcanic landscape, home to countless striking rock spires (pinnacles), deep canyons, monumental monoliths and boulder-covered caves.

Additionally, Pinnacles is one of only a few places in America where captive-bred California condors are released into the wild, making it a popular destination among bird watchers.

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    • Southwest
      • Arches National Park, UT
      • Big Bend National Park, TX
      • Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
      • Canyonlands National Park, UT
      • Capitol Reef National Park, UT
      • Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
      • Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
      • Great Basin National Park, NV
      • Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
      • Mesa Verde National Park, CO
      • Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
      • Saguaro National Park, AZ
      • White Sands National Park, NM
      • Zion National Park, UT
    • California
      • Channel Islands National Park, CA
      • Death Valley National Park, CA
      • Joshua Tree National Park, CA
      • Kings Canyon National Park, CA
      • Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
      • Pinnacles National Park, CA
      • Redwood National Park, CA
      • Sequoia National Park, CA
      • Yosemite National Park, CA
    • Southeast
      • Biscayne National Park, FL
      • Dry Tortugas National Park, FL
      • Everglades National Park, FL
      • Congaree National Park, SC
      • Gateway Arch National Park, MO
      • Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC/TN
      • Hot Springs National Park, AR
      • Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
      • New River Gorge National Park, WV
      • Shenandoah National Park, VA
    • Rocky Mountains
      • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO
      • Glacier National Park, MT
      • Grand Teton National Park, WY
      • Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO
      • Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
      • Yellowstone National Park, ID, MT, WY
    • Great Plains
      • Badlands National Park, SD
      • Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
      • Wind Cave National Park, SD
    • Pacific Northwest
      • Crater Lake National Park, OR
      • Mount Rainier National Park, WA
      • North Cascades National Park, WA
      • Olympic National Park, WA
    • Alaska
      • Denali National Park, AK
      • Gates of the Arctic National Park, AK
      • Glacier Bay National Park, AK
      • Katmai National Park, AK
      • Kenai Fjords National Park, AK
      • Kobuk Valley National Park, AK
      • Lake Clark National Park, AK
      • Wrangell – St. Elias National Park, AK
    • Great Lakes & Northeast
      • Acadia National Park, ME
      • Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH
      • Indiana Dunes National Park, IN
      • Isle Royale National Park, MI
      • Voyageurs National Park, MN
    • Hawaii & Islands
      • Haleakala National Park, HI
      • Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, HI
      • National Park of American Samoa, AS
      • Virgin Islands National Park, VI
  • Park Experiences
    • Accommodation
      • Glacier National Park
      • Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
      • Mount Rainier National Park
      • Shenandoah National Park
    • Camping
    • Caves & Lava Tubes
    • Cultures
      • African Americans
      • Latino / Hispanic Americans
      • Native Americans
    • Cycling
      • Mountain Biking
      • Road Cycling
    • Foraging
    • Hiking
      • Backpacking
      • Day Hiking
      • Snowshoeing
    • History
      • Historic Lodges & Hotels
      • U.S. Presidents
    • Night Skies
      • Milky Way & Stars
      • Northern Lights
    • Prehistory
      • Fossils
      • Rock Art
    • Scenic Drives
    • Seasons
      • Fall Foliage
      • Spring Trips
      • Summer Island Vacations
      • Warm Winter Getaways
      • Winter Wonderlands
    • Volcanoes
    • Waterfalls
    • Wildflowers
    • Wildlife Watching
      • American Bison
      • Birds
      • Black Bears
      • Grizzly Bears
      • Moose
      • Mountain Goats
      • Orcas
      • Wolves
  • Road Trips
    • Arizona National Parks
    • Cascade Range Volcanoes Parks
    • Northern Rockies National Parks
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    • Route 66 National Parks
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