California has 15 federally
designated parks, preserves,
seashores, and monuments.
In addition there
are 3 national recreation
areas, 1 national historic
park and 4 national
historic sites.
Three national parks
were formed by volcanoes:
Lassen, Lava Beds,
and Pinnacles and four
national parks are in
the Sierra Nevada Mountains;
Devils Postpile, Kings
Canyon, Sequoia, and
Yosemite. There are
three national parks
in the desert: Death
Valley, Joshua Tree,
and Mojave .
In addition, there are
also 3 national
parks situated along
California's beautiful
coastline: Cabrillo,
Point Reyes, and Redwood.
Another spectacular
national park is comprised
of five islands in the
Pacific Ocean called
the Channel Islands.
California's national
parks have the tallest
trees in the world in
Muir Woods and Redwoods
parks, the largest trees
by volume at Sequoia,
and Yosemite. The highest
peak in the continental
US is MT. Whitney, and
the lowest point below
sea level is at Badwater
in Death Valley
at -282feet.
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Yosemite
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in all
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Books and Gifts.
We specialize in Eastern
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I've been to Yosemite over fifty times now; my most favorite place on earth . . . I'm still in total awe of Yosemite's beauty . . . here ... livevideo.com
Mar 27, 2007
Various shots of Yosemite from various locations in the valley floor and from numerous high vistas. Footage shot on Beta SP format ... spike.com
2 min - Aug 25, 2008
A tour of beautiful Joshua Tree National Park in California. Just two hours from Los Angeles, it's a favorite weekend get-away for ... dailymotion.com
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October 18, 2010, Yosemite National Park. Highlights of video, Yosemite Valley, Mirror Lake and Glacier Point Cast: David C. Hill vimeo.com
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, California - Learn about Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon and one of the ... 5min.com
Aug 9, 2009
Zion National Park officials say a California woman died Sunday after falling about 1000 feet from the Angels Landing trail. need ... ksl.com
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