Parks
National & state parks
The national parks of the American West are the single most compelling reason to extend a California trip. Yosemite is a day trip from San Francisco. Sequoia is three hours from Los Angeles. The Grand Canyon and Yellowstone require more planning — and reward it enormously.
Yosemite
El Capitan, Half Dome, the Firefall, the Mist Trail. Landscapes that photographs cannot prepare you for.
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Sequoia & Kings Canyon
The largest trees on earth. General Sherman, the Giant Forest, and a quieter alternative to Yosemite's crowds.
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Grand Canyon
A mile deep, eighteen miles across and 277 miles long. No photograph does it justice — you have to stand on the rim.
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Yellowstone
The world's first national park. Geysers, hot springs, bison herds, grizzly bears and landscapes unlike anywhere else on earth.
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