PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — The ranger manning the visitors center at the nation's newest national park pauses to consider what's in a name. In January, Pinnacles National Monument, an ...

Why is Pinnacles National Park famous? Pinnacles is known for its namesake rock spires, wildflowers and wildlife, particularly California condors. “They were a bird that was on the brink of ...

If a trail in Pinnacles National Park starts to seem too hard, you might not be on an actual trail. My friends and I learned this in mid-April when an incredibly steep patch of dirt and rocks we ...

The bill creating Pinnacles National Park is aimed at raising the national profile of the site, named a monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908. Michael Macor/The Chronicle.

Pinnacles National Park only got its national park status back in 2013 but has always been a popular place for an epic hike! The park got its name from the incredible rock formations that seem to ...

Details: The east entrance to Pinnacles National Park is located at 5000 East Entrance Road in Paicines near the junction of highways 146 and 25. $30 entrance fee; nps.gov/pinn/.

Pinnacles National Park is one of the few places in the world where California condors can be seen. Condor wings span about 9-1/2 feet. Two talus caves in Pinnacles National Park require a ...

Pinnacles—the newest U.S. national park—is a geologic wonderland of jutting volcanic spires, cliffs, and peaks located in the dense chaparral country of the Gabilan Range in west-central ...

How much does it cost to go to the Pinnacles? There is a $30 entry fee for private vehicles at the park.. Can I drive through Pinnacles National Park? No. There is no road through the park, which ...

Hike Through Volcanic Peaks in Pinnacles National Park. California’s Pinnacles is home to a mind-bending expanse of volcanic peaks and spires, created as the San Andreas Fault dragged along the ...

Details: The east entrance to Pinnacles National Park is located at 5000 East Entrance Road in Paicines near the junction of highways 146 and 25. $30 entrance fee; nps.gov/pinn/.