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 ...

Pinnacles is also a relative newcomer to California’s national park scene. While the area became Pinnacles National Monument in 1908 — the same week the Grand Canyon was added as an official ...

Pinnacles National Park is a newer National Park in the Central Valley of California. There’s plenty to see and do on a one day visit, and you’ll see most of the highlights in just one day.

Pinnacles National Park has caves, condors, and plenty of hiking trails. Here’s what you need to know to have a great winter visit.

Stepping carefully through Balconies Cave in Pinnacles National Park, I surveyed my dark and mysterious surroundings and tried to keep it together. The damp walls, tight squeezes, creepy echoes ...

Established in 2013, Pinnacles National Park is situated in Central California, east of scenic Big Sur. It's the state's newest and smallest national park , covering an area of about 26,000 acres.

California is home to five less famous national parks that saw fewer than 650,000 recreational visitors in 2023. Lassen Volcanic National Park, Redwood National Park, and Pinnacles National Park ...

Located 80 miles south of San Jose, Pinnacles is California’s newest national park, joining the system in 2013. Rachel Chang is a travel and pop culture journalist who contributes to Travel ...

Pinnacles National Park is one site. As of 2017, there were more than 460 condors in the wild and in captivity, with about 170 of them in California. Read Next ...

Pinnacles National Park informed the public on Wednesday that all fires will be prohibited for the remainder of the summer fire season. At the very high fire level, these restrictions include all ...

California’s Pinnacles National Park is home to one of the most distinct bee populations on Earth. That’s why park officials say: Don’t pick the flowers.