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Top 10 Things To Do in California

    #1 Muir Woods
    4 of 5 stars

    I have always heard my mom tell stories that her dad told her about his young adulthood in northern California. She said he would tell her of these tall, tall redwoods…Read More

    #2 Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
    4 of 5 stars

    Towering redwoods alongside a rushing stream--this is California. When I visited the main trail to Pfeiffer Falls was closed due to a bridge being out. Instead you are…Read More

    #3 Bodie State Historic Park-Gold Rush Ghost Town
    4 of 5 stars

    We turned off the main road for about a ten mile drive to Bodie, the last 3 miles of which was unpaved and fairly rocky and bumpy ( but then again as you are going to a…Read More



    #4 Mendocino Headlands
    4 of 5 stars

    Drive west through the village of Mendocino to land's end for one of nature's great spectacles, Mendocino Headlands is an awesome meeting of land and sea, with spectacular…Read More

    #5 Manzanar National Historic Site
    4 of 5 stars

    Manzanar looks like a desolate outpost in the desert beneath the spectacular Sierra Navada Mountains. Years ago we visited when it was nothing but the gate house and a…Read More

    #6 Hendy Woods State Park
    4 of 5 stars

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    #7 Redwoods National Park
    4 of 5 stars

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    #8 Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
    4 of 5 stars

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    #9 Big Basin Redwood State Park
    4 of 5 stars

    Just a wee bit north of Santa Cruz, this giant state park is California's oldest (est. 1902). It's a great spot for tackling a long, rewarding hike: Berry Creek Loop. As…Read More

    #10 Malakoff Diggins State Park
    4 of 5 stars

    Some people visit Malakoff Diggins as a spot on the gold rush tour, but I recommend it just as a beautiful spot. The valley created by hydrolic mining in the 1800s shows…Read More

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    State and National Parks in California

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