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The Golden State

California Golden Gate Bridge
Photograph by Kathy Cline California, third largest state in America, is unmatched in topographical diversity. The journey eastward passes the rugged beauty of its long coastline, giving way to the Coastal Range, and some of the most fertile valleys on Earth. Oddly enough, some of the most productive farmland in the country lies adjacent to one of North America’s tallest mountain ranges. Its deserts are some of hottest places on earth, and its forests hold some of the largest and as well as the tallest trees in the world.
Protecting all these marvelous natural wonders, California is also home to some of the world’s most famous national parks and wilderness preserves. Yosemite, Death Valley and the Golden Gate national parks attract millions of visitors every year.

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California Points of Interest

Region: North Coast

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
North Coast	Crescent City
Tolowa Dunes	Crescent City
Battery Point Lighthouse	Crescent City
Crescent City Byways	Crescent City
Giant Redwoods	Crescent City
Little Red Schoolhouse	Trinidad
Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse	Trinidad
Old Town Eureka	Eureka
Avenue of Giants	Myers Flat
Founders Grove	Weott
Sinkyone Wilderness Park	Whitethorn
The Lost Coast	Whitethorn
Skunk Train - CWRR	Fort Bragg
Sonoma Valley Vineyard	Glen Ellen
Glass Beach	Mendocino
Manchester State Beach	Manchester
Point Arena Lighthouse	Point Arena
Salt Point	Sonoma
Portuguese Beach	Bodega Bay

Region: Shasta Cascade

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Mount Shasta	Weed
Whiskeytown Falls	Whiskeytown
Shasta Valley Overlook	Yerbez
Lake Shasta	Redding
McArthur-Burney Falls	Redding
Sundial Bridge	Redding
Shasta Historic Park	Redding
Castle Crags	Castella
Lake Siskiyou	Mt Shasta
Mount Lassen	Mineral Park
Lassen National Park	Mineral Park
Summit Lake	Mineral

Region: Central Valley

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
No Entries

Region: Gold Country

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Old Town Sacramento	Sacramento
California Railroad Museum	Sacramento
Bridgeport Covered Bridge	Penn Valley

Region: High Sierra

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Lower Merced River	Merced
Yosemite National Park	Yosemite Village
Nevada Fall	Yosemite Village
Vernal Fall	Yosemite Village
Yosemite Falls	Yosemite Village
Yosemite Valley	Yosemite Village
El Capitan	Yosemite Village
Half Dome	Yosemite Village
Yosemite Valley Chapel	Yosemite Village
Wanona Covered Bridge	Wanona
Mariposa Grove	Fish Camp
John Muir Trail	Yosemite Village
Marie Lake (JMT)	Yosemite Village
Kings Canyon Byway	Pinehurst
Kings Canyon	Pinehurst
Grizzly Falls	Pinehurst
Grant Grove	Pinehurst
Giant Sequoias	Three Rivers
Castle Rocks	Three Rivers
Carson Pass Highway	Pioneer-Woodfords
Mammoth Peak	Lee Vining
Tioga Scenic Byway	Lee Vining-Big Oak
Lake Tenaya	Lee Vining
Rattlesnake Gulch	Lee Vining
Mono Lake	Lee Vining
Bodie Reflections	Bridgeport
Greenhorn Mountains	Bodfish
Lake Isabella	Kernville
Crabtree Meadow	Lone Pine
Whitney Trail	Lone Pine
Sierra Nevada Range	Lone Pine
Lone Pine Creek Falls	Lone Pine
Alabama Hills	Lone Pine
Mobius Arch	Lone Pine
Mount Whitney	Lone Pine
Sierra Morning	Bishop
Upper Pine Lake	Bishop
Cloverleaf Lake	Bishop
Slim Princess	Bishop
Laws Railroad Depot	Bishop
Bullfrog Lake	Bishop
Temple Crag	Big Pine
Muir Wilderness	Big Pine
Convict Lake	Mammoth
Upper San Joaquin River	Mammoth Lakes
Minaret Vista	Mammoth Lakes
Devils Postpile	Mammoth Lakes
Twin Lakes	Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Mountain	Mammoth Lakes

Region: San Francisco Bay Area

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Point Reyes Lighthouse	Inverness
Point Reyes Ghost Ship	Inverness
Muir Woods	Mill Valley
Painted Ladies	San Francisco
Lombard Street	San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge	San Francisco
Golden Gate Park Conservatory	San Francisco
Japanese Tea Garden	San Francisco
Baker Beach	San Francisco
Alcatraz Island	San Francisco
Angel Island	Tiburon
Point Montara Light Station	Montara
Pigeon Point Light	Pescadero

Region: Central Coast

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Capitola Beach	Capitola
Pebble Beach	Carmel
Carmel Mission	Carmel
Point Lobos	Carmel
China Cove	Carmel
Garrapata State Park	Carmel
Bixby Bridge	Carmel
Big Sur Scenic Byway	Big Sur
McWay Falls Overlook	Big Sur
Hearst Castle	San Simeon
Ronald Reagan Memorial	Simi Valley
Santa Barbara Harbor	Santa Barbara

Region: Deserts

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Wildrose Charcoal Ovens	Panamint Springs
Racetrack Playa	Panamint Springs
Mesquite Flat Dunes	Stovepipe Wells
Death Valley Byway	Stovepipe Wells
Stovepipe Wells	Stovepipe Wells
Scotty's Castle	Grapevine
Golden Canyon	Furnace Creek
Bottle Tree Ranch	Oro Grande
Palm Cafe	Barstow
Coachella Valley Preserve	Palm Springs
Andreas Canyon Trail	Palm Springs
Trona Pinnacles	Trona
Joshua Tree Park	Twentynine Palms

Region: Los Angeles County

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Point Vicente Light	Rancho Palos Verdes

Region: Orange County

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Huntington State Beach	Huntington
Crystal Cove State Park	Laguna Beach
Mission San Juan Capistrano	Capistrano
Richard Nixon's Birthplace	Yorba Linda
Pacific Surfliner	San Clemente
San Onofre Beach	San Clemente
San Clemente Beach-Pier	San Clemente

Region: Inland Empire

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
No Entries

Region: San Diego County

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Oceanside Pier	Oceanside
Oceanside	Oceanside
Cardiff by the Sea	Encinitas
Old Point Loma Lighthouse	San Diego
Immaculate Conception Church	San Diego
Balboa Park	San Diego
Embarcadero at Dawn	San Diego
Cabrillo National Monument	San Diego
San Diego Skyline	Coronado

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