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 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, 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 ...

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 ...

Pinnacles National Park has trails that are only for experienced hikers, like the infamous High Peaks Trail -- but you don't have to worry about traversing switchbacks on Bear Gulch Cave Trail.

Pinnacles National Park is one of the few places you can glimpse the endangered California condor, the spectacular bird that resembles a robed Supreme Court justice sporting a nearly 10-foot-wing- ...

Pinnacles National Park, a 26,000-acre landmark south of Hollister renowned for its towering rock formations, dark caves and California condors, has reopened after being mostly closed for two ...

The new Pinnacles National Park becomes the 59th full national park in the United States, joining Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, the Everglades and the other most storied parts of America’s ...

Do: Pinnacles National Park, California 146, Paicines, 831-389-4486, nps.gov/pinn. Just east of central California’s Salinas Valley. Pack plenty of water and, for cave trails, flashlights.

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 ...

Interim Park Superintendent, Nicole Andler looks around Bear Gulch cave at Pinnacles National Monument, on Wednesday August 1, 2012, in central California.

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 ...