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California Hiking

an open list started by Tom

California is one of the finest states in the union for day hikes. These can include leasurely strolls by the ocean or multi-mile treks through the High Sierra's. What are some of your favorite hikes in California? I'll get us started with a few, but be sure to add to the list below, maybe you'll discover a new trail right around the corner?

California is one of the finest states in the union for day hikes. These can include leasurely strolls by the ocean or multi-mile treks through the High Sierra's. What are some of your favorite hikes in California? I'll get us started with a few, but be sure to add to the list below, maybe you'll discover a new trail right around the corner?

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Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park has 13 popular campgrounds, of which up to seven are on a reservation system. From April through September, reservations are essential and even the first-come, first-served sites often fill ...
Linn diddit and says: We are home... Nearly two months into our journey and we have seen some spectacular ...
1082 people have checked off Yosemite National Park, 94 wanna do it, 110 thumbs up, 0 down
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Mount Whitney (California)
Elevation: 14,497 ft Mount Whitney, situated in the Southern Sierra Nevada, owes much of its popularity to the fact it is the highest mountain in the United States outside of Alaska. Composed of granite like the rest of the Sierra Nevada, Mount Whitney ...
56 people have checked off Mount Whitney (California), 47 wanna do it, 7 thumbs up, 0 down
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Mount Tamalpais
Mount Tamalpais is a ... more from wikipedia
Gary diddit and says: Started at Pantoll station, went up Easy Grade (not so flat) to the Mountain Theater, then over Rock Spring Trail and looped back on Matt Davis. We didn't make it to any of the peaks, and San Francisco was ...
39 people have checked off Mount Tamalpais, 6 wanna do it, 7 thumbs up, 0 down
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Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994, it had previously been a ... more from wikipedia
330 people have checked off Joshua Tree National Park, 163 wanna do it, 31 thumbs up, 0 down
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Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows is a gentle, dome-studded meadowy section of the Tuolumne River, in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park. The area has a good view of the Cathedral Range (in the background of the image, looking south), Lembert Dome and Mount ...
177 people have checked off Tuolumne Meadows, 33 wanna do it, 22 thumbs up, 0 down
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park
California's oldest state park is a treasure. In geographic miles it seems too close to feel like you are remote and roughing it, but the windy often single lane ride it makes it actually pretty far away. Great facilities for camping of all sorts, great ...
52 people have checked off Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 8 wanna do it, 4 thumbs up, 0 down
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Redwood Regional Park
Redwood Regional Park is a park of the East Bay Regional Parks District in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located in the hills east of Oakland. The park contains the largest remaining natural stand of coast redwood found in the East Bay. Redwood... more from wikipedia
46 people have checked off Redwood Regional Park, 8 wanna do it, 2 thumbs up, 0 down
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Half Dome
Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite's most familiar sight. The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft above the valley floor. As late as the 1870s, Half Dome was... more from wikipedia
280 people have checked off Half Dome, 63 wanna do it, 41 thumbs up, 0 down
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Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes is in my opinion the single best day trip park experience for a San Franciscan, so close and yet so far away. This place is a national treasure with ...
138 people have checked off Point Reyes National Seashore, 31 wanna do it, 13 thumbs up, 0 down
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Big Bear Lake
Bartman diddit and says: AMAZING place to go and just relax . You can't be stressed out in this place. T ...
36 people have checked off Big Bear Lake, 7 wanna do it, 4 thumbs up, 0 down
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  • AMAZING place to go and just relax. You can't be stressed out in this place. There is never a shortage of things to do.
    Stop by the candy store in Big Bear city.
    Used to be a cool arcade and hobby store...all the video games were from the 80's lots of fun.
    Anybody else remember the arcade?