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California has 15 federally designated parks, preserves, seashores, and
monuments. In addition there are 3 national recreation areas, 1 national
historic park and 4 national historic sites.
Three national parks were formed by volcanoes:
Lassen, Lava Beds,
and Pinnacles and four national parks are in the Sierra Nevada Mountains;
Devils Postpile, Kings Canyon, Sequoia, and Yosemite. There are three national
parks in the desert: Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave .
In addition, there are also 3 national parks situated along California's
beautiful coastline: Cabrillo, Point Reyes, and Redwood. Another spectacular
national park is comprised of five islands in the Pacific Ocean called the
Channel Islands.
California's national parks have the tallest
trees in the world in Muir Woods and Redwoods parks, the largest trees by
volume at Sequoia, and Yosemite. The highest peak in the continental US
is MT. Whitney, and the lowest point below sea level is at Badwater in
Death Valley at -282feet.
National Parks - official web sites
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National Park Reservation System
Toll Free Reservations: (800) 436-7275
International Callers: (301) 722-1257
TDD (Toll Free): (888) 530-9796
Reservations may be made from 7:00am - 7:00pm Pacific time
BEARS
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