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With public land accounting for 45% of California, the possibilities for getting out into nature and discovering your wild are plentiful. Whether you’re looking for a serene float trip along the Sacramento River, planning your first-ever overnight backpacking trip through the canyons of the Angeles National Forest, or ready to cross off a summit in the Sierra Nevada – our wild places are for everyone to enjoy. If you’re not sure where to start, peruse our staff’s favorite adventures spanning California’s diverse landscape.

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Gould Mesa Trail Camp

A beginner's backpacking trip from Gould Mesa Campground

Sacramento River

A float trip down the Sacramento River

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Arch Rock Nature Trail

Big Pine Creek North Fork Trail

Big Pine Creek North Fork Trail

Birch Creek Trail

San Mateo Canyon Wilderness

Bear Canyon Loop to Pigeon Spring (6.1 mi)

Crabtree Trail to Bear Lake

Bear Lake via Crabtree Trailhead

Snow Mtn Bloody Rock Trail

Bloody Rock Trail of the Eel River headwaters

Cache Creek Ridge Trail Section 2 (Judge Davis trailhead)

Cache Creek Ridge Trail Section 2 (Bear Creek trailhead)

Cadiz Valley

Cahuilla Mountain Trail

Caliente Mountain

Caliente Mountain Ridge Trail

North Yuba River

Canyon Creek Trail on the North Yuba River

Carlon Falls Trail

Catfish Lake/ Pinecrest Lake Trailhead

Cerro Alto Trail (4.6 or 7.1 mi)

Chorro Grand Trail

Chorro Grande Trail

Cooper Canyon/Pacific Crest Trail

Cozy Dell Trail (Sheldon Canyon/Cozy Dell Canyon)

Dinkey Creek Roof Pendent Geological Area Hike

Elder Creek and the Angelo Coast Range Reserve

East Fork San Gabriel River. Photo by Steve Evans.

East Fork San Gabriel

Explore the Second Divide Trail along Pauley Creek

Explore the Second Divide Trail along Pauley Creek

Exploring the Bradshaw Trail

Exploring the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area

Exploring the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area

Exploring the Panamint Valley, Surprise Canyon Creek, and Death Valley National Park

Fobes Trail

Gaviota Peak

Gene Marshall Piedra Blanca

Gene Marshall Piedra Blanca NRT (up to 17.8 mi)

Girard Ridge Proposed Wilderness / Cabin Creek Trailhead

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Glimpse into Joshua Tree

Hike Iron Canyon Trail to Jed’s Point

Humboldt Bay Trails

Humboldt Bay Trails

Jamison Trail/ Grass Lake

Jamison Creek Trail

Middle Fork Lytle Creek

Middle Fork Lytle Creek

Morrow Trail

Mt. Baldy Hikers

Mt. Baldy/ San Antonio Creek Hike from Baldy Bowl Trailhead

Mt. Baldy by Jack Schlinkert

Mt. Baldy/ San Antonio Creek Hike- Ski Lift Option

Mt. Tallac in the Desolation Wilderness

Mt. Tallac in the Desolation Wilderness

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Myrtle Creek Trail, Smith River National Recreation Area

Bull Lake, Pacific Coast Trail

Pacific Crest Trail near Kangaroo Lake in the Klamath National Forest

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Pacific Crest Trail near Kangaroo Lake in the Klamath National Forest (Fen Trailhead)

Pacific Crest Trail near Kangaroo Lake in the Klamath National Forest (Scott Mtn Summit)

Painted Canyon/Ladder Canyon Trail

Parker Lake Trail

Parker Lake Trail

Wilderness Hiking

PCT/Indian Canyon Trailhead to North Fork Saddle Picnic Site

Potrero John Trail

Potrero John Trail

Rainbow Falls Trail

Rancheria Falls Trail

Rancheria Falls National Recreation Trail

San Antonio Falls

San Antonio Falls Trail

San Joaquin River Gorge

San Joaquin River Gorge Hike

Scenic dunes and wildlife viewing in far-Northern California

Scenic dunes and wildlife viewing in far-Northern California

Sisqouc River Trail

Snowplay Area Sierra National Forest

Snow Play South of Yosemite National Park

Donner Camp Trail at Alder Creek

Snowshoe the Historic Donner Camp Trail at Alder Creek

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Snowshoe to the Johnson Canyon Overlook via Glacier Way Trail

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Snowshoeing through Southwestern Lassen NP

South Fork Elk River Trail

Wild Cattle Mountain and Mill Creek / Spencer Meadows

Spencer Meadows Trail

Stevens Creek Trail

Stevens Trail Near the American River

Take a “VIP tour” of the Cache Creek region for spectacular blooms and wildlife

Thomes Creek Trail

Thomes Creek/Gorge Trail

Trail Canyon Creek

Trail Canyon Hike - Condor Peak

Turtle Mountains

Turtle Mtn Wilderness hike to Mopah Springs

Vernal and Nevada Falls via Mist Trail

A waterfall on the West Fork San Gabriel River. photo by Steve Evans.

West Fork National Scenic Bikeway - San Gabriel Mtns

Whiskey Flat Trail

Whiskey Flat Trail - North Kern Wild and Scenic River

Wildrose Creek Trail

Wildrose Peak Trail

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