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A Simplified Guide to Southern California’s National Parks 🌵Desert basins below sea level. Remote islands with no services. Twisted trees straight out of a sci-fi movie.Authorsabbygoux
DestinationsCaliforniaItinerary

Death Valley National Park

Badwater Basin
Badwater Basin is the lowest elevation in North America, sitting 282 feet below sea level. The walk leads across expansive white salt flats formed by ancient lakes, with distant mountain ranges creating one of the park’s most striking and otherworldly landscapes. This is an easy walk and about a mile long.
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Golden Canyon
Golden Canyon Trail winds through golden-hued badlands, shaped by erosion over millions of years. The trail features layered rock formations and can connect to Red Cathedral or Zabriskie Point for longer hikes. This trial is rated as moderate and is a three-mile loop.
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Mosaic Canyon Trail
Mosaic Canyon is known for its smooth, polished marble narrows and brecciated rock formations that resemble mosaics. This hike offers a mix of easy walking and light scrambling through a dramatic desert canyon. This trail is rated as moderate and is four miles out-and-back.
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Channel Islands National Park

Cavern Point Loop Hike
Cavern Point Loop on Santa Cruz Island offers sweeping coastal views and cliffside scenery. This moderate trail climbs above sea caves and rugged shoreline, providing panoramic vistas of the Pacific Ocean. It is also two miles long.
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East Anacapa Island - Inspiration Point
Cavern Point Loop on Santa Cruz Island offers sweeping coastal views and cliffside scenery. This moderate trail climbs above sea caves and rugged shoreline, providing panoramic vistas of the Pacific Ocean. This trail is rated as moderate and is a mile and a half loop trail.
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Scorpion Canyon Loop Hike
Inspiration Point on East Anacapa Island delivers some of the most iconic views. From the cliff-top overlook, visitors can see sea stacks, arches, and seabird colonies along the island’s dramatic coastline. This loop trail is rated as moderate and is four and a half miles long.
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Joshua Tree National Park

Hidden Valley Nature Trailhead
Hidden Valley Nature Trail is a one-mile loop through a rock-enclosed valley once rumored to have sheltered cattle rustlers. The trail highlights Joshua trees, massive boulder formations, and desert plant life, and is rated as easy.
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Barker Dam
The Barker Dam Trail is a relatively easy loop leading to a historic water reservoir built by early ranchers. When filled by seasonal rains, the dam reflects the surrounding rock formations and desert scenery. This trail is a mile and a quarter long.
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Ryan Mountain
Ryan Mountain Trail is one of Joshua Tree’s most popular summit hikes, climbing about 1,000 feet over mile and a half to the top. From the peak, hikers are rewarded with sweeping 360-degree views of both the Colorado and Mojave Deserts. This hike is rated as hard.
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