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Featured Hidden Gems
💎 Hidden Gem
Mount San Jacinto State Park
🟠Busy
Alpine wilderness rising from desert floor
STATE PARK$8 per vehicle (plus tram)
⚠️ Permit/Reservation Required
🌸 Poppy Pass
💎 Hidden Gem
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
🟡Moderate
Secluded old-growth redwoods along the Van Duzen River with excellent summer swimming holes.
STATE PARKFree
💎 Hidden Gem
Palomar Mountain State Park
🟠Busy
Pine and cedar forests, mountain oasis near San Diego
STATE PARK$10 per vehicle
🌸 Poppy Pass
💎 Hidden Gem
Red Rock Canyon State Park
🟢Quiet
Colorful desert cliffs and Hollywood film location
STATE PARK$6 per vehicle
🌸 Poppy Pass
💎 Hidden Gem
Wilder Ranch State Park
🔴Packed
Historic ranch with coastal trails and tide pools
STATE PARK$10 per vehicle
🌸 Poppy Pass
💎 Hidden Gem
Russian Gulch State Park
🔴Packed
Mendocino Coast gem with Devil's Punchbowl sea cave, waterfall, and redwood canyon.
STATE PARK$8
🌸 Poppy Pass
💎 Hidden Gem
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area
🟡Moderate
The only public caves in the California desert, with stunning limestone formations in the heart of the Mojave.
RECREATION AREA$5
🦅 America the Beautiful
💎 Hidden Gem
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
🟡Moderate
Old-growth coastal redwoods meeting the Pacific, with stunning ocean views and fern-lined trails.
STATE PARKFree