California National Parks Road Trip

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Starting in San Francisco, your first stop on a California National Parks Road Trip is Golden Gate National Recreation Area

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Redwoods National Park is next on your road trip

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Head east to Mount Lassen National Volcanic Park next

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Explore a bit of Lake Tahoe as you head to the next National Park

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A highlight for many, Yosemite National Park is the gem of any California road trip

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Hetch Hetchy is the unknown side of Yosemite National Park

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Kings Canyon is the next of the California National Parks

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The last planned California National Parks road trip stop is Sequoia.

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End your California National Parks Road Trip with a visit to WWII Homefront, Muir Woods on Pinnacles National Parks

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Get the full plan for a California National Parks Road Trip

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