National park sites in California

34 sites run by the National Park Service, including 8 national parks. Each page has today's hours, the entrance fee and directions.

National parks in California

Channel Islands National Park

National Park

Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources.

No entrance fee listed

Low, warm light skims across pale sand dunes.

Death Valley National Park

National Park

In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes.

Entrance: $30 · private vehicle

The sky turns hues of pink and purple over a field of Joshua trees.

Joshua Tree National Park

National Park

Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park.

Entrance: $30 · private vehicle

A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peak

Lassen Volcanic National Park

National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes.

Entrance: $30 · private vehicle

Pinnacles National Park

National Park

Around 23 million years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions shaped the landscape that is now Pinnacles National Park.

Entrance: $30 · private vehicle

View from forest floor looking straight up. Ferns as seen close up and redwood trunks meet.

Redwood National and State Parks

National and State Parks

Renowned for the world’s tallest trees, Redwood’s landscapes span from open prairies and oak woodlands to pristine rivers and untamed coastline.

No entrance fee listed

A guardrail encircles people along a narrow walkway with wide views

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

National Parks

Huge mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, and the world’s largest trees exemplify the diversity of landscapes, life, and beauty here.

Entrance: $35 · private vehicle

Granite dome with trace amounts of snow.

Yosemite National Park

National Park

Not just a great valley, but a shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life, and the tranquility of the High Sierra.

Entrance: $35 · private vehicle