California

California, United States

Enjoy these wide-open spaces, all located in or around California's urban city centers.

12600 N Torrey Pines Rd
San Diego County, CA

Enjoy amazing views on the Torrey Pines trails, weaving through blufftop sage shrub down to a beautiful secluded stretch of beach. For more information and trail maps, please visit the link below.

12020 Black Mountain Rd
San Diego, CA

San Diego may be best known for beaches, but the city is also notable for its distinctive canyon-and-mesa topography. This 3,700-acre preserve features 12 miles of trails, a waterfall, and a historic adobe.

200 Palm Canyon Dr
Borrego Springs, CA

At 600,000 acres, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California's largest state park, located only 90 miles east of San Diego. Truly unwind by enjoying a beautiful sunset over the badlands, go stargazing, or witness a transcendent wildflower bloom in the spring.

18000 CA-1
Huntington Beach, CA

A few miles up the coast from popular Huntington Beach Pier, Bolsa Chica shows off the natural side of Surf City USA. The restored wetland—the largest saltwater marsh for more than 400 miles between Monterey Bay and the Tijuana River Estuary—is a vital haven for more than 300 species of birds. It also has five miles of trails and boardwalks to explore.

8471 N Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA

With a 3.2-mile stretch of coastline and seven distinct coves, there’s plenty of room to find your piece of paradise and a place in the sun at Crystal Cove, north of Laguna Beach. Pelican Point is also the perfect place to take a long beach walk and catch one of Southern California’s incomparable sunsets.

38520 S Palm Canyon Dr
Palm Springs, CA

Beyond Palm Springs lies 35,000 acres of rugged desert at the Indian Canyons, the ancestral home of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Explore the 60+ miles of trails and find wildlife, rock art and even a waterfall. In Palm Canyon, stroll under the cool shade of thousands of native fan palms.

Backbone Trail

California, United States

Escape from city life and enjoy an amazing diversity of trail experiences including inland panoramas and ocean views along this 67-mile-long trail. The Backbone Trail leads to panoramas that stretch from Santa Catalina Island to the San Gabriel Mountains.

1924 Lake Dr
Beverly Hills, CA

Franklin Canyon is a serene escape located less than five miles from Beverly Hills. Take a short walk around the park's turtle-filled Heavenly Pond or explore the hills on its 2.3-mile Hastain Trail.

San Francisco, CA

Savor the silence among the bonsai trees and koi ponds of the park’s Japanese Tea House Garden. Dating to 1894, it’s the country’s oldest public Japanese garden and features an elaborately carved five-story pagoda.

7867 Redwood Rd
Oakland, CA

Up in the hills just a few miles from downtown Oakland, explore a secluded redwood forest at 1,077-acre Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park.

680 Point Lobos Ave
San Francisco, CA

Check out the Lands End Lookout Visitor Center, the ruins of Sutro Baths, and see one of the best perspectives of the Golden Gate Bridge. Click the "Visit Website" link to learn more.