National Parks in the Golden State
From the cool Channel Islands and boiling-hot Death Valley to the bone-dry Joshua Tree and lush Yosemite, have a look at some photos from these incredible landscapes and then plan a trip to take your own!
Channel Islands
Channel Islands National Park, California
“Close to the California mainland, yet worlds apart.” This Channel Islands National Park motto says a lot about the five islands that make up one of the country’s least-visited national parks.
Backcountry Beach Camping at Channel Islands National Park
We set off for an adventure that not a whole lot of people do: backcountry beach camping on Santa Rosa Island. Part of Channel Islands National Park, it’s a roughly two-and-a-half-hour boat journey from Ventura, California.