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Travel Diaries: California National Park Roadtrip
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items California has one of the largest number of national parks and I had the chance to visit a few of them on this roadtrip. We started from SoCal and drove up to NorCal. Follow along some of the activities we did on this trip!
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National Parks
Other Activities
National Parks
We visited Yosemite National Park across two days since there was so much to do! We took a light hike to see the Yosemite Falls. We also took the scenic route to see the half dome and other water falls. My favorite national park yet!
Yosemite National Park
Be warned that you will not have cell serviced until you reach the visitor center. You have to drive up the big hill but afterwards, there’s some beautiful trails up there as well as the general sequoia tree. Cool to see in person!
Kings Canyon National Park
Right next to Kings Canyon is Sequoia National Park. We drove at night down which was kinda scary going through the narrows but we made it! The view was beautiful! There was a bit of snow but you can walk around with a jacket.
Sequoia National Park
We added this stop last minute since it was on the way to Monterey Bay. This is one of the newest national parks in California and had a cool rock formation you can visit. We tried to visit the caves but it was all booked out for the day so we took s...
Pinnacles National Park
Other Activities
We stopped at the Monterey Bay aquarium which is the largest aquarium in California. We had so much fun exploring and seeing the different species of fish. We explored the wharf afterwards since they had a lot of cute shops around.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
This city is such a cute place for photos. We had fun exploring some shops around the area and taking some photos of the buildings. Carmel by the sea is known to have an art galleries showcasing different artists around the area. Definitely a spot to...
Carmel, California