From iconic national park summits to under-the-radar local favorites, California offers some of the most rewarding hiking in the country. We've personally vetted 3 trails below — each guide includes turn-by-turn directions, parking notes, the best season to visit, and the tips you only learn after hiking it twice.
Yosemite's bucket-list cable climb up a 4,800 ft granite monolith.
The tallest summit in the contiguous US in a punishing single-day push.
Climb to the steaming summit of the southernmost Cascade volcano.
Yosemite's bucket-list cable climb up a 4,800 ft granite monolith.
The tallest summit in the contiguous US in a punishing single-day push.
Climb to the steaming summit of the southernmost Cascade volcano.