When people think of California's national parks, certain iconic sites come to mind. But few people envision Pinnacles National Park, including lifelong Bay Area residents who are unaware it’s just a ...

Pinnacles National Park was established as a national monument at the turn of the 20th century for good reason. As part of an extinct volcano, it features ample talus caves that house over a dozen ...

SAN BENITO COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.1 magnitude quake was registered near Pinnacles Saturday night, according to the U.S.

The High Peaks Trail at Pinnacles National Park traces a rugged route through vertical cliffs and volcanic spires, gaining about 1,000 feet of elevation along the way. It’s a strenuous 5½-mile hike, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Biologists at Pinnacles National Monument are celebrating the first ...

To understand how the fantastical spires and ramparts of Pinnacles National Park were formed, it helps to consider their origins 23 million years ago about 195 miles to the southeast of their current ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. For the first time in more than a century, a California condor chick ...

Shivering through the night in a blanket-stuffed sleeping bag while wearing a puffy jacket, down booties and a borrowed beanie and gloves wasn’t on my outdoors bingo card for the year. But that’s ...

California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash east of the Pinnacles National Park that occurred on Sunday. CHP said a single-vehicle crash on Airline Highway, just east of the Pinnacles ...

From the archive: This story originally published at The Desert Sun in April 2018. The moment you turn off State Route 178 onto the dirt road that beats through the dry bed of Searles Lake basin, the ...