Some 23 million years ago multiple volcanoes erupted, flowed, and slid to form what would become Pinnacles National Park. What remains is a unique landscape. Travelers journey through chaparral, oak woodlands, and canyon bottoms. Hikers enter rare talus caves and emerge to towering rock spires teeming with life: prairie and peregrine falcons, golden eagles, and the inspiring California condor.
Balconies Caves
Balconies Cliffs as seen from the inside of the Balconies Caves
Tree
Light illuminates a tree on a rainy day, seen from the Resurrection Wall.
Tarantula
A Tarantula crawls in the wild.
High Peaks with Condors Above
The best views of Pinnacles' rocks can be enjoyed from the west side with almost no effort required.
