It's official: The new Pinnacles National Park is America's 59th national park. Here's what you should know about this natural treasure: — The park was already a popular tourist destination in ...

Pinnacles draws fewer visitors than any other national park in California, but it's got condors circling overhead, volcanic ...

REPORTING FROM SOLEDAD, Calif. — I wasn’t thinking about condors as I drove through the dusty foothills of Central California approaching Pinnacles National Park. The surreal scenery within Pinnacles, ...

View from the Pinnacles, on the Pacific plate, to the North America plate across the San Andreas fault. Photo courtesy {link url="http://www.flickr.com/photos ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the rock formations inside Pinnacles National Park, California's smallest national park. (John Elk/Getty Images) When ...

In a move that increases the profile — and most likely the tourist draw — to Pinnacles National Monument near Hollister, President Barack Obama on Thursday signed legislation upgrading the area to ...

It's the prime time of year to visit Pinnacles National Park in California. "Pinnacles has a stunning wildflower bloom that occurs between February and June, courtesy of the greatest bee species ...

PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — The ranger manning the visitors center at the nation's newest national park pauses to consider what's in a name. In January, Pinnacles National Monument, an ...

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 ...

Known for its talus caves and granite spires, Pinnacles National Monument in Central California last week was elevated to national park by President Obama. The 26,000-acre park east of Monterey ...