California is one of the most geographically diverse states in the country – with the tallest peak in the continental US, Mount Whitney, and the lowest point in North America: Badwater Basin.
Joshua Tree National Park is named for the Seussical looking Joshua Trees that cover the landscape.
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The next stop on your California National Park road trip is Death Valley: the hottest, driest, and also the lowest National Park in the US!
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Sequoia National Park was the second National Park in the US, created in 1890 to protect the giant Sequoia trees from logging practices.
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Kings Canyon National Park is home to the deepest canyon in the United States at over a mile and a half deep, created by a glacier.
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