The Top 20 Attractions in the Santa Lucia Range
There are plenty of places to see and visit in the Santa Lucia Range. Whether you love hiking or cycling, Santa Lucia Range is a region where 20
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
Last updated: October 5, 2025
The idyllic wooden bathhouse on the grassy plain in the middle of the wilderness and the crystal clear deep pool makes West Valley Hot Spring one of my favorites, though …
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Tall Town Bike & Camp is the only outfitter in Lakeview. Although specialized in bike gear, the small shop offers snowboard rentals, basic hiking and camping gear including some freeze-dried …
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Perfect roadside hot springs with two pools of different temperature. A little bit protected from view by its location at the foot of the steep roadside slope, but obviously not …
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The strategic pass is today a starting point of several trails along the crest, and junction of historic pioneer emigrant trails, incl the Applegate-Lassen Trail
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Excellent paved new road climbing gently with increasingly great views and greenery from Jess Valley near Likely to the idyllic lake in the forested southern Warner Mountains. There it connects …
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The Cedar Creek Trail follows an unused forest service road along a path traveled for centuries by native people and settlers in wagon trains. Pick up an interpretive brochure at …
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The gravel road meanders down the eastern contours of th South Warner Wilderness. From this turn a spur leads to an overlook high above the lower Alkali Lake, a huge …
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Wildflowers bloom in the spring and early summer at high elevations along the Summit Trail.
Your eyes might be drawn to colorful Indian Paintbrushes or spiny thistles, while your nose …
Your eyes might be drawn to colorful Indian Paintbrushes or spiny thistles, while your nose …
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Authentic little pioneer town founded in 1965 with some remaining original buildings at a strategic crossroads for the immigrants who came by wagon from the East and Midwest to California. …
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One of only two bridges providing access to the shores of West Valley Reservoir, this unpaved road is good for the first 3 miles til the turnoff to the reservoir …
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