The Top 20 Natural Monuments in the Coast Range
Coast Range’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments in the Coast Range. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in the Coast Range. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 1, 2025
Mount Diablo, is the Bay Area second-highest peak at 1173m (3849ft). The challenging climb features constantly fluctuating gradients averaging 8%, with tough sections up to 18% and a brutal 23% …
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The Bear Gulch Cave has two sections, with the lower section usually open for about 10 months of the year, and the upper section closed most of the time to …
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This trail does indeed offer amazing views of the Pinnacles at Hawkins Peak! Just be careful on the way down to the parking lot, it is true you might run into some creepy crawlies.
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Lake Merritt was a large tidal lagoon in San Francisco Bay that was dammed off as Oakland grew as a city. It is 155 acres in size, and it was …
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As the name implies, these are some of the highest pinnacles in the park. And if you're wondering what the Pinnacles even are, they're basically the leftover bits of a …
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Haystack Rock is a basalt sea stack that reaches a height of 235 feet (71.63m). From April to September, bring binoculars to view the puffins flying in and out of …
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After the last long climb has been overcome, you simply let the bike roll downhill through the giant trees for miles and be amazed. One of the absolute highlights of the entire Pacific coast.
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On clear days, the east offers stunning views of the high Sierra's beautiful summits. Even on less clear days, the surrounding peaks are still worth admiring. To the north, witness …
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The elevated portion of the trail was completed in 2022 to protect the delicate roots of the Redwoods. Though these trees grow taller than any other, their roots are actually …
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One of the most iconic and enduring hallmarks of American roadside kitsch is the drive-thru tree — only possible with the massive scale of California's redwoods. Of two previously known …
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