The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Riverside County
Riverside County’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments in Riverside County. 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 Riverside County. 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 12, 2025
The Hidden Valley Trail is a one-mile loop that offers meander through large rock formations, perfect for families and rock scrambling. Along the trail, you’ll find educational signs about local …
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Two hollowed-out eye sockets carved into a rock shaped like a skull await you here in Joshua Tree National Park. A beautiful 1.7-mile nature trail runs through the Skull Rock area.
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This trail steers you around some of the fascinating rock formations that are so characteristic of this area. It's also very sandy/rocky and exposed to the sun, so make sure …
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With 10,883 feet Mount San Jacinto is the highest peak in the San Jacinto Mountains. There is a network of hiking trails around the summit and the San Jacinto State …
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You can visit Locomotion Rock along the Hidden Valley Loop Trail. The round shaped rock formation is part of the Wonderland of Rock within Joshua Tree National Park and was formed by erosion from wind and water.
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The Cholla Cactus Garden is beautiful to look at – from a respective distance though. If you have ever hiked near a Cholla Cactus, you know why it is also …
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What a fantastic place among the desert and at the foot of majestic San Jacinto? Dozens of tall palm trees form a beautiful contrast to the otherwise quite barren landscape. …
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The San Jacinto Wilderness is one of a kind. At an elevation of 10,834 feet, San Jacinto Peak towers high above the California desert. You can hike plenty of trails …
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Tahquitz Peak is a great hiking destination with picture postcard views to the southeast and the Salton Sea. It got its name from a Native American legend saying that a …
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Just a short hike from White Tank Campground you will get to this natural stone arch that is well worth a photo.
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