| Cabrillo NM |
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Synopsis: Monument to the first westerners on the west coast.
Stamp Location: Visitor center is located next to the parking area at the end of Catalina Blvd at Point Loma in San Diego. |
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| California NHT |
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Synopsis: Trail covers historic route of the largest land migration in the nations history.
Stamp Location: NPS site in California with the stamp: Lassen Volcanic NP. See also Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska for additional stamp locations. |
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| Channel Islands NP |
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Synopsis: Ecological preserve of islands off the coast of Los Angeles. Includes 145 species found no where else on the planet.
Stamp Location: Visitor centers on the mainland include Lagomarsino, 1900 Spinaker Dr in Ventura and Santa Barbara Island in Santa Barbara. The only visitor center on the islands is Anacapa Island, though each of the islands has a ranger contact station. Enquiry locally as to stamp availability. |
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| Death Valley NP |
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Synopsis: The lowest point in North America is the main focal point of this park, as well as the history and culture of this region.
Stamp Location: Visitor center is located centrally within the park at Furnace Creek, just north of the junction of SR 190 and 178 on SR 190 west of Death Valley Junction and east of Lone Pine and at Scotty's Castle. See also Nevada for an additional stamping location. |
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| Devils Postpile NM |
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Synopsis: Geological site preserves a 60' wall of one of the worlds best examples of columnar-joint basalt and a 101' waterfall (Rainbow Falls)
Stamp Location: Ranger station at the end of the road leading to the monument. To get to the monument, drive 10 miles west of US 395 on SR 203 and then 7 miles on a paved mountain road. Ranger station is only open in the summer. |
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| Eugene O'Neill NHS |
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Synopsis: Historic site preserves the home of the only Nobel Prize winning playwright from the U.S. and the architect of modern American theater.
Stamp Location: Directions on the official site call for taking I-680 to Danville and that a reservation on a shuttle bus is necessary to get to the site. To make a reservation, call 925.838.0249. It is unclear if the Visitor center is located at the site or at the place where you meet the shuttle bus. The visitor center contains a bookstore that should have the stamp. The site is only open Wednesday - Sunday. |
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| Fort Point NHS |
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Synopsis: Preserves historic fort under the Golden Gate Bridge, the only brick fort on the west caost.
Stamp Location: Stamp is located in the bookstore, just inside the fort at the end of Lincoln Blvd in San Francisco (inside the Presidio). |
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| Golden Gate NRA |
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Synopsis: The area is the largest urban national park in the world, and protects undeveloped sites as well as historical ones.
Stamp Location: Multiple locations including the visitor center at Muir Woods NM, the Marin Headlands VC at Field & Bunker Rds (west after the Golden Gate Bridge), Cliff House at the western end of Point Lobos Ave, Fort Funston off of SR 35, Fort Pointe NHS & the William Penn Mott Jr VC in the Presidio (look for signs), park headquarters at Bay & Franklin Sts in San Francisco (near the SF Maritime NHP) and the Pacifica Visitor Center at 225 Rockaway Beach in Pacifica. The headquarters is also the western regional headquarters with park brochures and information about all parks in the region. Alcatraz also has a stamp, which is only reachable via boat from peir 41. Visit Blue & Gold Fleet for more specific information about visiting the island. |
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| John Muir NHS |
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Synopsis: Site preserves 14 room ornate mansion of naturalist whos work led to the creation of several national parks and even the National Park Service in 1916.
Stamp Location: The visitor center is located on the first floor of the home on Alhambra Ave, just off SR 4 in Martinez. |
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