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Joshua Tree National Park (NPS photo)

Cabrillo National Monument

1800 Cabrillo Memorial Dr. San Diego, CA 92106

619-557-5450

Cabrillo National Monument commemorates the landing of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542. Cabrillo was the first European to set foot on what is now the West Coast of the U.S. The Point Loma Lighthouse is the highest point in the park and has been a San Diego icon since 1855. The park offers a view of San Diego's harbor and skyline, as well as Coronado and Naval Air Station North Island. It is also possible to see Tijuana, Mexico and Mexico’s Coronado Islands on a clear day.

Castle Mountains National Monument

2701 Barstow Rd. Barstow, CA 92311

760-252-6100

Castle Mountains National Monument is America’s newest National Park unit located in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. Surrounded on three sides by Mojave National Preserve; Castle Mountains National Monument protects a stunning landscape rich in Native American and western history, wildlife including golden eagles, bighorn sheep and mountain lions, and vast Joshua tree forests. The park features a row of jagged peaks rising above twisted Joshua trees and rare native desert grasslands. The area also includes the historic mining camp of Hart. Castle Mountains National Monument is a remote and unique desert landscape accessible only by dirt roads. High clearance and a four-wheel-drive vehicle is generally recommended.

Cesar E. Chavez National Monument

29700 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd. Keene, CA 93531

661-823-6134

Cesar E. Chavez National Monument was the headquarters of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) and home to Cesar Chavez from the early 1970s until his death in 1993. Under the leadership of Cesar E. Chavez and others, along with support from millions of Americans, the farm worker movement joined forces with other reform movements to achieve unprecedented successes that greatly improved working and living conditions and wages for farm workers. During the 1970s the UFW grew and expanded from its early roots as a union for farm workers to also become a national voice for the poor and disenfranchised. This 116-acre site also includes Cesar Chavez’ gravesite.