President Barack Obama has designated Pinnacles National Monument as Pinnacles National Park. The breathtaking 26,000 acre area is now Monterey County's first national park. "This designation adds ...

SOLEDAD, — California's Pinnacles National Monument, a 40 square-mile site that includes caves and towering volcanic rock formations popular with climbers, became the country's 59th national park on ...

Pinnacles National Monument is no more. Pinnacles National Park is now the nation's 59th national park. Actually the upgrade was complete last month, when President Barack Obama signed a law changing ...

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WASHINGTON--Pinnacles National Monument in central California is set to become the 59 th national park under a bill headed to President Obama’s desk. The Pinnacles National Park Act cleared the Senate ...

Pinnacles National Park in South Monterey County will be free this coming Wednesday. Aug. 25, is a Fee Free Day for all national park visitors nationwide. This is in honor of the 105th anniversary of ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Biologists at Pinnacles National Monument are celebrating the first ...

Pinnacles National Park, a 26,000-acre landmark south of Hollister renowned for its towering rock formations, dark caves and California condors, has reopened after being mostly closed for two months ...

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Fire season isn’t over yet, but Pinnacles National Park has reopened areas that had been closed because of wildfire danger. The park last month had closed the west side of the park, including the ...