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ROAD TRIPS PLACES TO GO

Brian van der Brug Los Angeles Times


FORMER fort and prison Alcatraz Island in San Francisco
Bay is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

NATIONAL
PARKS IN
CALIFORNIA
BY TERRY GARDNER >>> Since Yellowstone became a park in
1872, the list of National Park Service units has grown to more than
400. Here is a list of the park service units in California. To see more
parks in the West, go to www.nps.gov.
Al Seib Los Angeles Times Alcatraz Island, access using Valley; (415) 388-2595,
A ONE-OF-A-KIND 1938 Voisin Type C30 Cabriolet is on view at the Mullin museum in Oxnard. Alcatraz Cruises at Pier 33, Em- www.nps.gov/muwo
barcadero, San Francisco; (415) Old Spanish National Historic

DRIVE TO SEE
561-4900 or (415) 981-7625 (tickets), Trail. (Also in Arizona, Colorado,
www.nps.gov/alca and Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.)
www.alcatrazcruises.com www.nps.gov/olsp
Cabrillo National Monument, Pinnacles National Park, West
1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive , Visitor Center, 5000 California 146,
San Diego; (619) 557-5450, Paicines; (831) 389-4485,
www.nps.gov/cabr www.nps.gov/pinn

THESE CARS
California National Historic Point Reyes National Seashore,
Trail, National Trails Intermoun- Bear Valley Visitor Center, 1 Bear
tain Region, www.nps.gov/cali. Valley Road, Point Reyes Station;
To see the seven trails and routes, (415) 464-5100, Ext. 2; camping
most in Northern California, go to reservations: (877) 444-6777,
www.lat.ms/califtrail. Mailing www.nps.gov/pore
address for info: 324 S. State St.,
Pony Express National Historic
Suite 200, Salt Lake City, 84111;
Trail. Trail also in Colorado,
(801) 741-1012, Ext. 119. Trails also in
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mis-
BY CHRIS ERSKINE >>> The history of Southern California is the history of cars, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. B.F.
souri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon,
Hastings Building, 1000 Second
and the two cultures overlap like hands in prayer. ¶ “L.A. and cars were both born Utah and Wyoming.
St. near the Pony Express statue,
Castle Mountains National 2nd and J streets, Sacramento.
about the same time,” Petersen Automotive Museum chief curator Leslie Kendall Monument, 2701 Barstow Road, (Managed by the National Trails
said. Were it not for the car, he noted, Los Angeles would have grown up instead of Barstow; (760) 252-6100, Intermountain Region, 324 S.
www.nps.gov/camo. Closest State St., Suite 200, Salt Lake City,
out, with skyscrapers outnumbering suburbs. ¶ It’s no wonder that many wonder-
visitor center: Kelso Depot Visitor UT 84111; (801) 741-1012, Ext. 119 and
ful car museums are based here and across the state, where family road trips have Center, 90942 Kelso-Cima Road, (916) 440-4263, www.nps.gov/poex
paid homage to the automobile for decades. ¶ Here is a sampling of some of the Kelso.
Port Chicago Naval Magazine
César E. Chávez National Monu- National Memorial, c/o John
world-class museums and car shows available to travelers in the West. Some are so ment, 29700 Woodford-Tehachapi Muir National Historic Site, 4202
significant, and well located, that they can be destinations all their own. Others are Road, Keene; (661) 823-6134, Alhambra Ave., Martinez; (925)
www.nps.gov/cech 228-8860 (Ext. 6520 for reserva-
slice-of-life pit stops that can break up a long day on the highway.
Channel Islands National Park, tions), www.nps.gov/poch. Reser-
visitor center at 1901 Spinnaker vations two weeks in advance are
Petersen Automotive Museum: that looks like a cross between a cars from the Art Deco period. Drive, Ventura; (805) 658-5730, required. Open only to U.S. citi-
For car fans, this is L.A.’s Louvre. car and a Victorian baby buggy. They are housed in the building www.nps.gov/chis zens.
Beautifully curated, the Petersen Info: 15151 and 15200 Bledsoe St., that once contained Otis Death Valley National Park, Presidio of San Francisco, visitor
has become one of the world’s Sylmar; (818) 364-6464. Free. Chandler’s stash of cars. Info: (760) 786-3200, www.nps.gov/ center at 210 Lincoln Blvd., San
most formidable car displays. Ask 1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard; deva. Furnace Creek Visitor Francisco; (415) 561-4323,
about the vault tour, a glimpse of San Diego Automotive Museum: (805) 385-5400. Typically, open Center is off California 190 in the www.nps.gov/prsf
the behind-the-scenes inventory. The museum, in Balboa Park, has second and fourth Saturdays of Furnace Creek Resort, about 30 Redwood National and State
Info: 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los an impressive collection of the month (check mullinauto miles from Death Valley Junction Parks, Crescent City Info Center,
Angeles; [323] 930-2277. motorcycles. Among the quirky motivemuseum.com to confirm). and 24 miles from Stovepipe Wells 1111 2nd St., Crescent City; (707)
Admission: $15 for adults, $12 for highlights: a customized Cadillac Admission $15 for adults, $12 for Village. 465-7335, www.nps.gov/redw
seniors and students with ID, $7 Louie Mattar fitted for a trip from seniors, $8 for kids 3-11.
Devils Postpile National Monu- Rosie the Riveter/World War II
for kids. San Diego to New York — and
ment, Devils Postpile Access Home Front National Historical
back — without stopping. Info: Pebble Beach Concours
Road, Mammoth Lakes; (760) Park, Visitor Education Center in
National Automobile Museum: 2080 Pan American Plaza, San d’Elegance: It’s pricey and a little
934-2289, www.nps.gov/depo. the historic Ford Building com-
Most of the 200 vehicles in this Diego; (619) 231-2886. Admission full of itself. So? Held every August
Open mid-June to mid-October. plex, 1414 Harbour Way S., Suite
renowned Nevada museum, also $9 for adults, $6 for seniors and (Aug. 20 this year), the Concours
known as the Harrah Collection, students with ID, $4 for kids 6-15. features the world’s most valuable Eugene O’Neill National His- 3000, Richmond; (510) 232-5050,
come from the massive private classic cars in a seaside setting. toric Site, 205 Railroad Ave., Ext. 0, www.nps.gov/rori
stash of casino mogul Bill Harrah. Automobile Driving Museum: Info: Pebble Beach, Calif. Tickets Danville; (925) 838-0249, San Francisco Maritime Na-
Among the standouts: a Each Sunday, the museum fires from $32. pebblebeachconcours www.nps.gov/euon. Visitors tional Historical Park, 900 Beach
gold-plated DeLorean and the up three vehicles from its diverse .net cannot drive to the site, and reser- St. plus historic ships at Hyde
marvelous Phantom Corsair. Info: collection of 130 cars to offer rides vations are required for free shut- Street Pier, San Francisco; (415)
10 S. Lake St., Reno; [775] (10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) for guests 10 Bob’s Big Boy weekly car show: tle from Danville. 447-5000 (visitor center) and (415)
333-9300. Admission $12 for adults, and older. Info: 610 Lairport St., El This blast-from-the-past car show Ft. Point National Historic Site, 561-7100 (Maritime Museum),
$10 for seniors, $6 for kids ages 6-18. Segundo; [310] 909-0950. blends drive-in culture with under the South Tower of the www.nps.gov/safr
Admission $10 for adults (includes striking vehicles. More blue collar Golden Gate Bridge at the end of Santa Monica Mountains Na-
Nethercutt Museum: This car car ride), $8 for seniors, $5 for kids then blue blood, it takes place Marine Drive on the Presidio, San tional Recreation Area, Inter-
collection, on the outskirts of L.A., 10-17. every Friday from 4-10 p.m. Info: Francisco; (415) 556-1693, agency Visitor Center, 26876 Mul-
is housed in a 10-story structure 4211 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank; www.nps.gov/fopo holland Drive, Calabasas; (805)
that once belonged to cosmetics Mullin Automotive Museum: (818) 843-9334 Golden Gate National Recre- 370-2301, www.nps.gov/samo
magnate J.B. Nethercutt. Antique Check out this museum’s ation Area, Ft. Mason, B201, San Sequoia and Kings Canyon Na-
cars include a 1909 Gobron-Brillié sophisticated collection of French chris.erskine@latimes.com Francisco; (415) 561-4700, tional Parks, Foothills Visitor
www.nps.gov/goga. Includes Center, 47050 Generals Highway,
Crissy Field, Ocean Beach, Three Rivers; (559) 565-3341,
Sweeney Ridge, Rancho Corral de www.nps.gov/seki
Tierra, Marin Headlands, Phleger Tule Lake Unit of World War II
Estate, Ft. Funston, Alcatraz and Valor in the Pacific National
the Presidio. Monument, Tulelake Fair-
John Muir National Historic grounds Museum, 800 Main St.,
Site, 4202 Alhambra Ave., Mar- Tulelake; (530) 260-0537,
tinez; (925) 228-8860, www.nps.gov/tule
www.nps.gov/jomu Whiskeytown National Recre-
Joshua Tree National Park, ation Area, 11412 Kennedy Memo-
Joshua Tree Visitor Center (west rial Drive (at California 299),
entrance), south of the junction of Whiskeytown; (530) 246-1225,
California 62 and Park Boulevard www.nps.gov/whis
in Joshua Tree; (760) 367-5500, Yosemite National Park, (209)
www.nps.gov/jotr 372-0200, www.nps.gov/yose. Five
Juan Bautista de Anza National main entrances: Wawona Road
Historic Trail, 4202 Alhambra (off Highway 41), El Portal Road
Ave., Martinez (trail is in Cali- (off Highway 140), Big Oak Flat
fornia and Arizona); (415) 623- (off Highway 120), Tioga Pass
2343, www.nps.gov/juba (from the opposite direction on
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Highway 120; currently closed,
Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Cen- check for snow) and Hetch
ter (southwest entrance), 21820 Hetchy (by way of Evergreen and
Lassen Peak Highway; (530) Hetch Hetchy Roads), Yosemite
595-4480, www.nps.gov/lavo National Park.
Lava Beds National Monument,
Visitor Center (south end), 1 travel@latimes.com
Indian Well (near Cave Loop
Road), Tulelake; (530) 667-8113,
www.nps.gov/labe
Manzanar National Historic
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/roadtripinfo
Site, 5001 U.S. 395, Independence;
(760) 878-2194, Ext. 3310, More planning help
www.nps.gov/manz
Go online for our comprehensive
Mojave National Preserve, Kelso lists of state tourism offices, rental
Depot Visitor Center, 90942 car companies and National Park
Kelso-Cima Road, Kelso; (760) Service units in Arizona, Col-
252-6100, www.nps.gov/moja orado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Christina House For The Times Muir Woods National Monu- New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah,
PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE Museum in L.A. is one of the world’s most formidable car displays. ment, 1 Muir Woods Road, Mill Washington and Wyoming.

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