Ranking California’s NINE National Parks | Which Ones are Worth Visiting?

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Do we have a FAVORITE national park? Which park shouldn’t be a national park at all? After spending all summer in California, we’re sharing our official ranking of the state’s nine national parks, so you know what to hit… and what to miss.

**NATIONAL PARKS PLAYLIST**

***SPOILER ALERT!!! RANKING ORDER BELOW***

00:00 Intro
00:53 Nine - Pinnacles
02:10 Eight - Joshua Tree
03:07 Seven - Redwoods
04:09 Six - Lassen Volcanic
05:16 Five - Sequoia
06:11 Four - Kings Canyon
07:02 Three - Death Valley
08:10 Two - Channel Islands
09:40 One - Yosemite
10:26 Review

[jacobrios]

I think panicles gets a bad wrap it’s very unique environment and the protections for the condors is super important. Condors are curious and have schedules usually up at 9:50 and back home by 4:30pm. So they are hard to see, It’s not flashy but I think deserves to be a national park. But 9 is right. Great video!

[thewanderingshores]

Great video you guys.... We have only gotten to visit Yosemite so far. Last year when we were in the state most of them were closed due to the fires. Looking forward to going back.

[FollowThomas]

I'm from Florida but travelled this summer on west coast. I got to see the Yosemite that was my highlight but there are 8 other National Parks to visit as I can see. Your video is a nice overview of all of them. I'm glad that Yosemite is number one on your list, it was absolutely magnificent and I got to see it. Great video, looking forward to your next episode 👍

[adrianajones]

Sequoia and have never wanted to go to Death Valley, but you have made me give this a second thought 🤔

[ItzSheeeeeeeeeesh]

I’m looking into channel island it looks gorgeous!

[jamieroyer]

I was pretty relieved to see Pinnacles at the bottom because I’ve read many other NP lists that rank it pretty high and I’m surprised every time lol it’s a nice park but doesn’t begin to compete with the rest on the list. Also thank you for ranking Channel Islands so high because that park is pure magic

[MoniqueNelson-hy]

Would you consider doing this kind of review video with Alaska? Please!!!?!

[patleonard]

"From best to shouldn't be a state park...sorry." Haha! Thanks for info on all of the state parks in California. 😊

[grantdavis]

The last time I visited Pinnacles in about 1956 it wasn't a National Park. Again, Death Valley was just a national monument in 1958 when there was a wonderful wildflower bloom.

[Freeloader_]

I would largely agree with the list, but would have Redwoods at 2nd. The description you had about peace and time stopping for Channel Island was what I felt in the Redwood forests. The sunset at Gold Bluffs Beach in Redwoods was something Sequoia NP cannot replicate. Rest of the order I agree with, and Pinnacles really should be a State Park.

[jimgreen]

Open Roading, I finally made it to Death Valley several years ago, and I couldn't believe what happened. The once-every-few-years deluge took place the night before, and I was drowned out of my tent. The next day, it was bordering on chilly. I couldn't believe it! However, the diversity in this park is beyond amazing. In the lowest part, there's a world record set for highest temperature. But, there's also an 11, 049 ft./3368 m. mountain, which can easily result in snow at any time.

[xinli]

I love Lassen . Maybe when you camp at the surrounding area, such as eagle lake, you will not want to go back home

[alpenglow]

I’m glad they don’t tell people where to find the world’s tallest tree. I wouldn’t be surprised if people would try to take a piece of it home.

[kevinlewallen]

There's a good reason you can't drive from one side of Pinnacles to the other: 80% of the park is protected as Federal Wilderness. That means no roads. You shot this video in front of the small apartment you drag across the continent, so maybe you instinctively like lots of roads, but there's no more effective way to protect wildlife and their habitat than excluding roads in certain areas. Read up on the Wilderness Act of 1964.