Obama signs bill designating California’s Pinnacles National Monument a national park

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16. Pinnacles NP is east of Soledad in Monterey County, California

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Pinnacles National Monument, now a national park, is in Monterey County, (on the Central Coast of) California. Its easterly from the small city of Soledad. Soledad is south of Salinas via Highway 101 and north of Paso Robles. I've camped and hiked there. It's pretty remote, especially the east side of the park where the campground is located. You can enter the west side of Pinnacles from Soledad via Hwy. 146. To enter the east side of the park you'd travel northerly from King City on (very rural) Highway 25, or southerly from Hollister on Hwy. 25, then turn west onto Hwy. 146.

Highway 146 is the access road to both the Westside and the Eastside of the Pinnacles. However, highway 146 does not connect the two sides of the monument together. Please take the time to map out which entrance will be best suited for your plans and ensure an enjoyable experience. (NOTE: Most GPS units will automatically lead you to the West Pinnacles)

Yeah for our new national park on the California Central Coast.