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 | You expect some things to be in certain places. Hawaii has volcanoes, Old Faithful geyser is in Yellowstone and the Petrified Forest is in Arizona, but as it turns out, we've got them all right here in California, too. | |
Old Faithful of California
 This hot water geyser near Calistoga erupts about every 40 minutes, throwing 350-degree Fahrenheit water as much as 60 feet into the air. It's not quite as regular as its more famous cousin in Yellowstone, but for a good reason: it turns out that eruptions grow less frequent just before seismic activity in the area. Read all about it
| Petrified Forest
 Ace wizard Harry Potter himself couldn't have done a better job of turning trees into stone than Mother Nature did at Calistoga's Petrified Forest. On a hike through the woods here, you can learn about how water and silica transform wood into rock. Use the visitor guide to learn more.
| 23-million-Year-Old Volcano Travels 195 Miles
 Pinnacles National Monument's rugged red rocks are all that's left of the 23-million-year-old Neenach Volcano. It once stood 8,000 feet high near what is now Lancaster, 195 miles south of their current location. The San Andreas Fault ripped the old volcano in half and it took the rocks a few million years to get to its current location between Hollister and Soledad. Use our guide to find out all there is to do at the Pinnacles and how to get there.
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