5 most unique trails in California you must try 👇 📍 Ladder Canyon / Painted Canyon Loop – Chuckwalla National Monument, 1h from Palm Springs 🥾 4.8 mi loop, 879 ft elevation gain 📝 The road is unpaved so you might want to have a higher clearance car. It’s not a hard drive but you do drive through any areas. You don’t have to do the whole loop to experience the ladders. They are very close to the beginning of the trail. 📍 Bumpass Hell Trail – Lassen Volcanic National Park 🥾 3.0 mi round trip, 439 ft elevation gain 📝 Opens mid-July to October due to snow. Full of flowers mid-summer! 📍 General Grant Tree Trail – Kings Canyon National Park 🥾 0.7 mi loop, 32 ft elevation gain 📝 Walk through the Fallen Monarch and see the General Grant Tree, the second largest in the world. One of the easiest trails from the list. 📍 Crowley Lake Columns – about 1h drive from Bishop, Eastern Sierra 🥾 4.2 mi out & back, 518 ft elevation gain 📝 Best visited in late summer or fall when water levels are low enough to reach the columns. If you opt to drive you would need a 4x4. 📍 Hole-in-the-Wall Rings Trail – Mojave National Preserve 🥾 1.4 mi loop, 131 ft elevation gain 📝 Short climb using metal rings in volcanic rock, fun and very photogenic! The whole area looks like a mini Cappadocia 😍 Which one are you checking out first? . . . Unique hikes in California, short hikes California, slot canyon California, volcanic hikes California, best trails in California