{"id":95,"date":"2025-05-09T15:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:03:31","slug":"california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/us-travel\/california\/","title":{"rendered":"California"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-posts-id-95_854cd0-fe .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-95_854cd0-fe content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-1 grid-lg-col-1 item-image-style-beside\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1649 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-us-travel-destinations tag-california tag-hotels tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/cedar-grove-lodge-stay-here-when-you-visit-kings-canyon\/\" aria-label=\"Cedar Grove Lodge: Stay here when you visit Kings Canyon\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cedar Grove Lodge: Stay here when you visit Kings Canyon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/california\/\" class=\"category-link-california\" rel=\"tag\">California<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/cedar-grove-lodge-stay-here-when-you-visit-kings-canyon\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cedar Grove Lodge: Stay here when you visit Kings Canyon<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-15T21:00:19-07:00\">February 15, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-15T21:00:21-07:00\">February 15, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>If you are visiting Kings Canyon National Park, you should consider staying at Cedar Grove Lodge. This beautiful rustic lodge puts you right in the middle of the park and provides easy access to many of the park highlights. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, I&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/cedar-grove-lodge-stay-here-when-you-visit-kings-canyon\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Cedar Grove Lodge: Stay here when you visit Kings Canyon<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1626 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-us-travel-destinations tag-california tag-hiking tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/top-sights-to-see-in-kings-canyon-national-park\/\" aria-label=\"Kings Canyon National Park: Top sights to see on a short visit\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kings Canyon National Park: Top sights to see on a short visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/california\/\" class=\"category-link-california\" rel=\"tag\">California<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/top-sights-to-see-in-kings-canyon-national-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kings Canyon National Park: Top sights to see on a short visit<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-11T21:15:42-07:00\">February 11, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>If you are making a trip to Kings Canyon National Park but do not have a lot of time to stay at the park, these are the sights I would recommend seeing. They highlight some of the amazing waterfalls and stunning scenery within the park. If you are able to stay in the park at&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/top-sights-to-see-in-kings-canyon-national-park\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Kings Canyon National Park: Top sights to see on a short visit<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1356 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-us-travel-destinations tag-california tag-hiking tag-joshua-tree tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/05\/top-things-to-do-in-joshua-tree-national-park\/\" aria-label=\"Top things to do in Joshua Tree National Park\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-768x417.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Top things to do in Joshua Tree National Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/california\/\" class=\"category-link-california\" rel=\"tag\">California<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/05\/top-things-to-do-in-joshua-tree-national-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top things to do in Joshua Tree National Park<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-05T21:44:34-06:00\">October 5, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-05T21:44:35-06:00\">October 5, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Joshua Tree National Park is a remote park in California that preserves and protects the unique Joshua Trees found in the region. If you are heading to this park, these are my recommendations for things you should do and see while there. Most of these are shorter hikes and accessible to most hiking skill levels&#8230;.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/05\/top-things-to-do-in-joshua-tree-national-park\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Top things to do in Joshua Tree National Park<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1352 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-us-travel-destinations tag-california tag-hotels tag-indio tag-joshua-tree tag-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/where-to-stay-near-joshua-tree-national-park\/\" aria-label=\"Where to stay on your visit to Joshua Tree National Park\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9944-2-768x595.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Where to stay on your visit to Joshua Tree National Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9944-2-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9944-2-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9944-2-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9944-2.jpg 1142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/california\/\" class=\"category-link-california\" rel=\"tag\">California<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/where-to-stay-near-joshua-tree-national-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where to stay on your visit to Joshua Tree National Park<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-25T15:58:21-06:00\">September 25, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-25T15:58:22-06:00\">September 25, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Joshua Tree National Park is a fairly remote park covering a large area of desert in California. In order to access both entrances to the park, you should consider staying in Indio, California. When I visited, I stayed at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Indio. 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