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Pinnacles National Park Self-Guided Audio Tour
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Travelers must have a smartphone compatible with the Shaka Guide app.
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The app must be downloaded and the tour redeemed before arrival.
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Strong Wi-Fi or cellular data is required to download the tour in advance.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Explore Pinnacles National Park with a tour that plays from your phone as you drive and hike. Start on the east or west side, follow clear GPS directions, and choose the stops that fit your day.
This hidden California park feels wild and quiet. Walk past tall rock spires, dry hills, and giant boulders stacked in narrow canyons. Stop near the Pinnacles Visitor Center, Bacon Family Ranch, Peaks View Picnic Area, and Bear Gulch Day Use Area. Hike the Moses Spring and Rim Trail Loop, step into cool talus caves, and look up for California condors soaring above the cliffs.
Your phone shares stories about the old volcano that made these strange peaks. It also points out trailheads, picnic spots, ...
Highlights
From 8 hours to 9 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 8 hours to 9 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Pause, rewind, or replay anytime
Lifetime access after purchase
Built-in turn-by-turn route guidance
Self-paced experience with no fixed start time
Storytelling based on firsthand travel and research
GPS-triggered audio with automatic playback at each stop
Offline access after download
Private Transportation
Meals & Refreshments
Meeting Points
Departure
From North – North of the East Pinnacles entrance, southbound on Route 25
From South – South of the East Pinnacles entrance, Northbound on Route 25
West – Soledad, CA, on Route 146/Metz Road eastbound by Gabilan Elementary School
Return
Pinnacles National Park Self-Guided Audio Tour
About
Explore Pinnacles National Park with a tour that plays from your phone as you drive and hike. Start on the east or west side, follow clear GPS directions, and choose the stops that fit your day.
This hidden California park feels wild and quiet. Walk past tall rock spires, dry hills, and giant boulders stacked in narrow canyons. Stop near the Pinnacles Visitor Center, Bacon Family Ranch, Peaks View Picnic Area, and Bear Gulch Day Use Area. Hike the Moses Spring and Rim Trail Loop, step into cool talus caves, and look up for California condors soaring above the cliffs.
Your phone shares stories about the old volcano that made these strange peaks. It also points out trailheads, picnic spots, ...
Highlights
From 8 hours to 9 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 8 hours to 9 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Pause, rewind, or replay anytime
Lifetime access after purchase
Built-in turn-by-turn route guidance
Self-paced experience with no fixed start time
Storytelling based on firsthand travel and research
GPS-triggered audio with automatic playback at each stop
Offline access after download
Private Transportation
Meals & Refreshments
Meeting Points
Departure
From North – North of the East Pinnacles entrance, southbound on Route 25
From South – South of the East Pinnacles entrance, Northbound on Route 25
West – Soledad, CA, on Route 146/Metz Road eastbound by Gabilan Elementary School
Return
Itinerary
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Pick up some supplies or ask about the latest information before venturing into the park.
10 minutes
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A flat, half mile round trip walk from the visitor center takes you to what remains of the Bacon Family Ranch, including the house and barn. You're not able to go inside the buildings, but the walk is pleasant with plentiful bird life.
20 minutes
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A few picnic tables and a vault restroom sit in front of a meadow along the Chalone Creek, making for a pleasant place to sit and look for wildlife.
10 minutes
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A 5 mile round trip, moderate hike takes you to the West Pinnacles area around Balconies Cave. The hike goes past brush and rock formations, and crosses seasonal creeks.
2 hours
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This is the most popular part of the park and includes a nature center, restrooms, and multiple trailheads. Condor Gulch begins at the trailhead across the street from the nature center, close to the road. For the Condor Gulch viewpoint only, it's a moderate hike one mile round trip, going uphill in and downhill on the return. To complete the Condor Gulch to High Peaks Trail loop, it's over 5 miles round trip and considered difficult, requiring 3-5 hours. Prepare for steep or narrow sections, and some ladders built directly into the rock for steep ascents. For the Moses Spring and Rim Trail Loop, continue on the path along the road to reach the trailhead.
2 hours
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The Moses Spring-Rim Trail loop is the most popular trail in the park, taking you into a talus cave and up to a reservoir. The hike is a little over 2 miles round trip and considered moderate.
We recommend doing the loop clockwise for an easier entry into Bear Gulch cave. You will need a light stronger than a phone's flashlight in the cave, which takes around 10 minutes to walk through. It's possible to bypass the cave.
2 hours
7
Use the restroom, fill up the water bottle, and ask for the lastest information before venturing further into the park. The trailhead to the Prewett Point Trail is located next to the visitor center.
5 minutes
8
An overlooked gem! Prewett Point Trail is about a mile round trip, and considered easy. The path is primarily dirt but is ADA accessible, and takes you to open views of the pinnacles and Gabilan Mountains.
15 minutes
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This is the best trailhead in West Pinnacles. The Balconies Cliff and Cave loop trail is about 2.5 miles round trip and considered moderate. It takes you past stunning pinnacles and cliffs, and into one of the park's talus caves. The cave requires a small amount of climbing and bouldering around rocks, and also requires a light stronger than a phone flashlight. We recommend taking the loop clockwise for easier access into the cave, and you can climb up instead of down in the dark.
The Juniper Canyon Loop is over 4 miles round trip and considered difficult. It goes up into the pinnacles and connects with the High Peaks trail for an even longer journey.
