Pinnacles National Park
Prewett Point/Jawbone Trail Improvements
Prewett Point/Jawbone Trail Improvements
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National Monument
1908 National Park 2012 Park Size 26,600 acres Annual Visitors 341,000 Park Fee $30 Superintendent Blanca Alvarez Stransky Park Partner Pinnacles National Park Foundation Location San Benito and Monterey Counties, CA |
Pinnacles National Park preserves a remarkable range of natural, historic and cultural treasures. Breathtaking stone spires and other rock formations give Pinnacles its name, but the park is incredibly diverse. The magnificent endangered California condor soars in the High Peaks. Caves, rare chaparral vegetation, and carpets of wildflowers abound. Broad rangelands provide a glimpse into California’s heyday as prime cattle ranching country.
The new West Pinnacles Visitor Center is where most westside visitors have their first experience with the park. However, there was previously no trail access from the Visitor Center to the main trailhead two miles below, which is otherwise reached by a narrow winding road. The National Park Service has built a new trail that connects the Visitor Center to the trailhead, along with a universal-access loop trail providing exceptional views of the Pinnacles rock formation. The Fund for People in Parks provided a grant to support design, fabrication, and installation of nine new signs that will inform visitors about the remarkable features of the park, assist with wayfinding, and install five benches along the ¾-mile universal-access portion of the trail. Signs and benches were installed in the spring of 2019. Project Cost: $57,745 Project Completed: 2019 This will vastly improve the visitor experience on the west side of the park. This project met a critical need for accessible trails at Pinnacles National Park." |
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