Things to do Outdoors - California

Welcome to Backcountry Secrets search by location. Here you can search California for campgrounds, swimming holes, hiking trails, mountain biking trails and other things to do in the outdoors. After you find a trail, campsite or hot spring to soak in, come back to our outdoor site and share a review, detailed KML, and your images with all of the other outdoor enthuisiasts on Backcountry Secrets. Start your search for things to do in California by scrolling down and selecting the outdoor sports you are interested in and completing your search.

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64 secrets found in California, United States
Point NameState/ProvinceLatitudeLongitudeSports at Point
Agua Caliente County Park California 32.950163 -116.302514 Hot Springs
Camping
Alta Sierra (Shirley Meadows) California 35.710829 -118.55513 Alpine Resort Skiing
Apple Canyon via Devil's Slide (shuttle hike) California 33.697494 -116.65266 Hiking & Backpacking
Aquatic Park California 37.807004 -122.422929 Swimming Holes
Arroyo Pescadero Park California 33.966018 -118.000771 Hiking & Backpacking
Arroyo Sequit Park California 34.088999 -118.890706 Horseback
Hiking & Backpacking
Bandido Group Campground California 34.345527 -118.003485 Horseback
Camping
Bass Lake California 37.951761 -122.765307 Swimming Holes
Hiking & Backpacking
Beach Trail at Torrey Pines California 32.919899 -117.252831 Swimming Holes
Hiking & Backpacking
Bidwell Park California 39.765484 -121.790357 Mountain Biking
Horseback
Hiking & Backpacking
Swimming Holes
Blue Gum Grove California 39.596466 -122.197022 Hiking & Backpacking
Breckenridge Campground, California California 35.46747 -118.58282 Camping
Camp 3 wave California 35.809296 -118.454944 Kayak Park & Play
Carpinteria State Beach California 34.3919 -119.5203 Camping
Cedar Creek Falls California 32.989876 -116.729822 Hiking & Backpacking
Swimming Holes
China Hole California 37.173256 -121.495019 Camping
Hiking & Backpacking
Swimming Holes
Clementine Loop California 38.911456 -121.054369 Mountain Biking
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge California 39.188281 -122.045134 Hiking & Backpacking
Cosumnes River Preserve California 38.265798 -121.43954 Hiking & Backpacking
Canoeing
Delevan National Wildlife Refuge California 39.31151 -122.099648 Hiking & Backpacking
Devils Bathtub California 37.747847 -119.574251 Swimming Holes
Dripping Springs Trail/Agua Tibia Wilderness California 33.465029 -116.970921 Hiking & Backpacking
Elephant Trees California 33.068187 -116.116639 Hiking & Backpacking
Ellwood Main Monarch Butterfly Grove California 34.422948 -119.890859 Hiking & Backpacking
Elysian Park California 34.084157 -118.237867 Hiking & Backpacking
Fish Creek California 34.642547 -118.522267 Hiking & Backpacking
Swimming Holes
Rock / Ice Climbing
Furnace Creek California 36.466576 -116.876678 ATV/Motorcycle
Mountain Biking
Hiking & Backpacking
Camping
Harbin Hot Springs California 38.786656 -122.653867 Hot Springs
Camping
Headwaters Forest Reserve California 40.691821 -124.140809 Hiking & Backpacking
Henry Coe State Park Campground California 37.186083 -121.54531 Hiking & Backpacking
Camping
Mountain Biking
Horseback
Hobo Campground, California California 35.57442 -118.52643 Camping
Hollywood Sign on Mt. Lee California 34.13432 -118.321488 Hiking & Backpacking
laguna lake park trail California 33.906397 -117.938018 Hiking & Backpacking
Lake Cuyamaca California 32.9884 -116.585541 Canoeing
Kayak Park & Play
Hiking & Backpacking
Lassen Volcanic National Park California 40.509396 -121.433076 Canoeing
Hot Springs
Camping
Horseback
Snowshoeing
Backcountry Skiing
Hiking & Backpacking
Mountain Biking
Lundy Canyon California 38.0225800276 -119.2618399858 Hiking & Backpacking
Malibu Creek State Park California 34.1033 -118.7331 Hiking & Backpacking
Rock / Ice Climbing
Camping
Mountain Biking
Horseback
Mammoth Mountain California 37.631635 -118.99292 Alpine Resort Skiing
mercy hotsprings California 36.699255 -120.860596 Hot Springs
Monache mountain California 36.111599 -118.254004 Mountain Biking
Hiking & Backpacking
Camping
Mount Waterman California 34.339503 -117.928576 Hiking & Backpacking
Alpine Resort Skiing
Mt. Baldy Ski Area California 34.269914 -117.623127 Mountain Biking
Alpine Resort Skiing
Noble Canyon Trail California 32.850272 -116.522745 Hiking & Backpacking
Oak Grove/High Point Trail California 33.38272 -116.790848 Mountain Biking
Hiking & Backpacking
Ord Bend Park California 39.630958 -121.994505 Canoeing
Pescadero Creek Trail California 37.27395 -122.288346 Hiking & Backpacking
Swimming Holes
Pigeon Point Run, Trinity River California 40.76697 -123.132952 Whitewater
Point Dume State Beach California 34.00145 -118.808517 Rock / Ice Climbing
Hiking & Backpacking
Swimming Holes
Rocklin Quarry California 38.789623 -121.237693 Rock / Ice Climbing
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge California 39.430162 -122.186165 Hiking & Backpacking
Sam Merrill Trailhead California 34.20393 -118.12855 Hiking & Backpacking
San Felipe Hills California 33.09902 -116.468811 Hiking & Backpacking
Satwiwa Loop Trail California 34.150827 -118.961656 Hiking & Backpacking
Seven Falls and Three Pools California 34.474545 -119.707364 Swimming Holes
Hiking & Backpacking
Shasta Caverns California 40.806533 -122.302551 Caving / Spelunking
Stony Gorge Reservoir California 39.587467 -122.525325 Camping
Swimming Holes
Hiking & Backpacking
Canoeing
Stuarts Fork Swimming Hole California 40.901707 -122.942505 Swimming Holes
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge California 39.084291 -121.757698 Hiking & Backpacking
Swimmers Delight California 40.487752 -123.971003 Swimming Holes
Switzer Falls California 34.25611 -118.15276 Hiking & Backpacking
The Gravel Pits California 39.538074 -122.169428 Canoeing
Hiking & Backpacking
Vivian Creek Trail California 34.082202 -116.893544 Hiking & Backpacking
Camping
Wash 11 Camp Site California 32.955133 -115.063162 ATV/Motorcycle
Whiskeytown lake California 40.614865 -122.519789 Hiking & Backpacking