Walking adventures in all of California's National Parks, including Yosemite, Sequoia, Lassen, Death Valley, Muir Woods, Joshua Tree. Also includes National Preserves (Eastern Mojave) Seashores (Point Reyes), Recreation Areas (Santa Monica Mountains) and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. A single, comprehensive resource for walking in California's most outstanding parklands.

Contains laws, legislative history, administrative regulations, lists of committees, proclamations, executive messages and orders.

The handbook presents visitor and expenditure statistics for each state, major cities, and tourist destinations, based on RKMA surveys.