Physical Address:

5000 East Entrance Road

Paicines, CA 95043

Mailing Address:

5000 East Entrance Road

Paicines, CA 95043

contact-details

  • Phone Number: 8313894486 Voice

  • Phone Number: 8313894288 Fax

  • Email Address: pinn_visitor_information@nps.gov

  • Description: Please include dates or season of your visit if applicable. We usually reply to emails within one week. For volunteer opportunities or service projects, please email pinn_volunteer@nps.gov.

Fees

Entrance Fees
  • Entrance - Private Vehicle: $30.00
  • This pass is valid for 1-7 days and includes everyone traveling in a single vehicle to Pinnacles East Entrance and West Entrance.

  • Entrance - Motorcycle: $25.00
  • This pass is valid for 1-7 days and includes everyone traveling on a motorcycle, scooter, or similar motorized vehicle to Pinnacles East Entrance and West Entrance.

  • Entrance - Per Person: $15.00
  • This entry fee is for a single person traveling on foot or by bicycle. It is valid for 1-7 days to Pinnacles East Entrance and West Entrance.

  • Entrance - Non-commercial Groups: $15.00
  • Non-commercial groups traveling in vehicles that have a capacity of 16 passengers or more pay $15 per person up to the maximums listed for commercial groups with comparable passenger capacity ($40 or $100). People 15 years old or younger, anyone with a pass that may be used for park entry, and drivers hired for transportation only are exempt from the per person fee.

  • Commercial Entrance - Sedan: $30.00
  • The charge for vehicles with a seating capacity of 1-6 passengers is $30. This entrance fee is for commercial tours of one or more people traveling on an itinerary that has been packaged, priced, or sold for leisure or recreational purposes by an organization that realizes financial gain through the provision of the service. Passenger ages or entrance passes do not affect the price.

  • Commercial Entrance - Van: $40.00
  • This entrance fee is for commercial tours of vehicles with a seating capacity of 7-15 people that has been packaged, priced, or sold for leisure or recreational puposes by an organization that realizes financial gain through the provision of the service. This fee is based on the seating capacity of the vehicle and not the actual number of passengers. Passengers ages or entrance passes do not affect the price.

  • Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus: $40.00
  • This entrance fee is for commercial trous of vehicles with a seating capacity of 16-25 people that has been packaged, priced, or sold for leisure or recreational purposes by an organization that realizes financial gain through the provision of the sevice. This fee is based on the seating capacity of the vehicle and not the actual number of passengers. Passengers ages or entrance passes do not affect the price.

  • Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach: $100.00
  • This entrance fee is for commercial tours of vehicles with a seating capacity of 26 or more people that has been packaged, priced, or sold for leisure or recreational purposes by an organization that realizes financial gain through the provision of the service. This fee is based on the seating capacity of the vehicle and not the actual number of passengers. Passenger ages or entrance passes do not affect the price.

  • Entrance - Education/Academic Groups: $0.00
  • School groups and other academic institutions may qualify for an Educational Fee Waiver. If not qualified, please check fees for large or commercial groups.

Entrance Passes
  • Annual Entrance - Park: $55.00
  • This pass is valid for 12 months from the month of purchase. It covers the entrance fee to Pinnacles National Park for the pass signee and accompanying passengers entering in a single, non-commercial vehicle. Pinnacles Annual Passes are available at park entrance stations.


Some 23 million years ago multiple volcanoes erupted, flowed, and slid to form what would become Pinnacles National Park. What remains is a unique landscape. Travelers journey through chaparral, oak woodlands, and canyon bottoms. Hikers enter rare talus caves and emerge to towering rock spires teeming with life: prairie and peregrine falcons, golden eagles, and the inspiring California condor.

park designation:National Park

Directions:

Pinnacles National Park is accessible through highway 101 for the West entrance, and highway 25 for the East entrance. From highway 101 you must pass through the City of Soledad to find highway 146 which will lead to West side of Pinnacles. To enter East Pinnacles you must find highway 25 through the City of Hollister coming from the North, and King City through Bitter Water Road (G-13) when coming from the South. NOTE: There is no through road between the east and west entrance.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions


Operating Hours:

East Side Entrance

Entrance to the east side of Pinnacles National Park is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, including holidays.

West Side Entrance

The west entrance to the park offers access to trails such as Prewett Point, Balconies, and Juniper Canyon. Note: this one-lane road is narrow and winding. Oversize vehicles should enter the park on the east side.

Weather Information:

Pinnacles National Park has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers, and mild winters with moderate precipitation. The park is several miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. A wider variation in seasonal temperatures can be expected in the local area. Summers are hot with temperatures above 100 degrees. Winters are cooler with highs in the 60s. Big swings in temperature occur between day and night, year round.


Activities
Astronomy
Astronomy

Stargazing
Stargazing

Biking
Biking

Road Biking
Road Biking

Camping
Camping

Car or Front Country Camping
Car or Front Country Camping

Group Camping
Group Camping

RV Camping
RV Camping

Caving
Caving

Climbing
Climbing

Rock Climbing
Rock Climbing

Food
Food

Picnicking
Picnicking

Hands-On
Hands-On

Citizen Science
Citizen Science

Volunteer Vacation
Volunteer Vacation

Hiking
Hiking

Backcountry Hiking
Backcountry Hiking

Front-Country Hiking
Front-Country Hiking

Junior Ranger Program
Junior Ranger Program

Wildlife Watching
Wildlife Watching

Birdwatching
Birdwatching

Park Film
Park Film

Shopping
Shopping

Bookstore and Park Store
Bookstore and Park Store

Gift Shop and Souvenirs
Gift Shop and Souvenirs