- State: CA
- NPCA Region: Pacific
- Est. Date: 1925
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Moderate Concern
Health
Moderate Concern
Nature
Moderate Concern
Climate
Significant Concern
At Lava Beds National Monument, explore lava tube caves and see where Modoc Indians fended off U.S. soldiers for five months in 1872-1873.
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Blog Post
Counting Caves
Mammoth Cave National Park may boast the world’s longest cave system, but one national park site includes hundreds more caves within its boundaries. Learn about the site with the most…
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Blog Post
Remembering a Historic Siege in a Rugged Volcanic Landscape
NPCA’s traveling park lover ventures into the northern California desert to Lava Beds National Monument and discovers a history of Indian wars and a picturesque landscape of lava tubes far…
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