West Pinnacles Visitor Contact Station - Soledad, California

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Kevin Wang

Small visitor center leading to the Prewett Point trail

There’s a viewing room where the rangers show a movie on West Pinnacles, a room with both exhibits and gift shop, and outdoor restrooms.

Mark Dutton

We visited (1st time there) on what turned out to be a Monday holiday (10/9).
Front gate (east side) Ranger was very friendly and pointed us in the right direction(s)....
Small visitor center provided old/ worn (but clean) public restrooms.
Small charging station as well....
Small store had expensive drinks & snacks but very friendly staff.
Next door visitor center was small and got crowded quickly.... single staff there was busy giving park info / she was very informative and patient (people had lots of questions).
We hiked the cave trail for a short time.
Very interesting landscape -
Note: Be in shape as none of the cave trail is EZ. Bring water & flashlight.

It got very busy on our way out... parking was at a premium.... Small lots with few spaces. Lots of cars circling and waiting for openings...

Very clean Park with lots of Ranger presence. Felt very safe! ?

Joey Kuo

Very quiet on Monday morning. We decide to give it a hike before returning home. Rangers were very friendly and welcoming, spacious restrooms and educational materials (rocks to touch, video to see, etc)

Some short trails are easy to finish, signs and directions are clear to identify. Will come back for sunset view when visiting Pinnacle next time!

Ray Clawson

Such a beautiful park. Weather cooperated and got 2 miles of hiking in before the rain hit. One lane roads to get there , so be cautious driving in.

Matthew Sotak

My wife and I have hiked up the pinnacles twice now. I wouldn't recommend this hike unless your in pretty good shape! Its about 2 miles up to the top with winding dirt and rock trails. If it's hot I'd recommend bringing sufficient water. Coming down can be very tricky as its easy to slip on the loose gravel and dirt. The scenery is spectacular and beautiful, and when you've finished, you have a feeling of actually conquering something.

Petra Miller

Sie schaffen es das Tor zu öffnen aber nicht das Häuschen zu besetzen. Nach einer anstrengenden Wanderung dachten wir, gehen wir noch kurz rein und gucken mal nach Infos. Drinnen werden wir dann sofort von der unangenehmsten, unsympathischsten Rangerin der letzten 36!!! Nationalparks angekeift wir sollen sofort unser Ticket vorzeigen. Auf unsere Anmerkung der Pass sei im Auto, wir wollten eh gerade gehen und es sei doch sehr heiß draußen sprang sie in ihrem klimatisierten Kabuff sowas von vom Stuhl um weiter zu zetern sie wolle den Pass jetzt sehen. Ich frage mich wirklich wer sich den Pass angesehen hätte wenn wir nicht den Fehler begangen hätten den Laden zu betreten und Miss Superwichtig (die sicher nur von der Klimaanlage abgerückt wäre um in ihr Auto zu steigen) zu stören. Beruhigend dass die amerikanischen Ranger immer nett und hilfsbereit sind.

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It's called a "contact center" but it's better than some visitors' centers. There's a small gift shop and some exhibits, they also have passport stamps. It's definitely worth stopping in.